Global law firm White & Case LLP is advising Haier Group on the acquisition of Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd’s consumer and commercial use washing machine businesses, its consumer use refrigerator business, and its white goods
Read moreMonth: July 2011
Simpson Thacher Represents Funds Advised by Apax Partners in Acquisition of Golden Jaguar in China
The Firm recently represented subsidiaries of funds advised by Apax Partners in acquiring the Golden Jaguar restaurant chain (“Golden Jaguar”) in the People’s Republic of China
Read moreDavis Polk Advises on NVC Lighting Share Sale
Davis Polk advised a group of six shareholders of NVC Lighting Holding Limited, a company listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (NVC), comprising SB Asia Investment Fund II L.P., GS
Read moreWhite & Case Advises GMR Energy (Singapore) on SG$1 Billion Greenfield Power Project
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised GMR Energy (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (formerly known as Island Power) on the SG$1 billion greenfield financing of an 800-megawatt power project on Jurong Island, Singapore
Read moreDewey & LeBoeuf Advises on Moscow Ritz Carlton Hotel Refinancing
Dewey & LeBoeuf has advised Credit Europe Bank NV, Credit Europe Bank Ltd, ZAO Raiffeisenbank (Moscow) and Raiffeisen Bank International AG (Vienna) on the $280 million refinancing of the acquisition of Moscow’s Ritz Carlton Hotel
Read moreHogan Lovells Advises on First Refinancing of a Qatari Corporate Sukuk
International law firm Hogan Lovells acted as international counsel to Gulf International Bank B.S.C. (GIB), as sole booker runner and joint lead manager, in relation to a US$215 million sukuk issuance for Qatar’s Almana Group
Read moreSTATE OF THE MARKET IN ASIA / HOW TO HANDLE THE INEVITABLE COUNTER OFFER, BOTH FROM FIRM AND CANDIDATE’S PERSPECTVIE
Please check out our daily blog, www.theasiachronicles.com, where we also have a new post today by Alexis Lamb, regarding the rising need for US litigation associates in Asia, among our numerous daily news posts on
Read moreAllens Advises Canadian Pension Fund on Record Australian Trade
Allens Arthur Robinson (Allens) has advised Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) on the sale of its stake in toll road operator Transurban Group for A$903 million
Read moreAllens and Zijin Strike Gold with Norton Investment
Allens Arthur Robinson (Allens) is advising China’s largest gold producer Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd (Zijin) on its A$27.7 million investment in ASX listed Norton Gold Fields (Norton)
Read moreOrrick Advises Intime Department Store on RMB1 Billion Dim Sum Bond Offering
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (Orrick) has advised Intime Department Store (Group) Company Limited (Intime) in relation to an offering of Renminbi (RMB) 1 billion 4.65% guaranteed bonds due 2014 which are listed on the Hong
Read moreShearman & Sterling Advises Simcere Pharmaceutical Group on Establishment of Joint Venture with Merck
Shearman & Sterling is representing Simcere Pharmaceutical Group in its establishment of a strategic partnership with Merck & Co., Inc., acting through an affiliate and known as Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. outside the United
Read moreTHE LITIGATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR US ASSOCIATES IN ASIA ARE GROWING
Alexis Lamb here. Midsummer is a mighty fine time to be in Hong Kong and July is one splendid month to be sitting on a junk in the middle of the South China Sea with
Read more