Davis Polk worked on more Asian equity deals than any other law firm, according to IFLR's 2004 equity survey (November 2004).
Davis Polk ranked among the top three U.S. law firms in Asian M&A transactions outside Japan announced in the first half of 2005 (Thomson Financial).
$18.5 billion proposed acquisition by CNOOC of Unocal, a California-based oil and gas exploration company-the largest-ever attempted takeover by a Chinese corporation of a foreign target
$5.6 billion initial public offering of common stock and ADSs by China Unicom, a Chinese telecommunications services provider
$3.6 billion initial public offering of common stock and ADSs by Sinopec, a Chinese oil refiner and petrochemical company
$1 billion offering of bonds and $500 million offering of notes by the People's Republic of China
$1.2 billion initial public offering of H shares by Air China, the national flag carrier of China
$565 million sale of Goldman Sachs' holdings in Ping An Insurance, a Chinese insurance company, to HSBC Insurance Holdings
HK$1.2 billion acquisition by Pacific Century Cyberworks, a Hong Kong-based provider of local and international telecommunications services, of SUNDAY Communications, a Hong Kong-based developer and provider of wireless communications and data services
$124 million initial public offering of ADSs by Baidu.com, the largest Chinese language Internet search provider
formation of a strategic alliance between Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) and a group of private equity professionals led by Dr. Mark Qiu, formerly the chief financial officer of CNOOC, focusing on private equity investment opportunities in mainland China and Hong Kong
formation of, and Morgan Stanley's investment in, China International Capital Corporation (CICC), China's first international investment bank
