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Robert Chu heads the Firm's Beijing office. Previously resident in S&C's New York and Hong Kong offices, he has advised clients on a wide range of M&A and corporate finance transactions involving enterprises in the United States, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Selected Transactions Mr. Chu's recent M&A experience includes advising: Thomson S.A. on the combination of the global television businesses of Thomson and TCL to create the world's largest television producer; Dubai Ports on its acquisition of CSX World Terminals, which involved strategic assets in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Australia, the Americas, Europe and elsewhere around the world; Bank of China Limited on the strategic investments by The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Temasek Holdings, UBS AG and the Asian Development Bank; The Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Allianz AG and American Express Company on their strategic investments in the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China; Jilin Chemical Industrial Company Limited, a company tri-listed on the New York, Hong Kong and Shenzhen stock exchanges, on its going-private transaction involving a tender offer by PetroChina Company Limited; and China Investment Corporation on its transactions globally. Mr. Chu's recent experience on corporate finance matters includes advising: Bank of China Limited on its initial public offering, which involved a public offering and listing in Hong Kong and a Rule 144A offering in the United States; the underwriters on the initial public offering and Nasdaq listing of Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd.; and China Digital TV Holding Co., Ltd. on its initial public offering and New York Stock Exchange listing. Professional Activities and Community Involvement Prior to joining Sullivan & Cromwell, Mr. Chu taught contracts and international law at Rutgers Law School. | 