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Davis Polk has a world-class practice advising on complex cross-border M&A, joint venture and strategic investment transactions. We bring to bear all of the firm's M&A resources and expertise when advising on transactions involving China. As a worldwide M&A leader, we are uniquely well suited to advise Chinese companies seeking to make acquisitions and strategic investments outside China. In addition, the experience we have gained throughout many inbound transactions has given us in-depth knowledge of the Chinese rules regarding foreign ownership, investments and joint ventures

• 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
• $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
• 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