Shearman & Sterling represented Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited (“Concord Medical”) in the acquisition of an indirect interest of 19.98% in The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Proton Therapy Center (the “Proton Therapy Center”). Upon completion of the acquisition, Concord Medical is now the second largest owner of the MD Anderson Proton Therapy Center, behind MD Anderson Cancer Center (more…)
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised the Government of St. Petersburg on its Western High Speed Diameter (WHSD) Toll Road project with the LLC Northern Capital Highway consortium (OJSC Gazprombank and VTB Group), financed by a syndicate of banks comprising VTB Capital Plc, OJSC Gazprombank, Vnesheconombank, EBRD and Eurasian Development Bank. It reached financial close on 20 December 2012 (more…)
On 27 December, 2012, the leading Chinese automotive and equipment manufacturer Weichai Power Co., Ltd. (“Weichai Power”), a subsidiary of Shandong Heavy Industry Group, represented by King and Wood Mallesons has successfully completed the transaction with Kion Group (“Kion”), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of industrial trucks and a global leader in hydraulic technology (more…)
Appleby acted as Cayman counsel for Wison Engineering Services Co. Ltd., a Shanghai-based engineering company, in relation to its listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange by way of a global offer on 28 December 2012, with net proceeds of approximately HK$1,360.2 million (more…)
A team of Loeb & Loeb LLP attorneys represented Beijing-based Fushi Copperweld, Inc., in a $366 million management buyout by its Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer and affiliated entities. Under the terms of the deal, which closed on December 27, 2012, all Fushi shareholders who were not members of the buyout group received $9.50 in cash for each share of Fushi common stock. As a result of the buyout, Fushi is now a privately-held company (more…)
The Firm recently acted as both United States and Hong Kong counsel to Zoomlion H.K. SPV Co., Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong (the “Issuer”), and its parent, Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co., Ltd., a joint stock company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China which common shares are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (the “Parent”), in connection with the offering and sale of US$600 million aggregate principal amount of 6.125% Senior Notes due 2022 of the Issuer (the “Notes”) (more…)
Hogan Lovells has advised Kazakhstan’s state-owned holding company Samruk-Energy on its debut 3.75% US$500m 5-year Reg S Eurobond issue (more…)
Latham & Watkins represented eight export credit agencies from Japan, Australia, Korea, France, Germany and The Netherlands, and a syndicate of 24 commercial lenders, on a $20 billion project financing of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Australia sponsored by Inpex Corporation and Total SA (more…)
Allen & Overy today announced the lateral hire of Tran Anh Duc from Vilaf, one of Vietnam’s leading local law firms. Duc’s practice spans over 18 years and is a blend of corporate and banking work, with a focus on large scale power projects and debt and equity capital market issuances. He will co-head the banking and corporate practices alongside Adam Moncrieff (who has recently relocated from Allen and Overy’s Tokyo office) and Dao Nguyen. Duc will also be head of Allen & Overy’s Hanoi branch (more…)
Global law firm White & Case LLP has represented US-based Qualcomm Incorporated in its investment of up to US$120 million in Sharp Corporation, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The deal signed on December 4, 2012 (more…)
Shearman & Sterling represented BOCI Asia Limited as the sole sponsor, and BOCI Asia Limited, ICBC International Capital Limited, ICBC International Securities Limited, CIMB Securities Limited and ABCI Securities Company Limited as the underwriters in connection with the approximately HK$3.88 billion primary listing on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and global offering of the H shares of China Machinery Engineering Corporation (the “CMEC”) (more…)
King & Wood Mallesons has advised a syndicate of banks including Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, National Australia Bank and Macquarie on their fully underwritten offer of a A$1.2 billion Senior Secured Bank Facility to Whitehaven Coal (more…)
