DLA Piper announced it has advised Japan Bank for International Cooperation (“JBIC”), Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (“NEXI”) and commercial bank lenders on a $1.5 billion advance pay structured financing facility to Venezuela’s national oil
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Milbank Represents Japanese Trading Houses in $1.5 Billion Financing with PDVSA
International law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, led by partner Dan Bartfeld and associates James Orme, Timothy Fitzpatrick and Jeffrey Leider, represented the Japanese trading houses ITOCHU Corporation, Marubeni Corporation and Mitsui & Co.,
Read moreAshurst Advises on the Financing of the US$ 1.4 Billion Shuweihat S3 IPP Project
Ashurst advised the funders on the successful financing of the Shuweihat S3 independent power project in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, which reached financial close on 18 May 2011
Read moreSenior Capital Markets and Regulatory Lawyers Joins Clifford Chance in Tokyo
Senior lawyer Yasuyuki Takayama will join Clifford Chance’s Tokyo office on 1 July 2011, bringing a broad range of skills and experience in capital markets, structured products and financial regulatory work
Read morePaul Hastings Advises Kobe Steel in its Equity Investment in China’s Wuxi Compressor Co. Ltd.
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that it has advised Kobe Steel Ltd., (“Kobe Steel”), a major Japanese steel manufacturer, in its acquisition of a 44.3%
Read moreNorton Rose Expands Corporate Practice in Japan
Norton Rose Group, the international legal practice, has announced that Michael Joyce, an Energy, Mining and Projects partner from Norton Rose Australia’s Brisbane office, has relocated to the Norton Rose Tokyo office
Read moreSimpson Thacher Represents Underwriters in $400 Million Shelf Takedown of Senior Notes by ORIX Corporation
Simpson Thacher’s Tokyo office recently represented the underwriters, led by BofA Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, UBS Investment Bank, Nomura and Citi in a shelf takedown of $400 million 5.00% Senior Notes due 2016 of ORIX
Read moreK&L Gates Adds 10-Lawyer Team in Tokyo
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has expanded its Tokyo office with the addition of 10 lawyers from Clifford Chance LLP, strengthening K&L Gates’ Asia presence to more than 100 legal professionals across six offices
Read moreSimpson Thacher Represents Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation in Acquisition of Vital Images, Inc.
Simpson Thacher is representing Japan’s Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation in connection with its acquisition of Vital Images, Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately $273 million
Read moreDavis Polk Advises ORIX Corporation on $400 Million SEC-Registered Offering of Reopened Notes
Davis Polk advised ORIX Corporation in connection with its SEC-registered shelf takedown of $400 million aggregate principal amount of 5% notes due 2016. This was a reopening of ORIX’s January 2011 offering
Read moreSimpson Thacher Represents Monex Group in Acquisition of TradeStation Group
Simpson Thacher is representing Japan’s Monex Group, Inc. in connection with its acquisition of TradeStation Group, Inc. in a transaction valued at $411 million
Read moreFreshfields Advises SBI Holdings, the First Japanese Company to List on the SEHK, on Its US$167 Million Global Offering of HDRs and Secondary Listing
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Japan’s SBI Holdings, Inc. on its US$167 million global offering of Hong Kong Depository Receipts (HDRs) and its secondary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (SEHK)
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