International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised the international oil consortium comprising BG Group, Eni, Chevron and Lukoil on its agreement, announced on 14 December 2011, with the Republic of Kazakhstan that will support further development of the Karachaganak field (more…)

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International law firm Eversheds has advised Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Ltd on a RMB 2.36bn (US$932m) property deal to acquire 100 percent stake in a Qingdao-based joint venture from Shanghai Industrial Holdings Limited, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (more…)

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International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy Co., Limited on its US$244 million global offering of shares and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (more…)

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Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today it lead an international legal and financial advisory team representing the Senior Lenders ofAustralia-based Centro Properties Group’s (CNP) in finalizing CNP’s global restructuring efforts, widely recognized as one of the most complex and innovative restructurings in Australian history (more…)

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International law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has today announced the appointment of corporate partner Ken Cheung to its Singapore office (more…)

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Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised the State of Qatar (SOQ) on the largest deal of its kind in the Gulf region this year, a US$5 billion sovereign bond offering, including five, 10 and 30 year tranches. This was the State’s first bond offering in two years (more…)

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Mallesons Stephen Jaques, a leading law firm in the Asia Pacific region, has acted on behalf of Merlin Entertainments Group, the world’s second largest visitor attraction operator, on its takeover bid for Living and Leisure Australia Group (LLA) (more…)

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Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised Affinity Equity Partners and Unitas Capital on the sale of Leader Harvest Power Technologies Holdings Limited through auction to Schneider Electric SA for US$650 million. The transaction closed after successfully obtaining China merger control clearances (more…)

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Davis Polk advised New China Life Insurance Company Ltd. (NCI) on its US$1.9 billion initial public offering (IPO), including a global offering of H shares, consisting of an initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and an international offering in reliance on Rule 144A and Regulation S, and a concurrent offering of A shares listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (more…)

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Mallesons Stephen Jaques and King & Wood have announced the combination of their firms to create King & Wood Mallesons, a new legal powerhouse centred in Asia (more…)

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Clayton Utz continues to be at the forefront of social infrastructure project activity in Australia, with the announcement of financial close of the $1 billion plus Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) Project marking a significant milestone for the firm’s client Plenary Group, and Clayton Utz as its legal advisers (more…)

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Maddocks lawyers have advised Malaysian developer Magna Prima Berhad on its $200 million acquisition of the Dynasty Living Apartments development at 218-236 A’Beckett Street, Melbourne (more…)

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