On September 22, Paul, Weiss clients Silver Lake, Temasek Holdings, and a Hong Kong-based investment group announced a commitment to invest in Alibaba Group. Alibaba Group operates Alibaba.com and Taobao.com, China’s leading online business marketplace
Read moreAshurst and Blake Dawson Announce Asia Business Combination and Future Merger Plans
Ashurst and Blake Dawson have announced plans to combine their businesses in Asia and merge their operations globally, creating a new and powerful legal presence in the international market under the Ashurst name
Read moreDewey & LeBoeuf Adds Litigation Partner to Moscow Practice
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP has announced the hire of litigation and arbitration partner Nane Oganesyan, and her associate Dmitry Ivanov. Ms. Oganesyan joins the firm from Norton Rose to head the Russia/CIS Dispute Resolution Practice
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We have recently been working with several firms in Tokyo on hiring needs which range from M&A/cap markets to project finance to litigation/dispute resolution. In the past 5 months, the following roles in Tokyo BigLaw
Read moreWinston & Strawn Strengthens M&A, Private Equity Capabilities with Addition of Alex Au in Hong Kong Office
Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that Alex Au has joined its Hong Kong office as of counsel. Au’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, foreign direct investment, and other corporate matters for companies
Read moreMallesons Acts on Breakthrough Agribusiness Deal
Mallesons Stephen Jaques, a leading law firm in the Asian region, has acted for HRZ Wheats Pty Ltd on a significant deal enabling the continued investment in the creation of unique germplasm targeting the high rainfall
Read moreMayer Brown JSM Advises The Children’s Investment Master Fund in Sale of Chinese Future Corporation Stake to NWS Holdings
Mayer Brown JSM is pleased to announce that it advised The Children’s Investment Master Fund (TCI) to sell its shareholding of Chinese Future Corporation (CFC) to Moscan Developments Limited (Moscan) , a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Read moreDewey & LeBoeuf Advises on EBRD Investment in US$167 Million Georgian Hydropower Plant
Dewey & LeBoeuf has advised Georgia Urban Enerji Ltd (GUE), a subsidiary of Turkey’s Anadolu Group, on the acquisition of a five percent stake in the company’s equity by the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Read moreGovernment Enforcement Lawyer Joins Ropes & Gray in Hong Kong
The global law firm Ropes & Gray announced that Yunxia (Kate) Yin, an experienced Hong Kong-based lawyer who focuses on providing anti-corruption advice and conducting related investigations for clients in both China and the United
Read moreTaylor Wessing Advises Infrastructure India plc on Wind Farm Investment
Taylor Wessing has advised investment company Infrastructure India plc (‘IIP’) on its £11 million takeover of AIM listed Indian Energy Limited
Read moreAllens Advises Foster’s on Global Drinks Deal
Allens Arthur Robinson (Allens) has advised iconic brewing company Foster’s Group Limited (Foster’s) on its proposed takeover by Anglo South African brewer SABMiller for A$12.3 billion, via a scheme of arrangement
Read moreWhite & Case Expands Middle East M&A and Corporate Capability with Partner Hire in Abu Dhabi
In a substantial boost to its strategy to strengthen further its international mergers and acquisitions practice, global law firm White & Case LLP has significantly raised its profile in the Middle East with the addition
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