Regional Southeast Asian law firm Tilleke & Gibbins has bolstered its insurance practice group by hiring Aaron Le Marquer as a Consultant in the firm’s Bangkok office
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Morrison & Foerster Opens in Singapore – Firm’s Fifth Office in Asia
As part of the firm’s Asian strategy, Morrison & Foerster has opened an office in Singapore, its fifth in the region. Located in one of Asia’s most vibrant financial centers, the firm’s Singapore office supports
Read moreMilbank Advises Underwriters on US$760M Bharti Infratel IPO
Leading international law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy represented the 13 underwriters in the US$760 million Indian IPO of Bharti Infratel, the telecommunications tower subsidiary of Bharti Artel, one of India’s largest telecommunications companies.
Read moreWalkers Expands in Singapore with Key Hires
Walkers, one of the world’s leading practitioners of global financial and transactional law, is pleased to announce new additions to its rapidly growing Singapore office
Read moreBaker & McKenzie Boosts Capital Markets Practice in Hong Kong and PRC
Baker & McKenzie is pleased to announce that veteran corporate and securities lawyer Lance Chen has re-joined the Firm. Mr Chen joined Baker & McKenzie’s Hong Kong office as a partner on 1 January to
Read moreLatham & Watkins Advises the Arrangers on US$680 Million MTN Programme for Samruk-Energy
Latham & Watkins advised the Arrangers, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, Sberbank CIB and Troika Dialog Kazakhstan, in connection with the establishment by “Samruk-Energy” Joint Stock Company of its US$680,000,000 Global Medium Term Note
Read moreAppleby Advised Peak Reinsurance Holdings Limited and International Finance Corporation to Capitalise on Asian Reinsurance Demand
Peak Re’s Hong Kong subsidiary Peak Reinsurance Company Limited is aiming initially to capture the growing demand for reinsurance in the Asia-Pacific region and has planned to service markets in the region. Peak Re has
Read moreFreshfields Advises Emirates NBD on Acquisition of Majority Stake in BNP Paribas Egypt
Leading international law firm, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised UAE banking group Emirates NBD on its acquisition of a 95.2% stake in BNP Paribas Egypt. In line with Emirates NBD’s plans for regional expansion, the
Read moreEversheds Bolsters China Employment Practice
The Shanghai office of global law firm Eversheds has appointed a team of four employment lawyers from Salans LLP. The team is led by Dr. Iris Duchetsmann, formerly Of Counsel and head of the China
Read moreAshurst Advises ARMZ on A$2.7b Acquisition of Uranium One
Ashurst has advised one of the world’s largest uranium mining companies, Russian state-owned JSC Atomredmetzoloto (ARMZ), on the acquisition of Uranium One, Inc. (U1)
Read moreHWL Ebsworth Adds New Banking & Finance Partner in Sydney
HWL Ebsworth has announced that Harry Cormack has joined the firm’s Banking & Financial Services Group in Sydney
Read moreLG Advises JSC Naftogaz in US$3.656 bn Credit Agreement
Ukraine’s state controlled oil and gas company, JSC Naftogaz of Ukraine, has signed an English law governed US$ 3.656 billion credit agreement with state owned China Development Bank Corporation to finance various individual projects involving
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