Guantao's impressive ranking owns to being Chinese legal counsel for reorganisation / spin-off / listing project of Cheung Kong (Holdings) Co., Ltd. and Hutchison Whampoa Co., Ltd. This project ranks first in top 10 Asian Transactions.
In July 2015, Thomson Reuters released M&A Legal Advisory Review for the first half of 2015. Based on finished M&A transaction value of Asian-Pacific (excluding Japan), Guantao ranked five overall and first in domestic law firms.