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Jurisdiction – China
Firm | Deal | Value | Client | Lawyer(s) involved |
AllBright Law Offices | Greenland Group’s establishment of Its MTN programme and drawdown of notes | $3 billion (MTN programme)
$500 million (Drawdown of notes) | Greenland Global Investment Ltd |
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Commerce & Finance Law Offices | Greenland Group’s establishment of Its MTN programme and drawdown of notes | $3 billion (MTN programme)
$500 million (Drawdown of notes) | Joint arrangers: 1. BOCI Asia Ltd 2. J.P. Morgan Securities plc 3. HSBC Ltd 4. Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd
Dealers: 1. BOCI Asia Ltd 2. J.P. Morgan Securities plc 3. HSBC Ltd 4. Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd 5. Standard Chartered Bank |
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Commerce & Finance Law Offices | Times Property Holdings’ Regulation S offer of 10.375 percent senior notes due 2017 | RMB600 million ($98.1 million) | Times Property Holdings Ltd |
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Fangda Partners | $360 million | Joint lead managers: 1. Goldman Sachs (Asia) Ltd 2. BNP Paribas Securities (Asia) Ltd 3. Daiwa Capital Markets Hong Kong |
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King & Wood Mallesons | Times Property Holdings’ Regulation S offer of 10.375 percent senior notes due 2017 | RMB600 million ($98.1 million) | Initial purchasers: 1. Haitong International Securities Company Ltd 2. BOCI Asia Ltd 3. BNP Paribas (Hong Kong branch) 4. Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) Ltd 5. Another investment bank |
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | Trina Solar’s concurrent offerings of 4.0 percent convertible senior notes and ADSs | $115 million | Underwriters: 1. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc 2. Barclays Capital Inc 3. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | Chris Lin, Rob Holo, Joyce Xu (Partners)
Heather Tsai (Registered foreign lawyer)
Jonathan Cantor (Counsel)
Howie Farn, Jacqueline Barbera, Jennie Getsin, Solomon Bashi, Chuan Liu (Associates) |
Zhong Lun Law Firm | Hin Sang Group (International) Holdings’ listing on the HKEx | HK$240 million (~$31 million) | Hin Sang Group (International) Holdings Co Ltd |
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Jurisdiction – Hong Kong
Firm | Deal | Value | Client | Lawyer(s) involved |
Appleby (Cayman Islands counsel) | Hin Sang Group (International) Holdings’ listing on the HKEx | HK$240 million (~$31 million)
| Hin Sang Group (International) Holdings Co Ltd | Judy Lee (Partner)
Chris Cheng (Senior associate) |
Appleby (Cayman Islands counsel) | Nga Chun Holdings Company’s listing on the HKEx | HK$93.4 million ($12.1 million) | Nga Chun Holdings Company Ltd | Judy Lee (Partner)
Jo Lit (Senior associate)
Tiffy Wan (Associate) |
Appleby (BVI counsel) | Times Property Holdings’ Regulation S offer of 10.375 percent senior notes due 2017 | RMB600 million ($98.1 million) | Times Property Holdings Ltd |
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Chak & Associates | Hin Sang Group (International) Holdings’ listing on the HKEx | HK$240 million (~$31 million)
| Hin Sang Group (International) Holdings Co Ltd |
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Cheung & Lee in association with Locke Lord (HK) | Realord Group Holdings’ rights issue | HK$158.8 million ($20.5 million) | Realord Group Holdings Ltd | Wing Cheung (Managing partner)
Jeffrey Kung (Of counsel)
Carmen Liang (Associate) |
Davis Polk & Wardwell | ENN Energy Holdings’ Regulation S-only offering of 3.25 percent bonds due 2019 | $400 million | Joint lead managers | Paul Chow (Partner)
Liang (Alex) Tao (Counsel)
Yang Chu (Associate) |
Davis Polk & Wardwell | Greenland Group’s establishment of Its MTN programme and drawdown of notes | $3 billion (MTN programme)
$500 million (Drawdown of notes) | Greenland Global Investment Ltd | Paul Chow (Partner)
Liang (Alex) Tao, Alon Gurfinkel (Counsel)
Christine Xu, Sarah Joy, Omer Harel (Associates) |
Davis Polk & Wardwell | MOL Global’s initial public offering and NASDAQ listing | $169 million | Underwriters | James Lin, John Paton (Partners)
