With nearly four decades in the region, Paul, Weiss has long been recognized as a leader and legal innovator among international law firms in Asia. Our Asia based partners have been consistently ranked in the top tier of practitioners in their areas of expertise.
Two Paul, Weiss Transactions Named Deals of the Year
- Awards
- February 13, 2019
The China Business Law Journal has named two Paul, Weiss transactions as 2018 “Deals of the Year.” The firm was recognized for its representation of Asia-based private equity firm PAG in its investment in Joyson Safety Systems to fund the US$1.58 billion acquisition of the global assets of Japan-based vehicle safety systems maker Takata, and for our representation of a leading global investor in the Series A financing round of Suning Sports, the sports unit of leading Chinese retailer Suning Holdings Group. Suning Sports’ main business includes media management and copyright ownership of sports-related content. It is the first sports media platform in China to own the exclusive copyrights of Europe's Big Five Football Leagues: the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1, and also owns the copyrights of other major sports events such as CFA, CSL, AFC and WWE.