The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Eric Milne, an international banking and finance lawyer, has joined its Dubai Office as a partner. Mr. Milne comes to Jones Day from Simmons & Simmons in
Read moreVinson & Elkins Adds Prominent International Project Finance Lawyer In Abu Dhabi
The international law firm Vinson & Elkins LLP continues to expand its Middle East practice with the addition of project development and finance partner, Jon Nash
Read moreBingham Bolsters Global Finance Strength in Asia
Continuing its investment in its acclaimed financial services capabilities in Asia, Bingham McCutchen LLP has expanded its global finance and cross-border transactional strength with the addition of Tsugumichi Watanabe as a partner in the Tokyo office
Read moreHong Kong Law Team Successfully Closes Three IPOs in First Nine Months
Shearman & Sterling’s newly formed Hong Kong law team has had an impressive start to its first year, successfully closing three IPOs year to date
Read moreLegal Advisors, in association with Baker and McKenzie, advises Al Babtain on its acquisition of 49% of LeBlanc
Legal Advisors, in association with Baker and McKenzie, has advised Al Babtain Power and Telecommunications Company (Al Babtain) on its acquisition of 49% of Al Babtain LeBlanc Telecommunications Systems (LeBlanc). Al Babtain will issue 2,250,000
Read moreCuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira advises Qatar Holding on its agreement with Banco Santander for Latin America
Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira advised Qatar Holding in the agreement just signed with Banco Santander by which the former will subscribe a bond issue amounting to €2.719 billion in Banco Santander Brasil
Read moreMilbank Advises on US$650 Million Hong Kong Listing for Mongolian Mining IPO
International law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP advised Mongolian Mining Corp., the country’s biggest coking coal producer, on its approximately US$650 million initial public offering in Hong Kong. The IPO is the first
Read morePaul Hastings Secures Victory on behalf of the United Arab Emirates Embassy in Tax Litigation Case
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm secured a victory on behalf of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates over IRS attempts to tax the
Read moreThe Export-Import Bank of Korea $1 Billion Notes Offering
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP advised Barclays Bank PLC, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc and Woori
Read moreHerbert Smith advises Morgan Stanley on Sound Global’s US$133 million convertible bond offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange by way of introduction
Herbert Smith has recently advised Morgan Stanley as the sole bookrunner on the RMB 885 million (US$133 million) accelerated book build, Regulation S offering of RMB-denominated and US dollar-settled convertible bonds by Sound Global, a
Read moreWhite & Case Advises TNK-BP on the US$1.8 Billion Acquisition of BP’s assets in Venezuela and Vietnam
Global law firm White & Case acted as counsel to TNK-BP, Russia’s third largest oil company, on its US$1.8 billion acquisition of BP’s upstream and pipeline assets in Vietnam and Venezuela. An agreement between TNK-BP
Read moreHerbert Smith advises China International Capital Corporation, Goldman Sachs and Nomura on China Unicom’s record-breaking US$1.838 billion convertible bond issue
Herbert Smith has recently advised China International Capital Corporation, Goldman Sachs and Nomura as joint underwriters on the US$1.838 billion (HK$15.85 billion) Regulation S international offering of convertible bonds by a subsidiary of China Unicom
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