Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced today that it will launch a Hong Kong law practice later this year and that Celia Lam and Christopher Wong will join the Firm as partners in Hong Kong
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Housing / COLA Allowances in HK and China on the Rise Again
Robert Kinney here. There is nothing like expat package discussion to get our readership up. It seems like we have recently written on this topic, but there has since then continued to be an uptick
Read moreMilbank Bolsters India Practice With Addition of New Attorney
The international law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP is boosting its India and Asian M&A practices with the addition of Sanjeet Malik as Of Counsel in the Firm’s Hong Kong office and a member
Read moreSimpson Thacher Represents J.P. Morgan and Nomura in a $400 Million Offering of Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds by TPK Holding Co., Ltd.
Simpson Thacher recently represented J.P. Morgan and Nomura in connection with a $400 million offering by TPK Holding Co., Ltd. (“TPK”) of Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds due 2014
Read moreProskauer Continues Expansion of Hong Kong Office, Global Transactional Practice
Proskauer continued the expansion of its global transactional practice and Asian platform with the addition of Partner Seung Chong, who recently joined the firm, and Jeremy Leifer, who is expected to join in the near future, to itsHong Kong office
Read morePaul Hastings Advising China Everbright in Sale of its Brokerage Business
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, a leading global law firm, announced today that it is advising China Everbright Limited (“China Everbright”), a financial services company whose shares are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange,
Read moreDavis Polk – The Export-Import Bank of Korea $700 Million Notes Offering
Davis Polk advised The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, Standard Chartered Bank, UBS AG and Samsung Securities Co., Ltd. as underwriters
Read moreSheppard Mullin Advises NYSE-Listed Tongjitang Chinese Medicines In Going Private Transaction And Related Financing
Tongjitang Chinese Medicines Company Limited, a vertically integrated specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development, manufacturing, marketing and selling of modernized traditional Chinese medicine in China, announced the completion of its acquisition by Hanmax Investment
Read moreWeil Advises Providence Equity on Investment in UFO Moviez India
Weil, Gotshal & Manges represented leading global private equity firm Providence Equity Partners in its investment of approximately Rs. 260 crore ($58 million) in a mix of primary and secondary investment in UFO Moviez India
Read moreBloomberg: Li’s ‘Superman’ Status Tested in Hong Kong With First Yuan IPO
Read about Li Ka-shing’s latest REIT IPO in this Bloomberg article.
Read moreDavis Polk – Shimao Property Holdings Limited US$350 Million Senior High-Yield Notes Offering
Davis Polk advised Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc and Standard Chartered Bank as initial purchasers in connection with a US$350 million Regulation S offering by Shimao Property Holdings Limited of its 11% senior high-yield
Read moreKinney’s 26 (so far) 2011 Asia Placements of US associates in Law Firms
Robert here. It has been a solid past few months for us in HK / China and Singapore. Here is a list of our very recent placements in 2011. We also are in the process
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