Jones Day advised Yue Xiu Enterprises (Holdings) Limited in the sale of its cement and ready-mix concrete business to China Resources Cement Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited for HK$1.24 billion (US$159 million)
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Shearman & Sterling Advises Qatar Holding on Investment in Hochtief
Shearman & Sterling has advised Qatar Holding LLC on the acquisition of a 9.1 percent shareholding in Essen-based construction services provider Hochtief AG, making Qatar Holding a new major shareholder of the company
Read moreRopes & Gray Represents Bain Capital in Sale of Feixiang Chemicals to Rhodia S.A.
Ropes & Gray has represented Bain Capital in the US $489 million sale of Feixiang Chemicals (Zhangjiagang) Co., Ltd., a PRC-based specialty chemical manufacturer, to Rhodia S.A. The transaction received PRC governmental approval and closed
Read moreDavis Polk Advises PepsiCo on Its Acquisition of Wimm-Bill-Dann
Davis Polk is advising PepsiCo, Inc. in connection with its proposed acquisition of a 66% stake in Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC for $3.8 billion, implying a total enterprise value of approximately $5.4 billion for the company
Read moreWragge & Co Enters Middle East Legal Market
Wragge & Co has entered the Middle East legal market. The full-service international law firm has joined forces with high-profile United Arab Emirates (UAE) lawyer Mohamed Al Mehairi to establish Wragge & Co Legal Consultants
Read moreLatham & Watkins Advises Wimm-Bill-Dann Dairy and Juice Company in 66% Acquisition by PepsiCo for $3.8 Billion
PepsiCo, one of the world’s largest food-and-beverage companies, and Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC, Russia’s leading branded food-and-beverage company, announced that PepsiCo has agreed to acquire 66% of Wimm-Bill-Dann for $3.8 billion, subject to receipt of necessary
Read moreO’Melveny Represents Standard Chartered Bank on ¥40 Billion Korean Air Issue
O’Melveny & Myers LLP recently represented Standard Chartered Bank, as sole arranger in the ¥40 billion (US$481 million) securitization of Korean Air’s ticket sales on routes between Japan and Korea
Read moreDechert Advises PepsiCo in Acquisition of Russian Dairy/Juice Leader
Dechert LLP is representing PepsiCo in what could be the food and beverage giant’s largest-ever international acquisition
Read moreMorrison & Foerster Advises TSX-listed China Gold International Resources on its US$309 Million Dual-Listing and IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and its US$742 Million Acquisition of the Jiama Mine
Morrison & Foerster is currently representing TSX-listed China Gold International Resources Corp. Ltd. (China Gold International) on its US$309 million initial public offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and its US$742 million acquisition
Read moreDrew & Napier acted as Singapore Counsel in the Sale of Commerzbank International Trust (Singapore) Limited
Drew & Napier’s Director Sandy Foo and her team acted as Singapore counsel in the recently-completed sale of Commerzbank AG’s subsidiary, Commerzbank International Trust Singapore (CITS) to the Trident Trust Group. Ashurst acted as the
Read moreFreshfields advises on US$266 million IPO of CITIC Dameng
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised the lead underwriters, comprising CITIC Securities, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and UBS on the US$266 million initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange of
Read moreCleary Gottlieb to Launch Hong Kong Law Practice; Announces Addition of Leading Hong Kong Law Partner Freeman Chan
Leading international law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP announced today that Freeman Chan, 48, will join the firm as a partner in early 2011 as part of the launch of the firm’s Hong
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