Kirkland & Ellis represents a consortium comprising affiliates of Carlyle Asia Partners III, L.P., Sequoia Capital China Growth 2010 Fund, L.P. and Actis LLP as well as certain management shareholders in Keystone Lodging Company Limited’s
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BLP Opens Representative Office in Beijing
International law firm, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP), has been granted a licence to open a representative office in Beijing. The new office will be operational from May 2013 and will focus on advising Chinese clients
Read moreHogan Lovells Represents Kingdom Holding Company in Strategic Investment in Largest Internet Consumer Sales Company in China, 360Buy Jingdong Inc.
A Hogan Lovells team from offices in Beijing, London and Washington, D.C. represented Kingdom Holding Company (“KHC”), chaired by long-time client HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud of Saudi Arabia (“Prince Alwaleed”), in leading
Read moreDavis Polk Advises CNOOC on CFIUS Approval of Its Proposed Acquisition of Nexen
Davis Polk is advising CNOOC Ltd. in connection with its proposed $15.1 billion acquisition of Canadian energy company, Nexen, Inc., including clearing the transaction through the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)
Read moreSimpson Thacher Represents Chinalco Mining Corporation International in Its Hong Kong IPO
The Hong Kong office and Beijing office of the Firm represented Chinalco Mining Corporation International (“CMC”), a resource development subsidiary of Aluminum Corporation of China’s (“Chinalco”), as its US counsel, in connection with its initial
Read moreAllen & Overy Advises Tokai Rubber Industries on Anvis Group Acquisition
Allen & Overy LLP has advised Tokai Rubber Industries, Japan, on the acquisition of automotive supplier Anvis from H.I.G. Europe, the European arm of H.I.G. Capital, which focuses on small and medium-sized businesses. The transaction
Read moreNorton Rose Grows Corporate Team in Beijing
International legal practice Norton Rose has appointed Barbara Li as a corporate partner in its Beijing office. Barbara joins from the Beijing office of Baker & McKenzie
Read moreEversheds Bolsters China Employment Practice
The Shanghai office of global law firm Eversheds has appointed a team of four employment lawyers from Salans LLP. The team is led by Dr. Iris Duchetsmann, formerly Of Counsel and head of the China
Read moreLG Advises JSC Naftogaz in US$3.656 bn Credit Agreement
Ukraine’s state controlled oil and gas company, JSC Naftogaz of Ukraine, has signed an English law governed US$ 3.656 billion credit agreement with state owned China Development Bank Corporation to finance various individual projects involving
Read moreMayer Brown Advises Hanergy on Acquisition of MiaSole
Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that it advised Hanergy Holding Group Limited, the largest privately-owned clean energy developer in China, on the acquisition of Silicon Valley-based MiaSolé, a high-tech company that
Read moreShearman & Sterling Advises Cessna on Joint Venture Contracts with CAIGA Subsidiaries
Shearman & Sterling is advising Cessna Aircraft Company, through its parent, Textron Inc., on its joint venture contracts with subsidiaries of China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Company Ltd., (CAIGA). One joint venture, to be based
Read moreCovington Opens Shanghai Office
Covington & Burling has launched its Shanghai office, its third in Asia, following the opening of offices in Beijing in 2008 and Seoul in late 2012
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