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Firm

Deal

Value

Client

Lawyer(s) involved

Ashurst

Ansteel Group Corporation’s

refinancing of Karara Mining Limited

$1.481 billion

Karara Mining Limited

 

Clifford Chance

Huatai Securities Co’s IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

$4.5 billion

Huatai Securities

 

Jean Thio, Amy Lo

(Partners)

 

Jennie Lau

John Baptist Chan

(Counsel)

 

Corey Zhang, Yufei Liao, Carol Chan,  

Jennie Lau

(Associates)

Clifford Chance

Shanghai Electric Newage Company Limited’s issuance of

1.125% guaranteed bonds due 2020

$655 million

Shanghai Electric Newage Company Limited

Jean Thio,  Glen Ma, Connie Heng

(Partners)

 

 David Tsai

(Consultant)

 

Lorna Lu

(Associate)

 

Commerce & Finance Law Offices

Huatai Securities Co’s IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

$4.5 billion

Joint Sponsors: Huatai Financial Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, J.P.Morgan Securities plc, UBS AG Hong Kong Branch

 

Joint Global Coordinators, Joint Bookrunners, Joint Lead Managers: Huatai Financial Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, J.P.Morgan Securities plc, UBS AG Hong Kong Branch, ICBC International Securities Limited, BNP Paribas

 

Conyers Dill & Pearman

(Cayman Islands law)

China Mobile Games and Entertainment Group Ltd’s

 merger with Pegasus Investment Holdings Ltd

$690 million

Orient Hongtai Zhihe (Beijing) Investment Management Co., Ltd., ChangJiang Growth Capital Investment Co., Ltd. , Beijing HT Capital Investment Management Co., Ltd

 

DLA Piper

BSAM’s

debut offering of

dual tranche bonds

$1 billion

Beijing State-Owned Assets Management Co., Ltd.

Melody He-Chen

(Partner)

 

Simei Huang

(Legal Officer)

 

Clark Chen

(Foreign Lawyer)

 

David Cheng

Francis Yang, Jennifer Wu, Amy Wong, Rainbow Lai

(Associates)

Global Law Office

 

Golden Power Group Holdings’ GEM listing

HK$75.6 million

($9 million)

RaffAello Capital Limited, underwriters

 

Guantao Law Firm

 

China Mobile Games and Entertainment Group Ltd’s

 merger with Pegasus Investment Holdings Ltd

$690 million

China Mobile Games and Entertainment Group Ltd

 

Jingtian & Gongcheng

Focus Media Holding’s backdoor listing in Shenzhen

$7 billion

Focus Media

Zhang Zhiqiang, Xu Pengfei, Zhang Rongsheng 

(Partners)

King & Wood Mallesons

 

Huatai Securities Co’s IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

$4.5 billion

Huatai Securities

 

 

King & Wood Mallesons

Fosun International’s 

placement of shares and top-up transaction

 

$1.2 billion

Fosun International Limited

Gary Lock,

Christine Chen

(Partners)

 

Jonathan Lee

(Counsel)

 

 Kareen Wang

(Associate)

King & Wood Mallesons

 

China Mobile Games and Entertainment Group Ltd’s

 merger with Pegasus Investment Holdings Ltd

$690 million

Orient Hongtai Zhihe (Beijing) Investment Management Co., Ltd., ChangJiang Growth Capital Investment Co., Ltd. , Beijing HT Capital Investment Management Co., Ltd

 

King & Wood Mallesons

 

WoWo’s acquisition of Join Me Group (HK) Investment Company Limited’s  outstanding shares

 

WoWo Limited

 

Kirkland & Ellis

 

China Mobile Games and Entertainment Group Ltd’s

 merger with Pegasus Investment Holdings Ltd

$690 million

China Mobile Games and Entertainment Group Ltd

David Zhang, Jesse Sheley, Benjamin Su, Amie Tang

(Partners)

Maples and Calder

(Cayman Islands law)

China Mobile Games and Entertainment Group Ltd’s

 merger with Pegasus Investment Holdings Ltd

$690 million

China Mobile Games and Entertainment Group Ltd

 

Maples and Calder

(Cayman Islands law)

Qunar’s registered public offering of 8 million American depositary shares

 $300 million

 

Qunar Cayman Islands Limited

Greg Knowles

(Partner)

 

 Richard Spooner

(Of Counsel)

 

Sophie Yu

(Associate)

