Nanda Lau

Head of M&A, China, and Chief Representative, Shanghai Office

Mainland China, Shanghai

Nanda has extensive experience in advising clients on doing business in China and cross-border transactions with a China element, and also leads our M&A practice in China.

Nanda's practice covers a wide range of corporate and commercial work including cross-border M&A transactions, foreign direct investment, private equity, joint ventures and corporate restructurings in China.

She also advises clients on general corporate and commercial matters, and regulatory issues arising from emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), autonomous driving, digital infrastructure and data.

Her clients include multinational corporations and Chinese companies in a broad range of sectors, including aerospace, automobile, consumer goods, food and beverages, financial services, industrial, pharmaceutical, real estate, and TMT.

Accolades

Notable practitioners - Corporate M&A, China
Chambers & Partners, 2021-2026

Client feedback from Chambers & Partners:
"Nanda is very helpful and responsive to client needs. She always offers the appropriate level of practical and commercial advice that we need."

"Nanda’s strong client engagement, sharp commercial mindset and exceptional communication skills consistently stand out."

"Nanda is a very experienced M&A lawyer who is responsive and diligent in her approach."

"Nanda is so commercial, available and so practical" and "knows what the client wants from a corporate legal perspective."

Leading individual - Corporate M&A, China
Legal 500, 2020-2026

Winner of Lexology Client Choice
Lexology, 2020

China TOP M&A Lawyer
Asian Legal Business, 2019

Acritas Star - independently rated lawyer
Acritas, 2018-2019

Experience & capabilities

Selected matters

SF Holding, parent company of SF Express, on its acquisition of the supply chain operations of DHL’s China business (mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau) for over RMB5 billion
SF Holding on its acquisition from Kerry Logistics Network Limited of express delivery businesses across 10 jurisdictions in Asia Pacific and Europe
Associated British Foods on a joint venture with a leading Asian food company in China to create a key player in the bakery ingredients sector
British American Tobacco's corporate venture capital arm on its investment in a Chinese private equity fund through a bespoke deal structure
Diageo on its joint venture with Yanghe, a well-known Chinese spirits manufacturer
Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited on the establishment of a US$6.7 billion joint venture in Wuxi with other state-owned enterprises, including China Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund II
Jaguar Land Rover on its joint venture project with Chery Automobile Corporation in China
Treasury Wine Estate on its acquisition of a vineyard and winery from Yinchuan TianHeTongXia Agriculture Tech Co., Ltd. and a local family-owned winery
a European industrial group on the proposed disposal of its equity interest in its Chinese joint venture to its Chinese joint‑venture partner
a leading EV battery producer on its technology licensing arrangements with a Canadian listed company and its German subsidiary
a leading beverage company on its acquisition of a local liquor supplier
a global power management solutions provider on its strategic investment in a China‑based leading intelligent EV‑charging solutions provider
a renowned investment and data‑centre services client on its investment, alongside a local partner, in a joint venture company to develop data centres in China
an international blockchain consortium specialising in the consumer goods sector on its proposed launch of services in China