As part of one of the biggest M&A deals reported so far this year in Singapore, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP advised DBS Bank, Ltd. on a US$890 million senior secured bridge financing provided
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White & Case Opens Office in Korea
Global law firm White & Case LLP has announced the opening of an office in Seoul, South Korea to strengthen and expand its Korea practice.
Read moreClyde & Co Expands Intellectual Property Capabilities in Bahrain
Clyde & Co is expanding its trade mark and patent filing capabilities in the Middle East, with the addition of a new direct filing office in Bahrain. Opened on 9 August 2015, this new office
Read moreSimpson Thacher Leads Alibaba’s New $4.6B Deal
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Sullivan & Cromwell are leading on ecommerce giant Alibaba Holdings Ltd.’s $4.6 billion investment in Chinese retailer Suning Commerce Group Ltd.
Read moreO’Melveny Welcomes New Counsel in Korea Practice
O’Melveny & Myers LLP is pleased to announce YongSang Kim has joined the Firm as a counsel in the Korea and Antitrust & Competition Practices. Kim, who resides in O’Melveny’s Washington, DC, office, will join
Read moreEversheds Bolsters its Hong Kong Corporate Team With Corporate M&A Hire
Law firm Eversheds has appointed Charles Butcher as corporate partner in the Hong Kong office. Before joining Eversheds, Charles was a consultant at Hogan Lovells LLP.
Read moreCambodia: Tilleke & Gibbins Opens New Office in Phnom Penh
Tilleke & Gibbins is delighted to announce that we have opened a new office in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Building on our firm’s presence in Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam, this new office will allow
Read moreMaria Oleinik and Richard Cowie Bring Added Corporate, M&A and Energy Experience to Dentons
Dentons announced today that Maria Oleinik and Richard Cowie have joined its Corporate and M&A practice as partners in the Moscow office. Maria Oleinik has joined from White & Case together with associates Victoria Gorbunova
Read moreDebevoise Advises Uralkali in Pre-Export Finance Facility of up to $800 million
The London and Moscow offices of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP have advised Uralkali on a pre-export finance facility with a syndicate of eight international banks. The facility is for a total of $530 million, with
Read moreOrrick Expands Taiwan Focused IP Practice
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced today that Ya-Chiao Chang has joined the firm as a partner in its intellectual property practice, resident in the firm’s Beijing office. Ya-Chiao joins Orrick from Kirkland & Ellis
Read moreHerbert Smith Freehills Advises on Malaysian IPO of Sunway Construction
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised RHB Investment Bank Berhad, Maybank Investment Bank Berhad and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited in their role as joint global coordinators, joint bookrunners and joint underwriters of the
Read moreHerbert Smith Freehills advise Japan’s Gulliver on investment in Western Australian car dealership network
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Japanese automotive group Gulliver International Co Ltd on its A$120 (US$90) million acquisition of a majority shareholding in the DVG Automotive Group, Western Australia’s second largest automotive dealership group.
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