Ryan Grimm (Registered foreign lawyer)
Alon Gurfinkel, Marcie Goldstein (Counsel)
Shih-Jern Liang, Lena Qiu (Associates) |
Davis Polk & Wardwell | Tencent Holdings’ investment in China LotSynergy Holdings | HK$445.5 million ($57.5 million) | Tencent Holdings Ltd | Miranda So, Kirtee Kapoor, Antony Dapiran (Partners)
Yang Chu (Associate) |
Davis Polk & Wardwell | Times Property Holdings’ Regulation S offer of 10.375 percent senior notes due 2017 | RMB600 million ($98.1 million) | Initial purchasers: 1. Haitong International Securities Company Ltd 2. BOCI Asia Ltd 3. BNP Paribas (Hong Kong branch) 4. Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) Ltd 5. Another investment bank | William Barron (Partner)
Margie Chan, Alon Gurfinkel (Counsel)
Xuelin (Steve) Wang (Registered foreign lawyer)
Lena Qiu (Associate) |
Deacons | Bohai General Capital’s issue of 6.4 percent bonds due 2017 | RMB1 billion ($160 million) | Bohai General Capital Ltd | Kevin Tong (Partner)
Icarus Yuen (Associate) |
Francis & Co. in association with Addleshaw Goddard (Hong Kong) | Nga Chun Holdings Company’s listing on the HKEx | HK$93.4 million ($12.1 million) | Sponsors and Underwriters |
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | Advance Wisdom Investments’ issue of 2.10 percent guaranteed notes due 2017 | $300 million | Joint lead managers: 1. Agricultural Bank of China Ltd (Hong Kong branch) 2. ABCI Capital Ltd 3. Standard Chartered Bank 4. CCB International Capital Ltd 5. Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. 6. ICBC International Securities Ltd 7. Wing Lung Bank Ltd |
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Gide Loyrette Nouel | Nord Anglia Education’s acquisition of Northbridge International School Cambodia | Undisclosed | Nord Anglia Education | Gilles Cardonnel (Partner)
Nicolas Chan, Joanna Lee, Antoine Toussaint (Associates) |
Harney Westwood & Riegels (BVI counsel) | Greenland Group’s establishment of Its MTN programme and drawdown of notes | $3 billion (MTN programme)
$500 million (Drawdown of notes) | Greenland Global Investment Ltd |
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Hastings & Co | Hin Sang Group (International) Holdings’ listing on the HKEx | HK$240 million (~$31 million) | Hin Sang Group (International) Holdings Co Ltd |
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Herbert Smith Freehills | $360 million | Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd | Gary Lock, Kevin Roy, Matt Emsley (Partners)
Elisa Leung, Jackie Chen (Senior associates)
Jessica Leung (Associate) | |
Herbert Smith Freehills | Qilu International Finance (BVI) Co’s offer of a 6.25 percent coupon due 2017 | RMB1.5 billion ($250 million) | Joint bookrunners: 1. Guotai Junan Securities (Hong Kong) Ltd 2. Qilu International Capital Ltd 3. Nomura 4. Haitong International GF Securities (Hong Kong) Brokerage Ltd 5. Industrial Securities HK | Kevin Roy (Partner)
Cindy Kao (Senior consultant)
Stanley Xie, George Wu, Issac Chen (Associates) |
Herbert Smith Freehills | Yunnan Energy Investment (Overseas) Co’s issue of a 5.5 percent coupon due 2017 | RMB600 million ($98.1 million) | Joint bookrunners: 1. Guotai Junan Securities (Hong Kong) Ltd 2. ABC International 3. Huatai Financial | Kevin Roy (Partner)
Cindy Kao (Senior consultant)
Stanley Xie, George Wu, Issac Chen (Associates) |
Howse Williams Bowers | Nga Chun Holdings Company’s listing on the HKEx | HK$93.4 million ($12.1 million) | Nga Chun Holdings Company Ltd | Brian Ho (Partner)
Denise Che (Senior associate)
Cherry Tang (Associate) |
King & Wood Mallesons | $360 million | Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd |
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Linklaters | Advance Wisdom Investments’ issue of 2.10 percent guaranteed notes due 2017 | $300 million | Advance Wisdom Investments Ltd |
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Linklaters | Bohai General Capital’s issue of 6.4 percent bonds due 2017 | RMB1 billion ($160 million) | Joint lead managers and Trustee |
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Linklaters | Greenland Group’s establishment of Its MTN programme and drawdown of notes | $3 billion (MTN programme)
