Last week proved to be a major news week for Sheppard Mullin’s Asia practice. The announcement of the official opening of its Seoul office was closely followed by news of the legal recruitment of Simon
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New Partner Hire for Ashurst’s Finance Team in Hong Kong
Ashurst announces the appointment of Dominic Gregory as a partner in the Hong Kong office. Dominic joins from Skadden, Arps’ Hong Kong office. He advises on a broad range of banking and finance matters, including
Read moreKing & Wood Mallesons Acts on $1.2 Billion Spotless Acquisition
King & Wood Mallesons has advised for a syndicate of 19 international and domestic banks on the financing of the public to private takeover of Spotless Group Limited (Spotless)
Read moreK&L Gates and Australia’s Middletons Eye Combination
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP and Australian national law firmMiddletons are in discussions regarding a possible combination. If approved, the combination would create a firm of more than 2,000 lawyers in 45 offices throughout Australia, North and
Read moreCorporate & Finance Partner Simon Cheong Joins Sheppard Mullin Beijing
Simon Kai-Tse Cheong has joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the firm’s Corporate and Finance and Bankruptcy practice groups, based in the firm’s Beijing office. Cheong joins from the Chinese
Read moreSheppard Mullin Opens Seoul Office
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP announced today the opening of a Seoul office in the Mirae Asset CENTER. The new office, which is the firm’s sixteenth location, opens following last month’s Korean Bar Association
Read moreHerbert Smith Advises Standard Chartered Bank on the Establishment of a S$750 Million EMTN Programme by LMIRT Capital Pte Ltd
Herbert Smith has recently advised Standard Chartered Bank as the arranger and dealer on the establishment of a S$750 million Euro Medium Term Note (“EMTN”) programme by LMIRT Capital Pte Ltd and the first two
Read moreBaker & McKenzie Welcomes New Myanmar-Qualified Lawyer
Baker & McKenzie is pleased to announce the appointment of Myanmar lawyer, Saw Yu WIN. WIN joins the Bangkok office from Myanmar Thanlwin Legal Services Ltd. in association with DFDL Mekong and will assist in
Read moreClayton Utz Advises Ironbridge Capital on Retail Sale
Clayton Utz is advising leading private equity firm Ironbridge Capital (Ironbridge) in connection with the sale of a majority interest in Super A-Mart to Quadrant Private Equity
Read moreSkadden – Focus Media Announces Receipt of “Going Private” Proposal
Skadden is acting on the proposed US$3.5 billion going-private transaction for Focus Media Holding Ltd., a leading media company that operates China’s largest lifestyle targeted interactive digital media network
Read moreAkin Gump Advises Roth Capital in Relation to Merger Agreement for Yucheng Technologies
A team of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP attorneys has been retained by Roth Capital Partners LLC, as financial adviser to the independent committee of Yucheng Technologies (Nasdaq: YETC), in relation to its
Read moreReed Smith Continues to Grow in Shanghai with New Partner Hire Bringing Added Corporate and Financial Expertise
International law firm Reed Smith today announced the appointment of Ivan Chiang to its partnership. Based in Shanghai, Ivan joins the firm’s corporate and securities group from K&L Gates
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