Ashurst acted for Fajr Capital Limited on its acquisition of Dubai International Capital’s stake in the MENA Infrastructure Fund, making it a co-sponsor in the GP alongside HSBC Bank Middle East and Abu Dhabi-based Waha
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Maples and Calder Announces Singapore Office
Maples and Calder, the leading international law firm headquartered in the Cayman Islands, today announced the opening of its newest office, situated in Singapore
Read moreMiddletons Acts for Chalice Gold in US$80 Million Sale of the Zara Gold Project in Eritrea
Middletons acted on behalf of Chalice Gold in the sale of its 60% interest in the Zara Gold Project in Eritrea to China SFECO Group for US$80 million. This follows Chalice’s arrangement in July 2011
Read moreAshurst Boosts Dispute Resolution Practice in Hong Kong
Ashurst announces the appointment of Angus Ross as a partner in its dispute resolution practice in Hong Kong
Read moreU.K. Serious Fraud Office Bribery and Corruption Head Satnam Tumani to Join Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP is pleased to announce that the head of the U.K. Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO) Bribery and Corruption and International Assistance Departments, Satnam Tumani, will join the litigation and dispute resolution
Read moreCleary Gottlieb Opens Office in Abu Dhabi
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP announced today that it has opened an office in Abu Dhabi, having received a license from the Abu Dhabi Executive Council. Partner Gamal Abouali, who has worked in the
Read moreMilbank Advises on Pioneering Wampu Hydroelectric Project in Indonesia
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP represented the lenders, KEXIM and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, in the US$130 million financing of a 45 MW run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plant on the Wampu River in North Sumatra,
Read moreDavis Polk Advises FormFactor on Its Acquisition of MicroProbe
Davis Polk is advising FormFactor, Inc. on its $116.8 million acquisition of Astria Semiconductor Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Micro-Probe Incorporated. Under the terms of the merger agreement, FormFactor will acquire Astria for approximately
Read moreSimpson Thacher Represents Initial Purchasers in the $600 Million Senior Notes Offering by Tencent Holdings Limited
The Firm recently represented the initial purchasers, led by Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C., Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore Branch and Barclays Bank PLC, in the offer and sale of $600 million of 3.375% Senior Notes due
Read moreCovington Expands Life Sciences Practice in China with Addition of Weishi Li
Covington & Burling is pleased to announce the addition of Weishi Li as a partner to its corporate team, further bolstering the firm’s global transactional and IP capabilities in the life sciences and technology sectors. Ms.
Read moreHolman Fenwick Sydney Head Quits for Reed Smith’s Hong Kong Spin-off
Holman Fenwick Willan’s Sydney head David Coogans is moving to Hong Kong to join Howse Williams Bowers, a firm established earlier this year by three of Reed Smith Richards Butler’s founding partners in Hong Kong
Read moreSquire Sanders Strengthens Aviation and Finance Practice with New Partner in Tokyo
Global legal practice Squire Sanders announced today that Hisao Hirose has joined the Tokyo office as Partner in the firm’s Financial Services Practice Group. Mr. Hirose is a highly regarded legal expert in aircraft finance,
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