Clyde & Co announced today the arrival of Martin Davies as a partner, joining from Howard Kennedy where he headed the firm’s specialist International Group. Martin, who has also been the elected Chairman of global
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Salans Represents Orient Express Bank in the Acquisition of CityMortgage Bank
Salans acted as legal adviser to Orient Express Bank, one of Russia’s top 10 privately owned lenders and an increasingly active banking M&A player, in connection with the acquisition of a 100% stake in CityMortgage
Read moreShearman & Sterling Advises on HiSoft Technology’s IPO
Shearman & Sterling has represented the underwriters, Deutsche Bank AG, UBS AG and Citigroup Inc., in connection with the US$74 million Nasdaq initial public offering by HiSoft Technology International Limited, a leading provider
Read moreMohammed Paracha returns to Norton Rose Group as banking partner in Bahrain
International legal practice Norton Rose (Middle East) LLP today announced that Mohammed Paracha is to join the banking practice in Bahrain as a partner and deputy global head of Islamic finance.
Read morePricewaterhouseCoopers raises its IPO prediction to RMB500bn for 2010
Despite market volatility in the first six months of the year, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) remains optimistic about market conditions for the rest of the year, and has raised its prediction of funds raised through IPOs in
Read moreHong Kong or Bust?!!
Check out Bloombergs’s article on the rapid growth of the Hong Kong legal market in the last decade: www.bloomberg.com
Read moreFreehills’ M&A team starts the new financial year with a bang
The Freehills M&A team has kicked off the new financial year with a bang. The team has wasted no time, and within the first three business days of the new financial year, has advised on
Read moreAnnouncement of New Partners in Indonesia and Singapore
The member firms of Baker & McKenzie International in Indonesia and Singapore herewith announce three elections to partnership effective 1 July 2010.
Read moreBaker & McKenzie Advises Shareholders on the Sale of Media Monitors
Baker & McKenzie has advised shareholders on the sale of Media Monitors to Quadrant Private Equity, announced on 1 July 2010. Media Monitors is a leading media intelligence agency in the Asia Pacific
Read moreDewey & LeBoeuf Represents Ekibastuz GRES-2 Power Station on a $770 Million Secured Financing
Dewey & LeBoeuf acted for Ekibastuz GRES-2 Power Station on a $700 million secured financing for the construction of its Unit 3, to be provided by a consortium comprising Russian State Corporation “Bank for Development
Read moreInce & Co advises United Arab Chemical Carriers on $280 million credit facility agreement
In London, international law firm Ince & Co advised United Arab Chemical Carriers (UACC) on a $280 million credit facility agreement with a consortium of eight international banks.
Read moreWhy Expat / COLA did not Fall in Hong Kong
A great draw of US biglaw associates to Hong Kong is the lucrative and somewhat illogical expat / cola allowances. Even though the cost of living in Hong Kong is not much different than New
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