Chin Yeoh

Chin Yeoh is the lead M&A partner in our Hong Kong corporate practice and is a partner in our global Japan practice.

Chin is recognized as a pre-eminent M&A lawyer in Asia and has over 20 years of experience advising on private and public M&A and private capital transactions in Asia, Europe, Australia, Africa and the Middle East. Chin excels in building long-term trusted relationships with clients through supporting them on their most complex and sensitive multi-jurisdictional M&A transactions and corporate and commercial matters. Chin advises clients in a broad range of industries and has significant experience in infrastructure, energy, financial services, industrials and technology related transactions.

Chin is recognized as a market leading M&A practitioner having been a three-time sole winner of the Lexology Client Choice Awards for Hong Kong M&A, and he is individually ranked in Chambers and Partners and IFLR.

Clients recognize that "Chin has a very high EQ and is great at client management. He is very commercially-minded, prioritizes clients' interests and goes above and beyond in everything he does." and "Chin is a straightshooter. He just gets things done. He’s very efficient and he knows what he is doing. He’s extremely commercial and good under pressure." (Chambers and Partners 2026).

Landmark transactions which Chin has advised on include advising ITOCHU Corporation on its US$10.3 billion acquisition of 20% of CITIC Limited together with Charoen Pokphand Group, Digi.com on its US$12.1 billion merger with Celcom as well as Spring REIT on its successful defense of the hostile takeover offer from PAG, the first hostile offer for a REIT in Hong Kong.

Chin is qualified to practice in Hong Kong, England and Wales, Australia and Ireland. He regularly acts as international counsel to clients on their investments in many jurisdictions throughout the globe.