Norton Rose Fulbright

Ansteel Group Corporation’s

refinancing of Karara Mining Limited

$1.481 billion

Ansteel Group Corporation

Jake Howard,

James Stewart,

Liz Allnutt

(Partners)

 

Xinti Liu

(Associate)

Paul Hastings

Shanghai Electric Newage Company Limited’s issuance of

1.125% guaranteed bonds due 2020

 

$655 million

Joint bookrunners: Bank of China Limited, Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited, CCB International Capital Limited, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, ABCI Capital Ltd, BOCI Asia Limited, Haitong International Securities Company Limited, Huatai Financial Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., Hong Kong Branch, J.P. Morgan Securities plc, Société Générale

David Grimm, Jia Yan, David Wang, Dan Ouyang

(Partners)

 

Tim Sung

(Counsel)

 

Yingying Chen, Ella Han

(Associates)

Paul Hastings

Fosun International’s 

placement of shares and top-up transaction

 

$1.2 billion

Placing Agents

Sammy Li, Steven Winegar, Edwin Kwok

(Partners)

 

 Tim Sung

(Counsel)

 

Samson Suen

(Associate)

Paul Hastings

JP Morgan’s Asian Infrastructure & Related Resources Opportunity Fund’s sale of Goldtrust Water Holdings Limited to

China Water Affairs Group

$109.7 million

JP Morgan’s Asian Infrastructure & Related Resources Opportunity Fund

David Grimm

(Partner)

 

Yingying Chen

(Associate)

Shearman & Sterling

 

Qunar’s registered public offering of 8 million American depositary shares

$300 million

Qunar Cayman Islands Limited

 

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Apax Partners’ sale of equity interest in Golden Jaguar Group to Carnival Group International Holdings Limited

HK$241 million

($31 million)

Apax Partners

Shaolin Luo, 

Celia Lam

(Partners)

 

Ethle Tang

(Counsel)

 

Qi Yue

(Associate)

 

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

China Mobile Games and Entertainment Group Ltd’s

 merger with Pegasus Investment Holdings Ltd

$690 million

Orient Hongtai Zhihe (Beijing) Investment Management Co., Ltd., ChangJiang Growth Capital Investment Co., Ltd. , Beijing HT Capital Investment Management Co., Ltd

 

Yuan Tai Law Offices

 

Golden Power Group Holdings’ GEM listing

 

HK$75.6 million

($9 million)

Golden Power Group Holdings

 

 

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Hong Kong

Firm

Deal

Value

Client

Lawyer(s) involved

Allen & Overy

Hong Kong’s second sukuk issuance

$1 billion

HKSAR Government

Yvonne Siew, Ken Aboud,

(Partners)

 

William Leung, Louise Hennessey,

Jacqueline Chan

(Associates)

Appleby

(Cayman Islands law)

Golden Power Group Holdings’ GEM listing

 

HK$75.6 million

($9 million)

Golden Power Group Holdings

 

Ashurst

ITOCHU Corporation’s indirect investment in Bosideng International Holdings Limited

HK$1.55 billion

($200 million)

 

ITOCHU Corporation

Jonathan Hsui,

Michael Sheng

(Partners)

 

Chin Yeoh,

Arabella Dove

(Counsel)

Baker & McKenzie

Reorient Group Limited’s share subscription agreements with Yunfeng Financial Holdings Limited

HK$3.9 billion

($386 million)

Reorient Group Limited

Lawrence Lee, Christina Lee

(Partners)

 

Taotao Ling

(Special Counsel)

Baker & McKenzie

Sixth Energy’s  acquisition of 33.4% stake in Caspian Energy Inc.

 

The Sixth Energy Limited

Tracy Wut, Sonia Yung, Azamat Kuatbekov

(Partners)

 

Brian Wong, Ling Ling Ng, Nurgul Abdreyeva, Alissa Inshakova

Alex Farcas

(Associates)

Blakes

Sixth Energy’s  acquisition of 33.4% Stake in Caspian Energy Inc.