$500 million (Drawdown of notes) | Joint arrangers: 1. BOCI Asia Ltd 2. J.P. Morgan Securities plc 3. HSBC Ltd 4. Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd
Dealers: 1. BOCI Asia Ltd 2. J.P. Morgan Securities plc 3. HSBC Ltd 4. Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd 5. Standard Chartered Bank |
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Maples and Calder (BVI counsel) | Advance Wisdom Investments’ issue of 2.10 percent guaranteed notes due 2017 | $300 million | Advance Wisdom Investments Ltd | Jenny Nip (Partner)
Karen Zhang (Associate) |
Maples and Calder (BVI counsel) | Bohai General Capital’s issue of 6.4 percent bonds due 2017 | RMB1 billion ($160 million) | Bohai General Capital Ltd | Greg Knowles (Partner)
Derrick Kan (Associate) |
Maples and Calder (Cayman Islands counsel) | MOL Global’s initial public offering and NASDAQ listing | $169 million | MOL Global Inc |
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Reed Smith Richards Butler | China Huishan Dairy Holdings’ sale of 50 percent shareholding of a subsidiary to FrieslandCampina Hong Kong Holding II B.V. | RMB700 million ($114.4 million) | China Huishan Dairy Holdings Company Ltd | Denise Jong, Anthony Woo (Partner)
Ian Foo (Associate) |
Sidley Austin | Times Property Holdings’ Regulation S offer of 10.375 percent senior notes due 2017 | RMB600 million ($98.1 million) | Times Property Holdings Ltd |
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | $360 million | Joint lead managers: 1. Goldman Sachs (Asia) Ltd 2. BNP Paribas Securities (Asia) Ltd 3. Daiwa Capital Markets Hong Kong | Chris Wong, Chris Lin, Rob Holo (Partners)
Marjory Ding, Asher Hsu, Grace Wong, Michael Badain (Associates)
Heather Tsai (Registered foreign lawyer)
Jonathan Cantor (Counsel) | |
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom | MOL Global’s initial public offering and NASDAQ listing | $169 million | MOL Global Inc |
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Sullivan & Cromwell | ENN Energy Holdings’ Regulation S-only offering of 3.25 percent bonds due 2019 | $400 million | ENN Energy Holdings Ltd |
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Jurisdiction – Japan
Firm | Deal | Value | Client | Lawyer(s) involved |
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune | Carzonrent India’s transfer of the operating lease business of cars to SMAS Auto Leasing India | Confidential | Sumitomo Corp |
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Anderson Mori & Tomotsune | 75.3 billion yen ($698 million) | Underwriters |
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K&L Gates | Century Tokyo Leasing Corp’s aircraft leasing joint venture with the CIT Group | $2 billion investment | Century Tokyo Leasing Corp | Robert Melson Jr, Ryan Dwyer, Takahiro Kawaguchi, Tsuguhito Omagari, Neil Campbell, Trevor Beadle, Nick Froio (Partners)
CJ Hoppel, Sebastian Smith, Jesse Clark (Associates) |
Latham & Watkins | Exploration of geothermal resources fields in the Rantau Dedap geothermal working area in Indonesia’s South Sumatera Province | $50 million | Asian Development Bank | Joseph Bevash, Clarinda Tjia-Dharmadi (Partners)
Tim Fourteau, Howe Min Wee, Reza Wickasono (Associates) |
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto | 75.3 billion yen ($698 million) | 1. Skylark Co Ltd 2. Bain Capital |
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | 75.3 billion yen ($698 million) | Skylark Co Ltd | Takahiro Saito (Partner)
Nirav Mehta, Taylor Alexander (Associates)
Sean Fitzgerald (Lawyer) | |
Sullivan & Cromwell | 75.3 billion yen ($698 million) | Joint lead managers | Izumi Akai (Partner) |
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Jurisdiction – Taiwan
Firm | Deal | Value | Client | Lawyer(s) involved |
TC & Co | Hin Sang Group (International) Holdings’ listing on the HKEx | HK$240 million (~$31 million) | Sponsors and Underwriters |
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TIPLO Attorneys-at-Law | Hin Sang Group (International) Holdings’ listing on the HKEx | HK$240 million (~$31 million) | Hin Sang Group (International) Holdings Co Ltd |
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