King & Wood Mallesons has acted on a game-changing deal in the mining sector, advising on Xstrata plc’s all-share merger with Glencore International plc (more…)
Herbert Smith has recently advised Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank) on its issuance of RMB4 billion (US$635 million) bonds (more…)
DLA Piper has advised the Gruner + Jahr publishing group on the acquisition of a majority shareholding of 70 per cent in the Indian marketing network NetworkPlay (more…)
King & Wood Mallesons has acted on an interesting new combined capital raising – Beach Energy’s $345 million non- renounceable entitlement offer and issue of convertible notes (more…)
The Firm recently represented Allyes Group (“Allyes”), majority owned by Silver Lake Partners, in connection with an agreement for a strategic investment by Vision Knight Capital (more…)
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised China Development Bank Capital Corporation Ltd (“CDB Capital”) on its HK$768m public takeover of New Capital International Investment Limited (“New Capital”) , an investment company listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange, pursuant to Chapter 21 of the Listing Rules (more…)
Clifford Chance is advising a Consortium comprising Mannai Corporation QSC and EFG Hermes on its US$445 million recommended cash bid for Damas International Limited, the leading Middle East jewellery and watch retailer (more…)
Gilbert + Tobin advised and represented Virgin Australia and Western Australian airline Skywest on the competition aspects of their Corporate Alliance, including in relation to their application to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for authorisation (more…)
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it advised Far East Horizon Ltd., (“Far East Horizon”), a leading financial services company focusing on financial leasing and a subsidiary of Sinochem Group, one of the largest Chinese state-owned enterprises, on its US$371 million share placement (more…)
Hogan Lovells advised Macquarie Capital Securities Limited (as sole bookrunner and placing agent) in respect of the placing of up to 86 million shares in Mongolian Mining Corporation (a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange) held by Petrovis Resources Inc. (a substantial shareholder of Mongolian Mining), raising approximately HK$660 million (US$85 million) (more…)
King & Wood Mallesons has advised CFS Retail Property Trust on the sale of a 50 per cent stake in Brisbane’s Myer Centre, representing the largest property transaction in Australia to date in 2012 (more…)
As part of a strategic drive to expand our client service offering in the Asia-Pacific region, we are delighted to welcome five new partners to our offices in Asia. Four join us from other firms and one has been appointed internally (more…)
