International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advised Hong Kong-listed Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd. (“SIHL”), a conglomerate whose core businesses include infrastructure facilities, real estate and consumer products, on its issuance of HK$3.9bn Zero Coupon Guaranteed
Read moreKirkland & Ellis Leads Going-Private of China’s WSP Holdings Limited
Kirkland & Ellis represents the Special Committee of the board of directors of WSP Holdings Limited (NYSE: WH) in its merger agreement announced on February 21, 2013, with WSP OCTG GROUP Ltd., a company owned
Read moreAshurst Advises on the Financing and Sale of the Fujairah Oil Terminal Project
Ashurst has advised Concord Energy Pte Ltd and its affiliates on the sale of a 50% interest in Fujairah Oil Terminal FZC (“FOT“) to Sinomart KTS Development Limited, which completed on 3 January 2013 and
Read moreDuane Morris & Selvam Announces Addition of Sarbjit Singh Chopra to Expand Litigation Practice
Duane Morris & Selvam LLP (DM&S) is pleased to announce that Sarbjit Singh Chopra has joined DM&S constituent firm Selvam LLC in Singapore. The addition of Chopra as a director and co-head of the Litigation Department grows the
Read moreNew Partner Appointment Strengthens Corrs Energy & Resources Team
Corrs Chambers Westgarth has expanded its market leading energy and resources practice with the appointment of James Minchinton to partner in Brisbane
Read moreHogan Lovells Lee & Lee Advises on the Successful Project Financing of One of the Largest Crude Oil and Petroleum Product Storage Terminals in the Middle East
Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee has advised the mandated lead arrangers on the successful project financing of the Fujairah Oil Terminal in the Middle East
Read moreHerbert Smith Freehills Advises Petrochina on Acquisition of Western Australian Gas Exploration Assets
Herbert Smith Freehills advised PetroChina on its acquisition of an interest in two Western Australian exploration assets from ConocoPhillips
Read moreMorgan Lewis Advises Vnesheconombank on EUR 1.5 Billion Eurobond Offering
Vnesheconombank (VEB), the Russian state development bank, today closed a EUR 1.5 billion offering of Eurobonds. The offering was structured as a EUR 1 billion tranche of 5-year bonds and a EUR 500 million tranche
Read moreWhite & Case Advises on Ground-Breaking US$1.2 Billion Financing of Nigerian Fertiliser Project
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised the lenders on the ground-breaking US$1.2 billion financing of Indorama’s nitrogenous fertiliser complex in Rivers State, Nigeria, the largest fertiliser plant in Africa
Read moreHerbert Smith Freehills Advises on US$2.14 Billion Stake Sale by the Government of India in NTPC Limited
Herbert Smith Freehills has acted as international and US counsel to NTPC Limited (“NTPC”), one of India’s largest state-owned power generation companies, in connection with an offer for sale (“OFS”) by the Government of India
Read moreSimpson Thacher Represents the International Managers in Japanese IPO of Nippon Prologis REIT
The Firm recently represented the international joint lead managers in connection with the initial public offering of Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, which included an international offering to institutional investors pursuant
Read moreBLP Opens Representative Office in Beijing
International law firm, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP), has been granted a licence to open a representative office in Beijing. The new office will be operational from May 2013 and will focus on advising Chinese clients
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