Evan Jowers here, with a quick post before the New Year holiday. As you know from our recent posts, Robert Kinney and I have continued our pattern this year of traveling to Hong Kong / China to meet personally with clients and learn of openings (six trips each this year – ouch). Alexis Lamb of [...]
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP advised Biostime International Holdings Limited (Biostime) on a HK$1.64 billion (US$212 million) initial public offering on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with a Rule 144A/Regulation S placement to global investors (more…)
Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown LLP assisted SK Energy Co., Ltd. in the sale of its Brazilian assets to Mærsk Olie Og Gas A/S (more…)
Hogan Lovells is advising Citi Infrastructure Investors, a leading global infrastructure fund under the Citigroup brand, on its US$1.5bn acquisition, together with one of its major investors, of a majority stake in DP World’s Australian shipping terminal operator businesses (more…)
Kramer Levin client Ossen Innovation Co., Ltd., a China-based manufacturer of prestressed steel materials used in the construction of bridges, highways and other infrastructure projects in China and internationally, whose shares are listed on the Nasdaq Global Market, closed its initial public offering on December 23, 2010, raising gross proceeds of $22.5 million, or $25.9 million if the over-allotment option is exercised (more…)
Stamford Law is advising Contel Corporation on its plans for a reverse takeover (RTO) of Solar Silicon Resources Group, a unit of AuzMinerals Resource Group (more…)
O’Melveny represented iSoftStone Holdings Limited (NYSE:ISS) and the selling shareholders, in its US$162 million initial public offering of American Depositary Shares (ADSs) and listing on the New York Stock Exchange (more…)
Dewey & LeBoeuf’s Dubai and London offices have advised Emirates NBD, the largest bank by assets in the Middle East, in one of the biggest M&A transactions in the Gulf region this year (more…)
Corrs Chambers Westgarth has advised Plantic Technologies Limited (Plantic), an Australian public company listed on the AIM financial market operated by the London Stock Exchange, on its successful merger by scheme of arrangement with Gordon Merchant No. 2 Pty Ltd (GM) (more…)
RusForest AB has completed the acquisition of 86 percent of OAO LDK-3 and 100 percent of OOO Infa (more…)
The Hong Kong office of the Firm represented the underwriters, led by Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C., Taipei Branch and Capital Securities Corporation, in the NT$9.6 billion (US$321 million) initial public offering and listing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange of MStar Semiconductor, Inc. (“MStar”) (more…)
The Hong Kong office of the Firm represented HiSoft Technology International Limited (“HiSoft”), a leading China-based provider of outsourced information technology and research and development services, in connection with its follow-on offering on the Nasdaq Global Market with the trading symbol “HSFT” (more…)
