Sidley represented TMF Group in its acquisition of Sino Corporate Services Group, a provider of fund, trust, and corporate services located in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Singapore.
TMF Group is a leading provider of compliance and administrative services, including fund accounting and administration, serving 8,000 clients in 86 jurisdictions. With this acquisition, TMF Group will boost its corporate secretarial, accounting, trust, and fund administration services in the APAC region.
The Sidley team was led by partner Christopher Cheng, who was supported by senior associate Selina Wong and associate Cherie Yu.
Sidley’s M&A team in Asia provides a broad range of experience in the structuring, negotiation, and financing of domestic and cross-border M&A and other strategic investment transactions. Notably, we have been ranked as Band 1 in Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (International Firms) by Chambers Greater China Region and Chambers Asia-Pacific for 11 consecutive years from 2013–2023, and Sidley is one of the top five legal advisors in Hong Kong by deal value from 2021–2022 in Bloomberg M&A league tables.