 

Meridian Capital International Fund

 

Clifford Chance

Express (BVI) 2015’s issuance of 3.00% guaranteed notes due 2018

 

$400 million

 

Joint global coordinators, joint lead managers and joint bookrunners: DBS Bank Ltd, Deutsche Bank

 

Eversheds

Yunnan Water Investment Co., Limited’s Hong Kong IPO

HK$1,508.7 million

($128 million)

Yunnan Water Investment Co., Limited

Stephen Mok, Jay Ze, Chief

(Partners)

 

Kurt Lau, Sin Joh Chuang, Aaron Liu, Stanley Shi, Edith Ma, Shirley Chan, Tracey Ho and Anthea Leung

(Associates)

Freshfileds Bruckhaus Deringer

Hutchison’s spin-off of properties and hotel business of CKH Holdings group and Hutchison group to CK Property

 

Cheung Kong Group and Hutchison

 

 

Davis Polk & Wardwell

 

 

 

Initial purchasers: Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC, Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited, Haitong International Securities Company Limited, UBS AG,

 

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek

Jianguang Asset Management Co’s agreement to buy Netherlands-based NXP Semiconductor’s power amplifier business

$1.8 billion

NXP

 

Deacons

Golden Power Group Holdings’ GEM listing

 

HK$75.6 million

($9 million)

RaffAello Capital Limited; underwriters

Rhoda Yung

(Partner)

 

Samantha Chau, Helen Wong, Melody

Ching,

(Associates)

 

Deacons

Issuance of

sovereign bonds by the Ministry of

Finance of the PRC in Hong Kong

RMB14 billion

($2 billion)

Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. Hong

Kong Branch

Kevin Tong

(Partner)

 

Icarus Yuen

(Associate)

Deacons

Jianguang Asset Management Co’s agreement to buy Netherlands-based NXP Semiconductor’s power amplifier business

$1.8 billion

Jianguang Asset Management Co

Alexander Que, Kelvan Cheung, Catherine Zheng

(Partners)

Fasken

Sixth Energy’s  acquisition of 33.4% Stake in Caspian Energy Inc.

 

Firebird, RJ Credit, Platinum Partners, Giant Dragon Enterprises Limited, Acap Limited

 

Graf von Westphalen

Golden Power Group Holdings’ GEM listing

 

HK$75.6 million

($9 million)

Golden Power Group Holdings

 

Houthoff Buruma

Jianguang Asset Management Co’s agreement to buy Netherlands-based NXP Semiconductor’s power amplifier business

$1.8 billion

Jianguang Asset Management Co

 

Howse Williams Bowers

 C Y Foundation Group Company Limited’s placement of new shares

HK$133 million

Placing agent: Haitong International Securities

Brian Ho

(Partner)

Howse Williams Bowers

Beijingwest Industries International Limited’s placement of new shares

HK$400 million

Placing agent: UOB Kay Hian

Brian Ho

(Partner)

Howse Williams Bowers

AID Partners Capital Holdings Limited’s placement of new shares

HK$900 million

Placing agent: UOB Kay Hian

Brian Ho

(Partner)

Latham & Watkins

 

Express (BVI) 2015’s issuance of 3.00% guaranteed notes due 2018

$400 million

Express (BVI) 2015 Ltd

 

Latham & Watkins

Avago Technologies’

acquisition of Broadcom Corp

$37 billion

Avago Technologies

Christopher "Kit" Kaufman, Anthony Richmond, Luke Bergstrom, Anthony Klein, James Metz, William McGlone, David Raab, Michelle Kelban, Karl Karg, Jennifer Van Driesen, Manu Gayatrinath

(Partners)

 

Chad Rolston, Riley Lochridge, Matthew Van Leeuwen, Mark Bekheit and Jennifer Cadet

(Associates)

Linklaters

 Hutchison’s spin-off of properties and hotel business of CKH Holdings group and Hutchison group to CK Property (CK Property listing)

 

Joint Sponsors: HSBC and Merrill Lynch

 

Linklaters

Sale of shares in Sinotrans Limited by Deutsche Post Beteiligungen Holding

HK$1.09 billion

($128 million)

Deutsche Post Beteiligungen Holding

 

Linklaters

Hong Kong’s second sukuk issuance

$1 billion

Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Managers: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Standard Chartered Bank, CIMB Investment Bank Berhad, National Bank of Abu Dhabi PJSC

Andrew Malcolm, Kevin Wong

(Partners)

 

Phill Hall, Gloria Cheung

(Counsel)

Locke Lord

Huisheng International’s

top-up placing and subscription of shares

 

HK$100 million

($12 million)

Huisheng International Holdings Limited

Michael Fung

(Partner)

 

Jeffrey Kung

(Counsel)

 

Kevin Chan

(Associate)

Maples and Calder

(Cayman Islands and BVI law)

Express (BVI) 2015’s issuance of 3.00% guaranteed notes due 2018

$400 million

Express (BVI) 2015 Ltd

Richard Spooner

(Counsel)

 

Sophie Yu

(Associate)

Maples and Calder

(Cayman Islands and BVI law)

CIFI’s issuance of  7.75% senior notes due 2020

$400 million

CIFI Holdings (Group) Co. Ltd.

