Global law firm Proskauer served as counsel to private-equity fund RRJ Capital Ltd. in its investment in a medical diagnostics company in China. The target makes testing kits for diseases, including hepatitis and cervical and
Read moreKing & Wood Mallesons Advises Glencore on Two Strategic Transactions
King & Wood Mallesons has advised long-term client Glencore on two strategic transactions, including its life-of-mine off-take agreement and provision of a financing facility to Straits Resources Limited (Straits) which was announced last week
Read moreWhite & Case Advises Qatar Petroleum on JPY 85 Billion Inaugural Samurai Bond
Global law firm White & Case LLP has represented state-owned Qatar Petroleum on a JPY 85 billion (approximately US$1 billion) Samurai bond offering in Japan. This bond is Qatar Petroleum’s first ever Japanese yen bond
Read moreBLP Opens New Office in Dubai – Office Reinforces the Firm’s Commitment to the Middle East Region
International law firm, Berwin Leighton Paisner, is pleased to announce that it has opened an office in Dubai, its second in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The new office, working closely with the Abu Dhabi
Read moreAshurst Acts for Fajr Capital on Acquisition of Stake in MENA Infrastructure Fund
Ashurst acted for Fajr Capital Limited on its acquisition of Dubai International Capital’s stake in the MENA Infrastructure Fund, making it a co-sponsor in the GP alongside HSBC Bank Middle East and Abu Dhabi-based Waha
Read moreMaples and Calder Announces Singapore Office
Maples and Calder, the leading international law firm headquartered in the Cayman Islands, today announced the opening of its newest office, situated in Singapore
Read moreMiddletons Acts for Chalice Gold in US$80 Million Sale of the Zara Gold Project in Eritrea
Middletons acted on behalf of Chalice Gold in the sale of its 60% interest in the Zara Gold Project in Eritrea to China SFECO Group for US$80 million. This follows Chalice’s arrangement in July 2011
Read moreAshurst Boosts Dispute Resolution Practice in Hong Kong
Ashurst announces the appointment of Angus Ross as a partner in its dispute resolution practice in Hong Kong
Read moreU.K. Serious Fraud Office Bribery and Corruption Head Satnam Tumani to Join Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP is pleased to announce that the head of the U.K. Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO) Bribery and Corruption and International Assistance Departments, Satnam Tumani, will join the litigation and dispute resolution
Read moreCleary Gottlieb Opens Office in Abu Dhabi
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP announced today that it has opened an office in Abu Dhabi, having received a license from the Abu Dhabi Executive Council. Partner Gamal Abouali, who has worked in the
Read moreMilbank Advises on Pioneering Wampu Hydroelectric Project in Indonesia
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP represented the lenders, KEXIM and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, in the US$130 million financing of a 45 MW run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plant on the Wampu River in North Sumatra,
Read moreDavis Polk Advises FormFactor on Its Acquisition of MicroProbe
Davis Polk is advising FormFactor, Inc. on its $116.8 million acquisition of Astria Semiconductor Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Micro-Probe Incorporated. Under the terms of the merger agreement, FormFactor will acquire Astria for approximately
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