Gilbert + Tobin advised and represented Virgin Australia and Western Australian airline Skywest on the competition aspects of their Corporate Alliance, including in relation to their application to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
Read morePaul Hastings Advises Far East Horizon on US$371 Million Share Placement
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it advised Far East Horizon Ltd., (“Far East Horizon”), a leading financial services company focusing on financial leasing and a subsidiary of Sinochem Group, one
Read moreHogan Lovells Advises Macquarie Capital Securities on Mongolian Mining Corporation Share Placing by Petrovis Resources
Hogan Lovells advised Macquarie Capital Securities Limited (as sole bookrunner and placing agent) in respect of the placing of up to 86 million shares in Mongolian Mining Corporation (a company listed on the Hong Kong
Read moreKing & Wood Mallesons Acts on Australia’s Largest Property Transaction in 2012
King & Wood Mallesons has advised CFS Retail Property Trust on the sale of a 50 per cent stake in Brisbane’s Myer Centre, representing the largest property transaction in Australia to date in 2012
Read moreBird & Bird Boosts Asian Offices with Five New Partners
As part of a strategic drive to expand our client service offering in the Asia-Pacific region, we are delighted to welcome five new partners to our offices in Asia. Four join us from other firms
Read moreDavis Polk Advises NEC on Its Acquisition of Convergys’ Information Management Business
Davis Polk is advising NEC Corporation on its $449 million acquisition of Convergys Corporation’s Information Management (IM) business. Following the acquisition, the IM business will be integrated into NetCracker Technology Corporation, a subsidiary of NEC
Read moreKing & Wood Mallesons Acts for Glencore on Billion Dollar Acquisition
King & Wood Mallesons has acted for long-time client Glencore International on its strategic acquisition of Canadian based grain handler Viterra for $C6.1 billion (approximately A$5.9 billion)
Read moreMayer Brown JSM Advises Development Bank of Mongolia on US$580 Million Bonds Issuance
Mayer Brown JSM is pleased to announce that it has advised Development Bank of Mongolia LLC (“DBM”) and the Ministry of Finance of the Government of Mongolia on its recent issuance of US$580 million senior
Read moreSimpson Thacher Represents Underwriters in $500 Million Shelf Takedown of Senior Notes by ORIX Corporation
Simpson Thacher’s Tokyo office recently represented the underwriters, led by Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank Securities and BofA Merrill Lynch in a shelf takedown of $500 million 3.75% Senior Notes due 2017 of ORIX Corporation
Read moreJones Day Welcomes Australian Competition Law Partner in Sydney
The global law firm Jones Day is pleased to announce that competition lawyer Nick Taylor has joined its Sydney Office as a partner
Read moreDavis Polk Advises Elpida Memory, Inc. in Connection with Chapter 15 Case
Davis Polk is advising Elpida Memory, Inc., a debtor in a corporate reorganization proceeding filed in Japan, in connection with obtaining provisional relief and recognition under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code of its
Read moreDavis Polk Advises Best Investment Corporation on Its Investment in Bank of Communications
Davis Polk advised Best Investment Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of CIC International Co., Ltd., on its subscription of 275,690,000 H shares in Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. for a total consideration of approximately US$199
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