Dechert LLP represented PepsiCo in its approximately $3.8 billion acquisition of a majority stake in Russia’s leading branded food and beverage company. PepsiCo announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of approximately
Read moreKing & Spalding Advises On Innovative Modular LNG Project
International law firm King & Spalding advised Pacific LNG Operations, Ltd., on a project funding and construction agreement (PFCA) and a shareholders agreement between the company’s affiliate Liquid Niugini Gas Ltd. (LNGL) and Energy World
Read moreCorrs Teams Up With KordaMentha on Griffin Coal Sale
Corrs Chambers Westgarth has advised administrators Brian McMaster and Scott Kershaw of KordaMentha on the sale of Griffin Coal Mining Company Pty Ltd (administrators appointed) to Indian company Lanco Infratech for an undisclosed sum. The
Read moreClayton Utz Advises Regent Pacific on BC Iron Acquisition
Clayton Utz has acted for Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed diversified mining group Regent Pacific Group Limited (Regent Pacific) on its bid for Australian junior iron ore miner BC Iron Limited (BC Iron), to be implemented
Read moreUK law firm Nabarro makes local partner hire as it expands into Singapore attracted by its growth as a leading arbitration centre
UK headquartered law firm Nabarro LLP today announced the hire of its first partner in Singapore, local lawyer, Glenn Cheng. He will join UK partner Emerson Holmes who is heading up the firm’s new Singapore office
Read moreShearman & Sterling Advises on Management Buy-out of Enoteca Co., Ltd.
Shearman & Sterling is advising H.C.B.C. Enterprises Limited in its tender offer for Enoteca Co., Ltd
Read moreMiddletons acts for Mesoblast on the largest biotech deal ever completed in Australia and one of the largest in the world
Middletons recently acted for Mesoblast on the largest biotech deal ever completed in Australia and one of the largest in the world. Mesoblast was established in 2004 to develop therapies for patients with bone and
Read moreMorrison & Foerster Represents Kirin in Beverage Joint Venture with China Resources
Morrison & Foerster is representing Kirin Holdings Company, Limited (Kirin) (TYO:2503), a leading Japanese company in the global food and beverage market, in a strategic joint venture with China Resources Enterprise (CRE) (HKG:0291), a Hong
Read moreSNR Denton Expands China Focus with Two New Partners
SNR Denton announced today that Mitchell D. Dudek has joined and Alex Wang will be joining the firm as partners in its Corporate and Real Estate practices, respectively
Read moreAs Predicted, The HK / China Mini Hiring Boom Has Begun
Robert here. As we have been predicted would happen in past posts, a sizzling biglaw US associate lateral hiring boom has arrived in Hong Kong / China for the first quarter ’11. We expect this
Read moreStamford Law represents Affinity Group on its proposed acquisition by Spice i2i Ltd
In a deal valued at up to US$175 million, Stamford Law is representing Indonesia’s Affinity Group in its proposed acquisition by Singapore mobile Internet company, Spice i2i Ltd (“Spice”)
Read moreLeading China Lawyer Geoffrey Chan Joins Ropes & Gray
Ropes & Gray today announced that Geoffrey Chan is joining the global law firm’s private investment funds group as a partner, a move that bolsters the firm’s services to investment funds at a time of
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