Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is advising H.J. Heinz Company on its acquisition of Foodstar from Transpac Industrial Holdings Ltd., a private equity holding company, and various Transpac Funds. The purchase price consists of a
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Mayer Brown and Simmons & Simmons Talking Again
Merger talks between Mayer Brown and Simmons & Simmons are back in existence. If the union happens, Mayer Brown will gain a strong UK practice while Simmons will expand immensely in Asia. Source: www.thelawyer.com
Read moreBaker & McKenzie Announces New Partner, Special Counsel and Senior Associate Appointments
Baker & McKenzie is delighted to announce the election of three new lawyers to the Partnership, effective 1 July 2010.
Read moreSimmons & Simmons Advises Japaninvest on Two Asian Transactions
Simmons & Simmons have advised Japaninvest Group plc in relation to its alliance with Société Générale (Soc Gen). The alliance involves arrangements which preserve Japaninvest’s editorial independence
Read moreSimmons & Simmons Hires Lateral for Beijing
Simmons & Simmons has just scored a lateral partner. Davis Wang leaves his position with King & Wood to join Simmons’ Beijing office. This makes Simmons & Simmons first lateral partner hire for the new
Read moreFinance & Projects Partner Joins Wong & Partners in Malaysia
Wong & Partners, the Malaysian member firm of Baker & McKenzie, is pleased to announce that banking and finance lawyer Mark Lim has joined the firm as a new partner to head the Finance &
Read moreBaker & McKenzie Strengthens CIS Corporate Practice with Partner Relocation
Baker & McKenzie has strengthened its CIS corporate practice with the relocation of Partner James Richards to its Moscow office. With over 200 lawyers in its Almaty, Baku, Kyiv, Moscow and St.Petersburg offices, Baker &
Read moreStorm clouds make way for clearer skies as Asia Financial Services M&A returns to favour
While Asia Pacific escaped much of the immediate effects of the global financial crisis it was unable to escape the aftershocks. Amid the turmoil financial services (FS) institutions in the region stalled their plans for
Read moreDavis Polk Elects Three New Counsel
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has announced that Yixin (Christine) Chen, Ajay Lele and Jean Weng were elected counsel, effective June 1, 2010. Ms. Chen is counsel in the Corporate Department, practicing in Beijing. Her
Read moreDLA Piper appoints prominent lawyer Steven Liu as Head of Corporate, Beijing
DLA Piper today announced the appointment of Steven Liu as Head of Corporate practice in Beijing. In this role, he will also oversee private equity and venture capital (PE/VC) matters for the region. DLA Piper
Read moreNorton Rose Makes Beijing Partner Hire
Norton Rose has made a new lateral hire in Beijing. Michael Yu has left Global Law Office to join the firm. Yu focuses his opractice on Mergers and Acquisitions, IPOs and private placements. He will
Read moreDavis Polk Advises Goldman Sachs on Its Acquisition of a 6% Stake in SpiceJet Airlines
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP advised Goldman Sachs in connection with its exercise of warrants, that were converted into a total of 15,360,715 equity shares, representing 6% of the share capital of SpiceJet Limited.
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