Ropes & Gray today announced that Michael Nicklin is joining the global law firm as a lateral partner in the firm’s finance practice group in Hong Kong, providing increased services for clients with interests in
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K&L Gates Advises Jordan Energy and Mining on $1.8 Billion Jordanian Oil Shale Concession Agreement
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP successfully advised Karak International Oil, a subsidiary of U.K. company Jordan Energy & Mining Limited (JEML), on the signing of a US$1.8 billion oil shale retort concession agreement with the
Read moreDavis Polk – West China Cement Limited $400 Million Notes Offering
Davis Polk advised Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore Branch, ICBC International Securities Limited and SinoPac Securities (Asia) Limited as initial purchasers in connection with a $400 million Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of West China Cement Limited’s
Read moreDewey & LeBoeuf Represents China Aviation in Acquisition of Cirrus Aircraft
A team of lawyers from the firm’s Hong Kong, New York and Washington, DC offices represented China Aviation Industry General Aircraft, a Chinese state-owned enterprise, in connection with the acquisition of Cirrus Industries, Inc., a
Read moreNeed Proof Hong Kong / China is Booming? Try Renting a New Flat!
Alexis Lamb here, writing from my soon-to-be-old flat (err, apartment) in Hong Kong. Housing markets tend to be a barometer of more general market conditions, and nowhere is that more apparent than in more emerging
Read moreOrrick Advises China Kingstone Mining on U.S.$167 Million Hong Kong IPO and Global Offering
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (Orrick) has advised China Kingstone Mining Holdings Limited on (Kingstone), China’s largest marble mining operator, on its HK$1.3 billion (US$167 million) initial public offering on the Main Board of the Hong
Read moreMiddletons Continues to Grow Rapidly in Perth with the Appointment of Another Corporate and Commercial Partner
Middletons in Perth announces the appointment of a new partner, Adam Levine, formerly of Mallesons Stephen Jaques to the Middletons partnership
Read moreFreshfields Advises on South East Asia’s Largest IPO: Hutchison Port Holdings Trust’s US$5.45B Offering
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Hutchison Port Holdings and Hutchison Port Holdings Management, the trustee-manager of Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPH Trust), on the US$5.45 billion offering and listing of units of
Read moreMayer Brown Retained to Advise on Development of Mining Industry in Afghanistan with Resource Value Potentially in Excess of $3 Trillion
Leading global law firm Mayer Brown has been retained by the government of Afghanistan as part of a group of international advisors charged with expediting international investment in Afghanistan’s mineral sector
Read moreTrowers & Hamlins Advises Jordan on Third Concession Agreement for Commercialisation of Shale Oil
Trowers & Hamlins LLP, the international law firm, has advised the Government of Jordan on the structuring and negotiation of a major oil shale concession agreement with Karak International Oil, an affiliate of Jordan Energy
Read moreWFW Advises on the Financing, Sale and Purchase of Container Fleet Portfolio from Capital Intermodal Limited Group and Xines Limited
The Singapore office of Watson, Farley & Williams LLP advised a Marshall Islands incorporated company managed by DVB Investment Management N.V. in relation to the acquisition of a sizable portfolio of marine containers from Capital
Read moreWFW Advises Lenders on a Seven Ship $159M Sinosure-Backed Financing to the J. Lauritzen A/S Group
The Singapore office of Watson, Farley & Williams LLP advised a syndicate of international lenders led by BNP Paribas as agent, in relation to a US$159,000,000 post delivery facility extended to J. Lauritzen A/S to
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