International law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is to open an office in Hong Kong, PRC, further expanding its international footprint in Asia
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Clifford Chance Advises Dragone Entertainment on Strategic Joint Venture with China Real Estate Developer
Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised Dragone Entertainment GmbH on its 10 year strategic cooperation with Dalian Wanda Group, a leading commercial real estate developer in China
Read moreSquire Sanders Boosts Presence in Asia
Squire Sanders announced a significant step forward in implementing its strategy to continue developing its presence in the Asia Pacific region
Read moreClifford Chance Hong Kong Advises Singapore’s Sovereign Wealth Fund on Increased Investment in Leading Sports Brand in China
Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) on the RMB189 million (approximately USD30 million) investment by its affiliate in convertible bonds in Hong Kong listed Li Ning
Read moreShearman & Sterling Advises on Reliance’s US$1 Billion Senior Notes Offering
Shearman & Sterling advised Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Banc of America Merrill Lynch, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, UBS AG Singapore Branch and Barclays Bank PLC, as underwriters, in connection with the offering
Read moreDLA Piper Advises Korean Consortium on US$ 308,000,000 Acquisition of US Oil Assets in Gulf of Mexico
DLA Piper announced today that it had advised the consortium of Korea Investment Management Co., Ltd., Samsung Securities Co., Ltd. and Daewoo Securities Co., Ltd. (the “Consortium”) in the acquisition of US$308 million worth of
Read morePaul Hastings Advising Ascendas in Acquisition of Rosedale Hotel Kowloon
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it is advising the purchaser, Ascendas Hospitality Holdings Pte Ltd (“Ascendas”), Asia’s leading provider of business space solutions, in the entering of a sale and
Read moreNorton Rose Advises Brookfield Rail on the Expansion of Its Mid-West Below Ground Rail Infrastructure Network
Norton Rose Australia is pleased to announce that client, Brookfield Rail, has completed its US$882 million combined project and corporate financing, to be used to fund the expansion of its Mid-West below ground rail infrastructure
Read moreSimpson Thacher Represents Underwriters in Offering of US$300 Million Principal Amount of Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds by Pegatron Corporation
The Hong Kong office of the Firm represented the underwriters, led by Citibank Global Markets Limited and DBS Bank Limited, in the offering of US$300 million principal amount of Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds (the “Bonds”)
Read moreMelody He-Chen Joins Morrison & Foerster’s Hong Kong Corporate Group
Morrison & Foerster is pleased to announce that Melody He-Chen, a leading corporate lawyer with broad experience in capital markets, securities regulation and corporate finance, has joined the firm’s Hong Kong office as a partner
Read moreFreshfields Advises Yum! on Takeover of Little Sheep
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Yum! Brands Inc., a U.S.-based fast food company and owner of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell chains, on its US$570 million acquisition of Little Sheep Group
Read moreHerbert Smith Advises SIPC on Its US$1.1 Billion Increase in Equity in APLNG Deal
Herbert Smith’s China energy team has advised Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration & Production Corporation (“SIPC”) on the subscription through its subsidiary for additional shares in Australia Pacific LNG Pty Ltd for a net consideration of
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