On September 21, 2026, Asian Legal Business (ALB), a legal directory under Thomson Reuters, released the ALB M&A Rankings 2026. Han Kun was again recognized as a Tier 1 PRC Law Firm, owing to the firm's exceptional M&A services. This marks the 13th consecutive year for Han Kun to be rated Tier 1 in ALB's annual M&A Rankings.
ALB, owned by Thomson Reuters, is one of the world's leading sources of market intelligence, providing authoritative insights and rankings for the legal services industry. In its annual M&A Rankings, ALB selects leading law firms for M&A work in their respective jurisdictions and Tier 1 representing the strongest M&A law firms in the jurisdiction. Over the past year, China's M&A market rebounded strongly, especially in strategically important sectors such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and new energy. In July 2026, the "Regulations of the State Council on Overseas Investment" came into force, thus officially established a national security review regime covering overseas equity acquisitions. These industry developments and regulatory changes have, in turn, influenced the evolution of law firms' M&A practices and asked for a higher level of comprehensive service from law firms.
Han Kun's M&A practice leads the market in numerous authoritative legal rankings. The firm represents Chinese and international clients in a diverse range of industries in Chinese and cross-border equity and asset acquisitions. Targets in these acquisitions include state-owned enterprises, state-participating enterprises, and private companies, including companies that are publicly listed on onshore and offshore exchanges. Han Kun advises on deal structures such as equity and asset acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, tender offers, acquisition by auctions and combinations of legal and non-legal person enterprises. Han Kun's M&A team has extensive experience and an in-depth understanding of laws and regulations related to market entry, corporate governance, labor transitions, tax optimization, capital market disclosures and compliance, foreign exchange, regulated payments, anti-trust, and intellectual property compliance.
Han Kun is highly recommended for its participation in many complex and influential M&A deals. The firm consistently receives accolades from authoritative legal ranking organizations such as Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, IFLR1000, IFLR, Asian Legal Business, China Business Law Journal, Asialaw Profiles, The Asian Lawyer, and China Law & Practice. These accolades include:
Chambers Greater China Region & Global
Corporate/M&A PRC Firm
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific
Tier 1 Corporate and M&A China Firm
IFLR1000
Tier 1 M&A – Local Firms
IFLR APAC Awards
China - M&A Firm of the Year
Asialaw Profiles
Outstanding PRC Firm for Corporate/M&A
China Business Law Journal
M&A (Outbound) Firm of the Year
Asia Legal Awards
M&A Firm of the Year