Mark Western

(Partner)

 

Lorraine Pao

(Associate)

Maples and Calder

(Cayman Islands and BVI law)

Hutchison’s spin-off of properties and hotel business of CKH Holdings group and Hutchison group to CK Property

 

CKH Holdings, Hutchison Whampoa Limited, Cheung Kong Property Holdings Limited

Mark Western

(Partner)

 

Lorraine Pao

(Associate)

Maples and Calder

(Cayman Islands law)

Baozun Inc.’s

IPO of American depositary shares listing on the NASDAQ

$110 million

Baozun Inc.

Greg Knowles

(Partner)

 

Derrick Kan, Sophie Yu

(Associates)

Morrison & Foerster

 

Evergrande Real Estate Group’s

top-up placement

 

$600 million

Placing agents: CLSA, Credit Suisse, Haitong International, Jeffries

Charles Chau

(Partner)

 

Morrison & Foerster

Avago Technologies’

acquisition of Broadcom Corp

$37 billion

Henry Nicholas

(Broadcom co-founder )

Robert S. Townsend

(Partner)

Norton Rose Fulbright

Sale of

shares in Sinotrans Limited

by Deutsche Post Beteiligungen Holding

HK$1.09 billion

($128 million)

HSBC

Psyche Tai,

Allan Yee

(Partners)

 

Vicky Lam

(Associate)

Nixon Peabody

Golden Power Group Holdings’ GEM listing

 

HK$75.6 million

($9 million)

Golden Power Group Holdings

 

ONC Lawyers Partners

Golden Power Group Holdings’ GEM listing

 

HK$75.6 million

($9 million)

Golden Power Group Holdings

 

Sidley Austin

 

CIFI’s issuance of  7.75% senior notes due 2020

$400 million

CIFI Holdings (Group) Co. Ltd.

 

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Huatai Securities Co’s IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

$4.5 billion

Joint Sponsors: Huatai Financial Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, J.P.Morgan Securities plc, UBS AG Hong Kong Branch

 

Joint Global Coordinators, Joint Bookrunners, Joint Lead Managers: Huatai Financial Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, J.P.Morgan Securities plc, UBS AG Hong Kong Branch, ICBC International Securities Limited, BNP Paribas Securities (Asia) Limited, China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Limited

Celia Lam, Leiming Chen

(Partners)

 

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Baozun Inc.’s

IPO of American depositary shares listing on the NASDAQ

$110 million

Underwriters: Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, BofA Merrill Lynch

Leiming Chen

(Partner)

 

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Avago Technologies’

acquisition of Broadcom Corp

$37 billion

Broadcom Corp

Leif King,

Kenton Kin

(Partners)

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

WoWo’s acquisition of Join Me Group (HK) Investment Company Limited’s  outstanding shares

 

WoWo Limited

Will Cai

(Partner)

 

Yuling Geng

(Associate)

 

Xueyin Zhong

(International Legal Consultant)

White  & Case

Sixth Energy’s  acquisition of 33.4% Stake in Caspian Energy Inc.

 

Caspian Energy Inc, Caspian Energy Limited

 

Woo Kwan Lee & Lo

Hutchison’s spin-off of properties and hotel business of CKH Holdings group and Hutchison group to CK Property

 

Cheung Kong Group and Hutchison

 

 

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South Korea

Firm

Deal

Value

Client

Partner(s) involved

Fenwick & West

SoftBank Corp’s

investment

in Coupang

$1 billion

Coupang

 

Morrison & Foerster

 

SoftBank Corp’s

investment

in Coupang

$1 billion

SoftBank Corp.

Ken Siegel, Ivan Smallwood

(Partners)

Paul Hastings

SoftBank Corp’s

investment

in Coupang

$1 billion

SoftBank Corp.

David Wang,

Daniel Sae-Chin Kim,

Jia Yan

(Partners)

 

Coral Yu, Young Hwan Ryu

Jinkang Albert Nah

(Associates)

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