Jurisdiction – China
Firm Deal Value Client Lawyer(s) involved Clifford Chance China Construction Bank’s subscription of minority stake in JSC VTB Bank $100 million China Construction Bank Terence Foo, Tim Wang, Alexander Anichkin, Arthur Iliev (Partners) Yan Yuan (Senior associate) Davis Polk & Wardwell Yanlord Land (HK) Co’s Regulation S offering of 5.375 percent senior notes due 2016 RMB2 billion ($330 million) Yanlord Land (HK) Co Ltd William Barron, Paul Chow, John Paton (Partners) Terrence R. O’Donnell (Registered foreign lawyer) Stephen Hood (Counsel) Liang (Alex) Tao, Sin Joh Chuang, Margie Chan, Rhiannon Nakano (Associates) Giteeka Sood (Legal assistant) Gide Loyrette Nouel Undisclosed Kweichow Moutai Company David Boitout, Fan Jiannian (Partners) Alexis Pailleret, Ghita Bourquouquou (Associates) Landwell & Associés Kweichow Moutai’s acquisition of Château Loudenne Undisclosed Lafragette family Bruno Thomas, Patricia Emeriau Latham & Watkins Le Gaga Holdings’ going-private transaction 1.$4.01 per American Depositary Share 2.$0.0802 per ordinary share Le Gaga Holdings Ltd Paul Hastings Carlyle Group’s acquisition of office building from Forterra Trust $267 million The Carlyle Group David Blumenfeld, Wayne Ma (Partners) Meka Meng, Annie Pan (Associates) Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Yanlord Land (HK) Co’s Regulation S offering of 5.375 percent senior notes due 2016 RMB2 billion ($330 million) Initial purchasers: 1. Citigroup Global Markets 2.DBS Bank Ltd 3. HSBC Ltd 4.Standard Chartered Bank (HK) Ltd Weil, Gotshal & Manges Le Gaga Holdings’ going-private transaction 1.$4.01 per American Depositary Share 2.$0.0802 per ordinary share Investor consortium (Includes Sequoia Capital China) Yuan Tai Law Offices Yanlord Land (HK) Co’s Regulation S offering of 5.375 percent senior notes due 2016 RMB2 billion ($330 million) Initial purchasers: 1. Citigroup Global Markets 2.DBS Bank Ltd 3. HSBC Ltd 4.Standard Chartered Bank (HK) Ltd
Jurisdiction – Hong Kong
Firm Deal Value Client Lawyer(s) involved Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Shui On Land’s first rights issue $473 million Shui On Land Ltd Teresa Ko (China chairman) Calvin Lai, Charles Ching (Partners) Kirkland & Ellis Winteam Pharmaceutical Group’s acquisition of Tongjitang Chinese Medicine’s entire share capital RMB2.64 billion ($430 million) Winteam Pharmaceutical Group Ltd David Yun, Frank Sun, Jamii Quoc (Partners) Arthur Tso, Anthony Chan, Cynthia Wang (Associates) Maples and Calder Powerlong Real Estate Holdings’ issue of 9.50 percent senior notes due 2016 RMB800 million ($131 million) Powerlong Real Estate Holdings Ltd Greg Knowles (Partner) Richard Spooner (Associate) Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Powerlong Real Estate Holdings’ issue of 9.50 percent senior notes due 2016 RMB800 million ($131 million) Initial purchasers: 1.Merrill Lynch International 2.Deutsche Bank AG, HK branch 3.HSBC Ltd 4.The Royal Bank of Scotland Slaughter and May Annual update of Swire Properties MTN Financing’s medium-term note programme $3 billion Swire Properties Ltd Lisa Chung, Tony Beare (Partners) Jing Chen, Stephen Fishbourne, Paddy Law (Associates) Troutman Sanders Powerlong Real Estate Holdings’ issue of 9.50 percent senior notes due 2016 RMB800 million ($131 million) Powerlong Real Estate Holdings Ltd
Jurisdiction – Japan
Firm Deal Value Client Lawyer(s) involved DLA Piper UBIC’s U.S. public offering $9 million UBIC Inc Michael Turner, Jack Kantrowitz, Koji Ishikawa, Lance Miller (Partners) Makiko Takewaki (Senior associate) Masahiko Ishida, Jonathan Brooks, Keitaro Uzawa, Ryo Takizawa, Masato Ito, David Turner, Nadea Kolege (Associates)
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