Herbert Smith Freehills has acted as the international legal counsel for Goldman Sachs on its equity investment of US$110 million in Den Networks Ltd (“Den Networks”), an Indian cable TV distribution company
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Davis Polk Advises CITIC Capital Partners on Its Acquisition of AsiaInfo-Linkage
Davis Polk is advising CITIC Capital Partners in connection with the $890 million going-private acquisition of Nasdaq-listed AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc. by a consortium led by CITIC Capital Partners and that includes Edward Tian, a co-founder and
Read moreSimpson Thacher Represents Underwriters in the US$350.8 Million Registered Follow-on Offering of American Depositary Shares by AU Optronics Corp.
The Hong Kong office of the Firm represented the underwriters in the US$350.8 million registered follow-on offering of 79,719,958 American Depositary Shares by AU Optronics Corp. (“AUO”). Citigroup Global Markets acted as the Global Coordinator
Read moreKirkland & Ellis Represents Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners in Global Offering of SINOPEC Engineering (Group) Co., Ltd.
Kirkland & Ellis represents J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited, CITIC Securities Corporate Finance (HK) Limited, UBS AG, Hong Kong Branch, and Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. as joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners and China
Read moreLatham & Watkins Advises Dana Gas on Restructuring of Its US$1 Billion Sukuk
Dana Gas PJSC, the largest independent oil and gas company in the UAE, has successfully completed the restructuring of its US$1 billion Trust Certificates (sukuk al-mudarabah). The restructuring, the first of its kind in the
Read moreHerbert Smith Freehills Advises OGX on Sale of a 40 Percent Stake in Brazil’s Tubarão Martelo Oil Field to Petronas
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised OGX Petróleo e Gás Participações S.A. (“OGX”) on the sale of a 40% stake in two blocks in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil to Malaysian state oil and gas company
Read moreDavis Polk Advises Baidu on Its Acquisition of the Online Video Business of PPS
Davis Polk is advising Baidu, Inc. in connection with its $370 million acquisition of the online video business of PPS. The definitive agreement was signed on May 7, 2013. The transaction, which is subject to
Read moreLocke Lord’s Hong Kong Office Adds Two New Partners and Additional Lawyers as Global Platform Continues to Grow
International law firm Locke Lord continues to improve upon its global capabilities and expanded profile through the addition of several lawyers and a litigation practice to its Hong Kong office. Corporate Partner Michael Fung and
Read moreKing & Wood Mallesons Advises BG Group on $1.93 Billion LNG Investment Agreements with CNOOC
King & Wood Mallesons has acted for BG Group on its binding agreements with China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) for the sale of certain additional interests in the Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) project in
Read moreHerbert Smith Freehills Advises CNOOC on Its US$ Multi-billion Investment in and Purchase of LNG from the QCLNG Project
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised long-standing Chinese oil and gas client, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) on the acquisition of additional interests in the Queensland Curtis LNG project, Australia (QCLNG) and new exploration acreage
Read moreBaker & McKenzie Advises the Current Shareholders of Tian Ping Auto Insurance Company on its Strategic Alliance with AXA
Baker & McKenzie is acting as counsel to Tian Ping Auto Insurance Company Limited (“Tian Ping”), the leading Property & Casualty insurance company in China, on its strategic alliance with AXA, as part of which
Read moreSidley Austin Advises UBS on Philippines’ Record Share Sale by LT Group
Sidley Austin has advised UBS as the sole global coordinator in connection with the recent follow-on offering by LT Group, a Philippine-listed conglomerate that raised approximately USD$912 million. The follow-on offering is the country’s largest
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