International law firm Simmons & Simmons has advised Chinese state owned enterprise, Chinatex Corporation (Chinatex), on the subscription of 34% shares in Fountain Set (Holdings) Limited for HK$511 million and the application to the Securities
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Leading Energy & Resources Team Joins King & Wood Mallesons Beijing Office
Asia’s powerhouse law firm, King & Wood Mallesons, has announced the recruitment of three senior lawyers to its Beijing office. The hires reinforce the firm’s Energy & Resources capability, a pillar of the strategy that
Read moreMorgan Lewis Advises KazMunaiGas on $1.1 Billion Financing
KazMunaiGas, Kazakhstan’s state oil and gas company, secured a $1.13 billion Chinese loan on Wednesday to complete an upgrade that will enable its Atyrau oil refinery to produce cleaner fuels
Read moreCorrs Advises NEC on Acquisition of CSG’s Technology Solutions Business
Corrs Chambers Westgarth is acting for NEC Corporation in relation to the A$227.5 million acquisition of CSG Limited’s Technology Solutions business and associated transitional services
Read moreWhite & Case Advises China Development Bank on US$750 Million Committed Financing for Solar Power Projects in the USA
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised China Development Bank (CDB) on its commitment of up to US$750 million to fund the procurement, construction, installation and operation of solar power projects in New
Read moreAkin Gump Advises Gushan Environmental Energy Limited on Merger and Take-Private Agreement
A team of Akin Gump attorneys has been retained by a special committee of Chinese copper products manufacturer and producer of biodiesel Gushan Environmental Energy Limited in its agreement to merge with Trillion Energy Holdings
Read moreCooley Announces Additions to Shanghai Office
Cooley LLP, a leading US law firm with deep roots in Silicon Valley, announced today that newly-elected partner, Christina Zhang, and associate Benjamin Qiu will join Cooley’s Shanghai office. Zhang and Qiu will be part
Read moreClayton Utz Advises Tatts Group on $200m Issue of Tatts Bonds
Clayton Utz has advised ASX-listed lotteries, waging and gaming company Tatts Group Limited on its Offer of seven-year senior unsecured bonds (“Tatts Bonds”) to raise $200 million, with the ability to raise more or less,
Read moreMilbank Advises on First International Bond Offering by a Vietnamese State‑Owned Bank
Leading international law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has advised Barclays and HSBC as joint lead managers and joint bookrunners on a US$250 million offering of 8.0% Notes Due 2017 by Vietnam Joint Stock
Read moreAustralian Lawyers Play Leading Role in South African Renewable Energy Programme
Lawyers in DLA Piper’s Australian practice in conjunction with DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr are advising more than half of the successful bidders for Phase 1 and Phase 2 of South Africa’s Independent Power Producers (IPP)
Read moreLaw Firm Expansion in China
Those seeking legal recruitment by Asian businesses should look no further than China.
Read moreMorgan Lewis to Expand Energy Transactions Capabilities with New Co-Managing Partner in Beijing
Morgan Lewis today announced that it will expand in China with the addition of Ingrid Zhu-Clark—a well-respected energy transactions practitioner and former office managing partner at two international firms—who will join the firm as a
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