Gloria Wang

Gloria’s significant experience includes representing*:

• Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the largest bank in the world by market capitalization, in connection with its acquisition of Bank SinoPac, a Taiwanese bank. The transaction is the first acquisition of financial institutions in Taiwan by a Chinese bank.
• Bucher Industries Group, a Switzerland-based multi-national company, in connection with its acquisition of a domestic glass machinery company.
• ManpowerGroup, a world leading workforce solution expert listed on NYSE, in connection with the restructuring of its business operations in the Greater China region and establishment of a joint venture with CITIC PE to operate its business post-restructuring.
• China Machinery Engineering Corporation in connection with its several overseas development projects.
• GE in connection with the sale of GE Appliances business to Haier, a transaction valued at $5.4 billion.
• an alternative investment fund in connection with its financing (by way of a structured senior secured facility with equity warrants) of a geothermal district heating joint venture in China.
• Zhong Ao Home Group, a HKEx company engaged in the provision of property management services, in connection with its acquisition of majority equity interests of two Chinese property management firms.
• a Chinese petrochemical company in connection with its investment in an existing ethane refinery project in the U.S. owned by a major U.S. oil company.
• the oil & gas arm of a Chinese private equity firm in connection with its bid for the participating interest in two offshore gas blocks located in Myanmar.
• a leading Chinese coal energy company in connection with its joint venture and acquisition in Russia for the development and operation of several major mines.
• a Chinese company in connection with its development, operation and management of a bauxite mining project in Guinea and the subsequent development of an alumina refining facility.
• a leading oil exploration and production company in connection with its proposed acquisition of a majority stake in an oil field company in Kazakhstan.
• a leading Chinese oil company in connection with the restructuring of its pipeline operations in Kazakhstan involving regulatory issues.
• a Chinese company in connection with its hydropower project in Nepal.
• a Chinese company in connection with its nuclear power project in South Africa.
• a Chinese machine tools manufacturer in connection with its proposed acquisition of an European-based global machine tools manufacturer.
• a leading Chinese automobile manufacturer in connection with its investment in India and Spain.
• a German company in connection with its business operation in China in relation to the construction of a polysilicon production line.

*Includes matters completed prior to joining Sidley.