China
Firm | Deal | Value | Client | Lawyer(s) involved |
Appleby (BVI counsel) | Start Plus Investments Limited’s 5.55% guaranteed notes due 2018 | RMB1.5 billion ($241 million) | Start Plus Investments Limited | Frances Woo (Partner)
Vincent Chan (Associate) |
Baker & McKenzie | The Link Real Estate Investment Trust’s acquisition of Corporate Avenue 1 & 2 from Shui On Land Limited | RMB6.6 billion ($1 billion) | The Link Real Estate Investment Trust | Edmond Chan, Milton Cheng, May Lau (Partners)
Jeremy Ong (Special Counsel) |
Clifford Chance | Start Plus Investments Limited 5.55% guaranteed notes due 2018 | RMB1.5 billion ($241 million) | Joint lead managers |
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Conyers Dill & Pearman (Cayman Islands law) | $3.6 billion | Momo Inc |
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Davis Polk & Wardwell | China International Capital Corporation’s (CICC) planned Hong Kong IPO | $1 billion | China International Capital Corporation | Bonnie Chan, Antony Dapiran, Li He (Partners) |
Davis Polk & Wardwell | Delta Air Lines, Inc’s investment in China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited | $450 million | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Paul Chow (Partner)
Angela Li, Bernard Chen Zhu (Registered foreign lawyers)
John Kwok (Associate) |
DLA Piper | $2.8 billon | PAI Partners | Juan Picon (Partner) | |
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | China International Capital Corporation’s (CICC) planned Hong Kong IPO | $1 billion | Underwriters: CICC, ABC International, Goldman Sachs |
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | Hang Seng Bank’s establishment of a joint venture fund management company in Qianhai |
| Hang Seng Bank | Teresa Ko (Partner)
Chuan Sun (Counsel)
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Guantao Law Firm | Start Plus Investments Limited’s 5.55% guaranteed notes due 2018 | RMB1.5 billion ($241 million) | Start Plus Investments Limited |
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Haiwen & Partners | China International Capital Corporation’s (CICC) planned Hong Kong IPO | $1 billion | China International Capital Corporation |
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King & Wood Mallesons | China International Capital Corporation’s (CICC) planned Hong Kong IPO | $1 billion |
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Kirkland & Ellis | Carlyle Group’s investment in Ubox | RMB530 million ($85 million) | The Carlyle Group | Frank Sun, Tiana Zhang (Partners) |
Morrison & Foerster | Global Logistic Properties’ acquisition of U.S. logistics portfolio from Industrial Income Trust | $4.55 billion | Global Logistic Properties Limited | David Slotkin, Eric Piesner, Jeff Bell (Partners)
Erik Knudsen (Counsel) |
Peter C. Wong, Chow & Chow | Start Plus Investments Limited 5.55% guaranteed notes due 2018 | RMB1.5 billion ($241 million) | Start Plus Investments Limited |
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Shearman & Sterling | $3.6 billion | Momo Inc | Stephanie Tang (Partner)
Yunpeng Fan, Shan Wu, Weina Guan (Associates) | |
Shearman & Sterling | China Dangdang’s going private proposal |
| China Dangdang Inc. | Stephanie Tang (Partner)
Yunpeng Fan, Shan Wu, Weina Guan (Associates) |
Zong Heng Law
| Start Plus Investments Limited 5.55% guaranteed notes due 2018 | RMB1.5 billion ($241 million) | Joint lead managers
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Hong Kong
Firm | Deal | Value | Client | Lawyer(s) involved |
Appleby (Bermuda and BVI counsel) | Term loan facility granted by Ample Mark Enterprises Ltd. to Skyfame Realty (Holdings) Limited | HK$560 million ($72 million) | China Orient Asset Management (International) Holding Limited | Frances Woo (Partner)
Vincent Chan (Associate) |
Clifford Chance | Rosy Capital Global’s issue of 5.25% guaranteed notes due 2018 | $209 million | Joint Lead Managers: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, DBS Bank Ltd., ABCI Capital Limited, Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited and China Construction Bank Corporation, Singapore Branch |
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Clifford Chance | CCBL (Cayman) Corporation Limited’s issuance of 3.25% guaranteed senior notes due 2020 | $500 million | Joint Lead Managers: CCB International Capital Limited, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, Standard Chartered Bank, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, Citigroup Global Markets Limited, DBS Bank Ltd. and UBS AG, Hong Kong Branch |
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Clifford Chance | China Merchants Finance Company’s issuance of 3.50% guaranteed notes due 2020 and 4.75% guaranteed notes due 2025 | $700 million | Joint Lead Managers: Merrill Lynch International, China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Limited, Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore Branch, DBS Bank Ltd., Mizuho Securities Asia Limited, United Overseas Bank Limited, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited, ING Bank N.V., Singapore Branch, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International plc, Natixis |
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Latham & Watkins | IDG Technology Venture Investments’s sale of 50% of its shares in Tarena to KKR |
| IDG Technology Venture Investments | Guiping Lu (Counsel)
Lili Shen (Associate) |
Linklaters | Rosy Capital Global’s issue of 5.25% guaranteed notes due 2018 | $209 million | Issuer: Rosy Capital Global Limited
Guarantor: Beijing Capital Juda Limited
Company: Beijing Capital Group Co., Ltd. |
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Linklaters | China Merchants Finance Company’s issuance of 3.50% guaranteed notes due 2020 and 4.75% guaranteed notes due 2025 | $700 million | China Merchants Finance Company Limited, China Merchants Holdings (International) Company Limited |
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Linklaters | CCBL (Cayman) Corporation Limited’s issuance of 3.25% guaranteed senior notes due 2020 | $500 million | CCBL (Cayman) Corporation Limited |
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Maples and Calder (BVI counsel)
| China Merchants Finance Company’s issuance of 3.50% guaranteed notes due 2020 and 4.75% guaranteed notes due 2025 | $700 million | China Merchants Finance Company Limited | Jenny Nip (Partner)
Juno Huang (Associate) |
Maples and Calder (Cayman Islands counsel) | CCBL (Cayman) Corporation Limited’s issuance of 3.25% guaranteed senior notes due 2020 | $500 million | CCBL (Cayman) Corporation Limited | Jenny Nip (Partner)
Karen Zhang (Associate) |
Maples and Calder (BVI counsel) | Rosy Capital Global’s issue of 5.25% guaranteed notes due 2018 | $209 million | Rosy Capital Global Limited | Jenny Nip (Partner)
Juno Huang (Associate) |
Morrison & Foerster | Term loan facility granted by Ample Mark Enterprises Ltd. to Skyfame Realty (Holdings) Limited | HK$560 million ($72 million) | China Orient Asset Management (International) Holding Limited |
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Sidley Austin | Term loan facility granted by Ample Mark Enterprises Ltd. to Skyfame Realty (Holdings) Limited | HK$560 million ($72 million) | Skyfame Realty (Holdings) Limited |
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Weil, Gotshal & Manges | $2.81 billion | HNA Group | Peter King, Li Li, Douglas Nave (Partners)
Trina Bose, Emma Robinson, Jamie Holdoway, Xin Xu (Associates) |
Japan
Firm | Deal | Value | Client | Lawyer(s) involved |
Herbert Smith Freehills | Gulliver International’s acquisition of a majority shareholding in the DVG Automotive Group | A$120 million ($90 million) | Gulliver International Co Ltd | Damien Roberts, Ian Williams (Partners) |
