International legal practice Norton Rose Group has advised the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) on the update of its US$6.5 billion Sukuk programme. A team from Dubai and London advised on updating the Trust Certificate Issuance
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Bird & Bird Welcomes David Renton
David Renton is joining us as partner in our international energy sector group and corporate practice group. He is the eighth new partner to our Asian offices so far this year and will be based
Read moreFreshfields Advises Burger King on Strategic Cooperation with Private Equity Partners to Expand in China and Russia
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Burger King on its strategic cooperation with US-based private equity firm, Cartesian Capital, and the Kurdoglu family (Burger King’s current master franchisee in Turkey and the largest Burger King franchisee
Read moreLinklaters Advises an International Pool of 9 Financing Institutions on TAQA’s IPP Expansion in Morocco
Linklaters has acted as global counsel for the lenders on the US$1.4bn equivalent multi currency limited recourse project financing of the Jorf Lasfar IPP Expansion. The lenders comprised of Export Credit Agencies (JBIC and NEXI
Read moreCorrs Advises Stanmore on Key Infrastructure and Funding Agreements
Corrs Chambers Westgarth has advised Stanmore Coal Limited (Stanmore) on its participation in Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal Expansion Phase 1 (WICET Expansion) and on its recently announced equity and debt funding arrangements with Sprint
Read moreHerbert Smith Freehills to be Top Integrated Firm in the Asia Pacific Region and New Global Force
International law firms Herbert Smith and Freehills confirmed today that their partnerships have voted overwhelmingly in favour of merging to create a new firm, Herbert Smith Freehills. The firm will focus on providing an integrated
Read moreTroutman Sanders Expands in China with New Beijing Office, Five Attorneys
Troutman Sanders LLP today announced the opening of an office in Beijing, the law firm’s third office in China since it entered the world’s most populous nation in 1997
Read moreKing & Wood Mallesons Acts on Major Power Station Refinancing
King & Wood Mallesons Project Finance team has finalised a milestone transaction, with the A$1.06 billion refinancing of the Loy Yang B Power Station reaching financial close
Read moreDLA Piper Advises Doha Festival City
DLA Piper today announces its involvement in the financing of Doha Festival City, one of the largest multi-use developments in Qatar with a total project value of around 6 billion Qatari Riyals (QAR). The project
Read moreMayer Brown JSM Advised MIE Holdings Corporation on the Acquisition of Sino Gas & Energy
Mayer Brown JSM announced today that it advised MIE Holdings Corporation (MIE) on the US$100 million acquisition of Sino Gas & Energy Limited (Sino Gas). MIE is listed in Hong Kong specialising in oil and
Read moreSquire Sanders Launches Office in Singapore
Global legal practice Squire Sanders officially launched its office in Singapore earlier this month with a reception at One On the Bund, part of the former Clifford Pier. The reception attracted over 150 guests, including
Read morePaul Hastings Advises the Underwriters in Huadian Fuxin’s Hong Kong Listing
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it represented CITIC Securities, UBS and Bank of America Merrill Lynch as the Joint Global Coordinators in Huadian Fuxin Energy Corporation Limited’s (“Huadian Fuxin”) US$319
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