M&A Deal of the Year: North Asia

Kirkland was recognized for its work on the M&A Deal of the Year: North Asia at The Asian Lawyer’s second annual Asia Legal Awards, which were held in Hong Kong on March 3, 2015. The Firm represented Bank of America Merrill Lynch as financial adviser to Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd. (OCBC) in its acquisition of family-owned Wing Hang Bank Ltd., which was the biggest takeover of a Hong Kong bank since 2001 and OCBC’s largest acquisition on record.