Clifford Chance
Andrew Crook is a highly regarded corporate practitioner with extensive expertise in private equity and M&A. His experience includes advising private market firms and multinational businesses on a range of transactions in APAC and globally.
With a focus on complex transactions Andrew has worked across a variety of sectors including healthcare, technology, industrials, education, energy and resources, infrastructure, financial and real estate.
Andrew heads our APAC Corporate and private equity practice.
- Bain Capital Credit and its co-investor Arcadia Capital on their acquisition of the Ansett Aviation international flight simulation business
- The Carlyle Group on a number of matters including its investment into Quest Global, and its acquisition of Accolade Wines
- Partners Group on a number of Private Equity, Private Infrastructure and Private Real Estate transactions including its acquisition of the Guardian Early Learning business, the Ararat, Crudine, Bango and Sapphire Windfarms and interests in the Melbourne Metro and North West Rail projects
- TP on a number of matters, including its acquisition of Hasfarm Holdings, its reinvestment into Novotech, its acquisition, through iNova, of the consumer healthcare brands business of Mundipharma and its acquisition of a majority stake in Made Group
News and client work
Contact details
- Clifford Chance, Hong Kong
- +85228258042
- Email me
- Speaks English
- Practice area M&A corporate
- Sector Real estate, Private equity
Career and qualifications
- Victoria University of Wellington (LLB) 1999
- Victoria University of Wellington (BCA) 2000
- Admitted to the New Zealand High Court 2000
- Admitted as a solicitor in New South Wales 2001
- Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales 2005
- Joined Clifford Chance as a Partner 2018
- Admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong 2023
Professional bodies
- Law Society of England & Wales
- Law Society of Hong Kong
- Law Society of Western Australia
- NSW Law Society
Awards and citations
- Leading individuals: Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms)
Chambers Greater China Region Guide 2025
- Highly Regarded – M&A – Hong Kong
IFLR1000 2024 - Best Lawyers Australia 2021
- One client comments: "He's got a very rational and commercial head on him, rather than being just a pure legal adviser. He always goes back to the bigger picture and he has a good balance of skills."
Another comments that Andrew is identified as an "approachable, creative thinker" who "thinks up clear strategies and novel ways to address legal and commercial opportunities."
Chambers Asia Pacific 2020 - One client comments: "He's got a very rational and commercial head on him, rather than being just a pure legal adviser. He always goes back to the bigger picture and he has a good balance of skills."
Chambers Asia Pacific 2020, Private Equity - Australia