Jurisdiction – China
Firm |
Deal |
Value |
Client |
Lawyer(s) involved |
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer |
$8 billion |
Alibaba Group |
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Global Law Office |
Wuzhou International Holdings’ global initial public offering and listing on HKEx |
$178 million |
Wuzhou International Holdings Ltd |
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Jingtian & Gongcheng |
Wuzhou International Holdings’ global initial public offering and listing on HKEx |
$178 million |
Joint sponsors: 1.BOCOM International (Asia) 2.Macquarie Capital Securities Joint global coordinators: 1.BOCOM International Securities 2.Macquarie Capital Securities Joint bookrunners and lead managers: 1.BOCOM International Securities 2.First Shanghai Securities 3.GF Securities (Hong Kong) Brokerage 4.Macquarie Capital Securities |
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King & Wood Mallesons |
Financing for Alibaba Group |
$8 billion |
Lead arrangers: 1.ANZ Banking Group 2.Citigroup Global Markets Asia 3.Credit Suisse AG (SG branch) 4.DBS Bank 5.Deutsche Bank AG(SG branch) 6.HSBC 7.JPMorgan Chase Bank (HK branch) 8.Mizuho Corporate Bank 9.Morgan Stanley Asia |
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Sullivan & Cromwell |
China Mengniu Dairy’s proposed acquisition of Yashili International Holdings |
$1.6 billion |
China Mengniu Dairy Co |
Kay Ian Ng, Gwen Wong (Partners) Daniel Tang, Yeqing Zheng, Jessica Suet Hang Li (Associates) |
Jurisdiction – Hong Kong
Firm |
Deal |
Value |
Client |
Lawyer(s) involved |
Paul Hastings |
Wuzhou International Holdings’ global initial public offering and listing on HKEx |
$178 million |
Joint sponsors: 1.BOCOM International (Asia) 2.Macquarie Capital Securities Joint global coordinators: 1.BOCOM International Securities 2.Macquarie Capital Securities Joint bookrunners and lead managers: 1.BOCOM International Securities 2.First Shanghai Securities 3.GF Securities (Hong Kong) Brokerage 4.Macquarie Capital Securities |
Raymond Li, Catherine Tsang, Neil Torpey, Zhaoyu Ren (Partners) Bonnie Yung (Counsel) Eric Chow (Associate) Lucy Lam (Trainee solicitor) |
Shearman & Sterling |
Wuzhou International Holdings’ global initial public offering and listing on HKEx |
$178 million |
Wuzhou International Holdings Ltd |
|
White & Case |
Financing for Alibaba Group |
$8 billion |
Agent and security agent: Citicorp International Ltd |
John Shum (Partner) |
White & Case |
Financing for Alibaba Group |
$8 billion |
Lead arrangers: 1.ANZ Banking Group 2.Citigroup Global Markets Asia 3.Credit Suisse AG (SG branch) 4.DBS Bank 5.Deutsche Bank AG(SG branch) 6.HSBC 7.JPMorgan Chase Bank (HK branch) 8.Mizuho Corporate Bank 9.Morgan Stanley Asia |
John Hartley, Eugene Man (Partners) Jiejin (Victoria) Yu, June Chun (Associates) |
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