Arab world specialist legal consulting firm Institution Quraysh for Law & Policy (iQ) announced today that it would be establishing new offices in Riyadh and King Abdullah Economic City from which iQ and affiliate international
Read moreDLA Piper and DLA Phillips Fox to fully integrate by mid year
DLA Piper International LLP (DLA Piper) and leading Australian business law firm DLA Phillips Fox are pleased to announce that terms have been agreed for the full integration of DLA Phillips Fox into DLA Piper
Read moreAllen & Overy to expand Intellectual Property practice in China
Allen & Overy today welcomes leading IP practitioner Benjamin Bai as partner to head its IP practice in China, based in Shanghai. This follows the recent appointment of Paul Keller as partner in the U.S.
Read moreWeil Advises PCCW in the Restructuring of Reach with Telstra
International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges is representing PCCW Limited in the restructuring of Reach Ltd., its 50/50 international connectivity joint venture with Australian-based Telstra Corporation. The restructuring will result in the division of
Read moreMorrison & Foerster Advises BOCI and UBS in Sino-Ocean Land Holdings Limited’s US$684 Share Placement
Morrison & Foerster represented BOCI Asia Limited and UBS AG as placing agents in the US$684 million placing of shares of Hong Kong-listed Sino-Ocean Land Holdings Limited (“Sino-Ocean”) by its shareholder COSCO International Holdings Limited
Read moreMasuda Funai and Kitahama Partners Establish International Collaboration
We are pleased to announce that the law firms of Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd. and Kitahama Partners have entered into an international cooperative and collaborative relationship, which will provide each firm’s clients highly
Read morePinsent Masons bolsters Asia Pacific offices with three new appointments
International Law Firm Pinsent Masons has announced three new Intellectual Property, Construction, and Projects appointments to its Singapore, Shanghai and Hong Kong offices
Read moreClifford Chance closes 2010 advising on three high profile convertible bond issues with a combined value of over US$2 billion
Clifford Chance advised the joint lead managers J.P. Morgan, The Royal Bank of Scotland and Standard Chartered Bank in relation to Emaar Properties P.J.S.C.’s (“Emaar”) US$500,000,000 7.5 per cent convertible notes due 2015, listed on
Read moreSkadden: Yahoo!7 Acquires Spreets
Skadden is representing Yahoo! in Yahoo!7’s acquisition of the leading Australian online group-buying site, Spreets Pty Ltd, and its New Zealand operations, announced January 20. Yahoo!7 is a 50-50 partnership between Yahoo! Inc. and the
Read moreGoodwin Procter Advises TA Associates on India Business Law Journal “Deal Of The Year”
India Business Law Journal recently named TA Associates’ acquisition of a minority stake in Micromax Informatics, one of India’s leading mobile handset providers, as one of its private equity “Deals of The Year” for 2010.
Read moreAllens Advises Catalyst on Components of Airconditioning Acquisition
Allens Arthur Robinson (Allens) has advised leading Australasian private equity firm Catalyst Investment Managers Pty Ltd on its leveraged buyout of Australia’s largest air-conditioning wholesaler, AC Components
Read moreSimpson Thacher Represents Blum Capital Partners in its Investment in Pacific Alliance Group
The Firm represented Blum Capital Partners (“Blum”) in connection with its investment in Pacific Alliance Group Holdings Limited (“Pacific Alliance Group”)
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