On September 22, Paul, Weiss clients Silver Lake, Temasek Holdings, and a Hong Kong-based investment group announced a commitment to invest in Alibaba Group. Alibaba Group operates Alibaba.com and Taobao.com, China’s leading online business marketplace
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TOKYO DRIFT
We have recently been working with several firms in Tokyo on hiring needs which range from M&A/cap markets to project finance to litigation/dispute resolution. In the past 5 months, the following roles in Tokyo BigLaw
Read moreDavis Polk – The Export-Import Bank of Korea $700 Million Notes Offering
Davis Polk advised Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited, Goldman Sachs International, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and
Read moreMilbank Represents Lenders in Financing for US$2 Billion Chilean Mining Project
International law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, LLP, led by Tokyo-based Global Project Finance partner Mark Plenderleith, represented the lenders
Read moreLatham & Watkins Advises on the US$1.5 Billion Debt Financing for the Development of the 1,200MW Mong Duong 2 Power Project in Vietnam
Latham & Watkins represented the lenders on the US$1.5 billion debt financing for the development of the 1,200MW Mong Duong 2 coal-fired power plant in Quang Ninh province, Vietnam
Read moreRopes & Gray Advises Bain Capital on MYOB Acquisition
Ropes & Gray is representing Bain Capital on the private equity firm’s acquisition of MYOB, Australia’s largest business software developer, announced on Aug. 21
Read moreLinklaters Advises on First Chinese Acquisition in Argentina’s Financial Sector
Linklaters has advised on the third major China outbound M&A transaction into Argentina and the first one in the financial sector
Read moreKirkland & Ellis to Launch Full-Service Asia Transactional and Hong Kong Law Practice with Multiple Senior Hires
Global law firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP announced today that multiple senior lawyers will be joining the Firm’s Hong Kong office, including Nicholas Norris, John Otoshi, Benjamin Su, Dominic Tsun, Li-Chien Wong, Ashley Young and
Read moreSimpson Thacher Represents the Initial Purchasers in $2 Billion Senior Bonds Offering by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Simpson Thacher’s Tokyo office recently represented the initial purchasers, led by Goldman Sachs International, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Barclays Bank PLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. in an offering of $400 million 1.90% Senior Bonds
Read moreWhite & Case Advises Haier Group on Acquisition of Sanyo White Goods Business in Japan and South East Asia
Global law firm White & Case LLP is advising Haier Group on the acquisition of Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd’s consumer and commercial use washing machine businesses, its consumer use refrigerator business, and its white goods
Read moreShearman & Sterling Advises Simcere Pharmaceutical Group on Establishment of Joint Venture with Merck
Shearman & Sterling is representing Simcere Pharmaceutical Group in its establishment of a strategic partnership with Merck & Co., Inc., acting through an affiliate and known as Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. outside the United
Read moreDLA Piper Represents JBIC on a US$1.5 Billion Structured Financing Facility to Venezuela’s National Oil Company
DLA Piper announced it has advised Japan Bank for International Cooperation (“JBIC”), Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (“NEXI”) and commercial bank lenders on a $1.5 billion advance pay structured financing facility to Venezuela’s national oil
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