Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has hired Aaron Comerford to join the Tokyo office as Counsel on the derivatives and structured products team
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Davis Polk – The Export-Import Bank of Korea $2.25 Billion Notes Offerings
Davis Polk advised BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore Branch, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, The Royal Bank of Scotland
Read moreFreshfields Advises RHJ International and Asahi Tec on Sale to Unison Capital in Japan
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is advising financial investor RHJ International (“RHJI”) on the divestment of its stake in Japanese automotive supplier Asahi Tec Corporation to funds managed by Japanese private equity firm Unison
Read moreBaker & McKenzie Bolsters Japanese Corporate / M&A Practice
Baker & McKenzie GJBJ Tokyo Aoyama Aoki Koma Law Office (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise) announced the expansion of its corporate/M&A practice with the addition of a team of highly regarded lawyers from Linklaters. The team includes
Read moreShearman & Sterling Advises Fujifilm on Acquisition of SonoSite
Shearman & Sterling is advising Fujifilm Holdings Corporation (Fujifilm) in its acquisition of SonoSite, Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately $995 million
Read moreLinklaters Advises on First Offshore RMB Bond Issue by a PRC Corporate
Linklaters has advised on the first offshore RMB bond issue by a PRC corporate. The groundbreaking RMB 3.6bn three-tranche dated senior unsubordinated debut issue of Baosteel Group Corporation, a Fortune Global 500 company with one
Read moreSimpson Thacher Represents Pola Orbis in its $300 Million Acquisition of Jurlique International
Simpson Thacher is representing Pola Orbis Holdings Inc. (“Pola Orbis”) in connection with its approximately $300 million announced acquisition of Jurlique International (“Jurlique”)
Read moreDavis Polk – The Korea Development Bank Notes Offering
Davis Polk advised Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited, Goldman Sachs International, KDB Asia Limited, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Mizuho Securities USA Inc. as underwriters in connection
Read moreMorrison & Foerster Adds Prominent Cross-Border M&A Partner Dale Araki in Tokyo
Morrison & Foerster is pleased to announce that Dale Araki has joined the firm as a partner in the Tokyo office. Mr. Araki, one of Japan’s leading M&A lawyers, specializes in representing Japanese, European, and
Read moreHogan Lovells Hires Lateral Partner in Tokyo to Bolster leading Litigation and Arbitration Practice in Asia
Hogan Lovells has strengthened its international litigation and arbitration practice with the lateral partner hire of Patric McGonigal in Tokyo. Patric, an experienced litigator, will join Hogan Lovells on 31 October 2011 and will be
Read moreShearman & Sterling Represents Vietcombank in Its Sale of 15% Post-Money Stake to Mizuho
Shearman & Sterling is representing the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) in its sale of a 15% post-money stake to Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Read moreDavis Polk Advises Toyo Seikan on Its Acquisition of Stolle Machinery Company
Davis Polk is advising Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd. in connection with its $775 million acquisition of Stolle Machinery Company, LLC from GSO Capital Partners LP. Closing is subject to, among other conditions, receiving competition law
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