Herbert Smith and its associated Indonesian law firm Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung (HBT) have advised Citi and Deutsche Bank, as standby purchasers, in relation to the approximately US$560 million rights issue by PT Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk (more…)
Global law firm White & Case LLP advised Groupe Auchan on the restructuring of its joint venture with the Taiwanese conglomerate Ruentex, leading to Groupe Auchan’s acquisition of a majority stake in Sun Art Retail Group Limited (formerly Sun Holdings), involving inter alia merger control procedures in China, and on the IPO of Sun Art Retail Group Limited on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (more…)
Angela Lim and Jean Ang from the corporate Banking & Finance Practice acted for DBS Bank Ltd and ING Bank N.V., Singapore Branch as Mandated Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners and a syndicate of banks in the HK$1,400,000,000 syndicated term loan facility to China Merchants Holdings (Pacific) Limited (“CMHP”) to part finance the acquisition of fifty-one per cent (51%) of the equity interest in Wenzhou Yongtaiwen Expressway, a toll road located in Zhejiang Province, PRC (more…)
Herbert Smith has recently advised Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited and DBS Asia Capital Limited as the joint global coordinators on the HK$1.15 billion (US$148 million) listing of Hongguo International Holdings Limited (“Hongguo”) on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Rule 144A/Regulation S global offering (more…)
In its second major expansion in less than a year, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey combines on 1 October 2011 with the Perth-based partnership of one of Western Australia’s oldest and most progressive law firms. The combination significantly expands Squire Sanders’ presence in the fast-growing Asia Pacific market (more…)
Law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner today announced the appointment of international arbitration partner Kent Phillips to its Singapore office. This senior hire is the first contentious appointment based in the region and Kent is the fourth partner appointment to the Singapore office in the same year that BLP opened in Hong Kong (more…)
Global law firm White & Case LLP has represented China Development Bank (CDB) and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) with respect to their participation in the USD 800 million senior secured term loan facility and the SAR 3.969 billion (approximately equivalent to USD 1.06 billion) advance payment guarantee facility which, together, make up project facilities supporting Saudi Oger Ltd’s financing of the King Abdullah Project 2, which the company is completing for the Saudi Ministry of Interior in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (more…)
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (Orrick) has advised POSCO Canada Ltd. (POSCAN) on two strategic investments that will secure the future development of lithium and other minerals in Central America. POSCAN is a wholly owned subsidiary of POSCO Corporation, the third-largest steelmaker in the world by market value (and the largest in South Korea) and the most profitable in Asia (more…)
Mallesons Stephen Jaques, a leading law firm in the Asian region, has announced the appointment of two senior legal experts from international law firm, Simmons & Simmons, Hong Kong, adding further depth to Mallesons’ debt capital markets practice in the region (more…)
On September 22, Paul, Weiss clients Silver Lake, Temasek Holdings, and a Hong Kong-based investment group announced a commitment to invest in Alibaba Group. Alibaba Group operates Alibaba.com and Taobao.com, China’s leading online business marketplace and consumer shopping websites (more…)
Ashurst and Blake Dawson have announced plans to combine their businesses in Asia and merge their operations globally, creating a new and powerful legal presence in the international market under the Ashurst name (more…)
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP has announced the hire of litigation and arbitration partner Nane Oganesyan, and her associate Dmitry Ivanov. Ms. Oganesyan joins the firm from Norton Rose to head the Russia/CIS Dispute Resolution Practice Group (more…)
