International legal practice Norton Rose Australia has today announced the appointment of Gerard Timbs as environment and planning partner in Brisbane. Gerard joins from McInnes Wilson where he led the environment and planning practice
Read moreAkin Gump Advises eAccess on Purchase by Softbank Corp. for $2.3 Billion
Leading international law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP advised Japanese mobile and ADSL telecom provider eAccess on its purchase by Japanese mobile and Internet carrier Softbank Corp. for $2.3 billion. The deal
Read moreWulff Joins the Middletons Pack, Adding to a Growing Intellectual Property Team
Middletons has appointed Steven Wulff as a special counsel within the Melbourne intellectual property team
Read moreKing & Wood Mallesons Acts for Australia Post on Freight Agreements with Qantas
King & Wood Mallesons has acted for Australia Post on its acquisition of Qantas Airway’s 50 per cent stake in freight group StarTrack Express, and divestment of its stake in air freight business Australian Air
Read moreAllen & Overy Advises on the Largest Ever Financing for a Private Sector Chinese Company
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, China’s largest e-commerce company, announced the completion of its initial repurchase of shares from Yahoo!, which represented one-half of Yahoo!’s 40% stake in Alibaba Group on a fully diluted basis, on
Read moreLatham & Watkins Advises PTT Global Chemical on US$1 Billion Inaugural Bond Offering
Latham & Watkins represented PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited, Thailand’s largest integrated petrochemical and petroleum refining company, in connection with its inaugural US$1 billion bond offering. The issue comprised of 4.25% Senior Unsecured Notes
Read moreClifford Chance Advises on First of Its Kind US$1.5 Billion Lease Certificates Issuance by the Republic of Turkey
Clifford Chance advised the joint lead managers, Citigroup Global Markets Limited, HSBC Bank plc. and Liquidity Management House for Investment Company K.S.C.C. in relation to a lease certificate issuance by Hazine Müsteşarliği Varlik Kiralama anonim
Read moreHerbert Smith Freehills Launches as New Force in Global Legal Sector
Herbert Smith Freehills launched today to become the largest fully integrated law firm in Asia Pacific and the world’s eighth largest law firm
Read moreNorton Rose Advises on £400 Million Development Financing of Kings Reach Tower in Southwark, London
The Dubai and London offices of international law firm Norton Rose advised a syndicate of Middle Eastern banks led by ABC International Bank plc, a European subsidiary of Arab Banking Corporation B.S.C, in relation to
Read moreKing & Wood Mallesons Advises Mirvac on Old Treasury Building Divestment
King & Wood Mallesons has advised Mirvac Group on the divestment of 50% of its interest in the Old Treasury Building development in Perth to Singapore listed K-REIT Asia for $165 million, marking the second
Read moreHogan Lovells Advises Alfa-Bank on US$750m Subordinated Bond Issue
Hogan Lovells has advised Alfa-Bank on the issue of US$750 million 7.5% 144A loan participation notes to fund a subordinated loan to Alfa-Bank. The notes were issued on Wednesday 26 September 2012
Read moreMiddletons Advises CGA Mining Limited on a Deal Worth Its Weight in Gold (C$1.1 billion)
Middletons is advising CGA Mining Limited on a merger with Canadian gold and silver miner B2Gold Corp worth C$1.1 billion (US$966 million). Their combined market capitalisation will be in the vicinity of C$2.9 billion
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