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Jurisdiction – China
Firm | Deal | Value | Client | Lawyer(s) involved |
AllBright Law Offices | Rising Development Holdings’ issue of 3 months HIBOR plus 5.5 percent convertible bonds due 2016 to Shanghai Electric’s wholly owned Hong Kong subsidiary | HK$700 million ($90.3 million) | Rising Development Holdings Ltd |
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Beijing Deheng Law Firm | Guangdong Investment’s acquisition of a 70 percent interest in a Chinese water testing company from the China Water Industry Group | RMB175 million ($28.5 million) | Guangdong Investment Ltd |
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Commerce & Finance Law Offices | China South City Holdings’ subscription of 7,058,824 redeemable series B preferred convertible shares in Makepolo | $22,500,000 | China South City Holdings Ltd |
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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek | Wolters Kluwer’s acquisition of Beijing Dingxin Chuangzhi Technology Co | Undisclosed | Wolters Kluwer | Geert Potjewijd (Partner)
Yi Duan, Sjoerd van Elferen, Diederik Maessen (Senior associates)
James Zhang |
Fangda Partners | $21.8 billion | Alibaba Group Holdings |
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Han Kun Law Offices | $467 million | CAR Inc |
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Jingtian & Gongcheng | Wolters Kluwer’s acquisition of Beijing Dingxin Chuangzhi Technology Co | Undisclosed | Beijing Dingxin Chuangzhi Technology Co Ltd |
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King & Wood Mallesons | $21.8 billion | Underwriters: 1.Goldman Sachs 2.Deutsche Bank 3.Morgan Stanley 4.Credit Suisse 5.Citigroup 6.Barclays |
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King & Wood Mallesons | $467 million | Joint bookrunners: 1.Morgan Stanley Asia Ltd 2.Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) Ltd 3.CICC Hong Kong Ltd 4.China Renaissance Securities (Hong Kong) Ltd |
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King and Wood Mallesons | China South City Holdings’ subscription of 7,058,824 redeemable series B preferred convertible shares in Makepolo | $22,500,000 | Makepolo Inc |
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Linklaters | Agricultural Bank of China (Dubai branch)’s issue of 3.5 percent notes due 2017 | CNY 1 billion ($160 million) | Managers | Hwang Hwa Sim, Jonathan Fried (Partners)
Jini Lee (Managing associate)
Leah Weldon (Associate) |
Norton Rose Fulbright | paragon AG’s joint venture with Jiangsu Riying Electronics | Undisclosed | paragon AG | Frank Regelin, Lynn Yang (Partners)
Christoph Naumann (Of counsel)
Tony Zhong (Associate) |
Peter Yuen & Associates in association with Fangda Partners | Rising Development Holdings’ issue of 3 months HIBOR plus 5.5 percent convertible bonds due 2016 to Shanghai Electric’s wholly owned Hong Kong subsidiary | HK$700 million ($90.3 million) | Shanghai Electric Group Company Ltd |
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TransAsia | Wolters Kluwer’s acquisition of Beijing Dingxin Chuangzhi Technology Co | Undisclosed | Wolters Kluwer |
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Zhong Lun Law Firm | Idea Talent’s sale of 2,088,440,000 shares in Imagi International Holdings to Advance Beauty | HK$543 million ($70.1 million) | Advance Beauty Ltd |
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Jurisdiction – Hong Kong
Firm | Deal | Value | Client | Lawyer(s) involved |
Allen & Overy | The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s inaugural sukuk offering | $1 billion | Delegate: DB Trustees (Hong Kong) Ltd | Matthew Hebburn (Partner)
Chris Angus (Senior associate) |
Allen & Overy | The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s inaugural sukuk offering | $1 billion | Joint global coordinators and bookrunners: 1.HSBC 2.Standard Chartered Bank | Ken Aboud, Yvonne Siew, Alexander Stathopoulos (Partners)
Louise Hennessey, Jacqueline Chan, Monsicha Pongrujikorn, Vivian Chow (Associates) |
Appleby (Cayman Islands counsel) | New Concepts Holdings’ listing on the HKEx | HK$86 million ($11.1 million) | New Concepts Holdings | Judy Lee (Partner)
Jo Lit (Senior associate) |
Chiu & Partners | New Concepts Holdings’ listing on the HKEx | HK$86 million ($11.1 million) | Sponsors and Underwriters |
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Christine M. Koo & Ip | New Concepts Holdings’ listing on the HKEx | HK$86 million ($11.1 million) | New Concepts Holdings |
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Conyers Dill & Pearman (Cayman Islands counsel) | $467 million | CAR Inc |
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Conyers Dill & Pearman (Cayman Islands counsel) | China South City Holdings’ subscription of 7,058,824 redeemable series B preferred convertible shares in Makepolo | $22,500,000 | China South City Holdings Ltd |
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Conyers Dill & Pearman (Bermuda counsel) | Rising Development Holdings’ issue of 3 months HIBOR plus 5.5 percent convertible bonds due 2016 to Shanghai Electric’s wholly owned Hong Kong subsidiary | HK$700 million ($90.3 million) | Rising Development Holdings Ltd |
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Davis Polk & Wardwell | $467 million | CAR Inc |
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | Idea Talent’s sale of 2,088,440,000 shares in Imagi International Holdings to Advance Beauty | HK$543 million ($70.1 million) | Imagi International Holdings Ltd |
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Gide Loyrette Nouel | Le Bélier’s acquisition of HDPCI Group | Undisclosed | Le Bélier | Paul-Emmanuel Benachi (Partner)
Charlotte Préaux (Associate) |
Maples and Calder (Cayman Islands counsel) | $21.8 billion | Alibaba Group Holdings |
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Marvell Avocats | Le Bélier’s acquisition of HDPCI Group | Undisclosed | Le Bélier |
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Michael Li & Co | Guangdong Investment’s acquisition of a 70 percent interest in a Chinese water testing company from the China Water Industry Group | RMB175 million ($28.5 million) | Vendor |
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Norton Rose Fulbright | Lianhua Supermarket Holdings’ acquisition of the entire equity interest in Yiwu City Life Supermarket from Bailian Group | RMB898 million ($115 million) | Lianhua Supermarket Holdings | Psyche Tai (Partner)
Doris Ng (Senior associate)
Robert Sit (Associate) |
Norton Rose Fulbright | The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s inaugural sukuk offering | $1 billion | The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | Gregory Man, Davide Barzilai (Partners)
Vicky Jones, Allan Yee, Harold Tin (Of counsel)
Cynthia Teo (Senior associate)
Grace Lo, Lydia Kungsen (Associates) |
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | $21.8 billion | Alibaba Group Holdings |
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Slaughter and May | CSI Properties’ top-up placement of 1,300,000,000 shares | HK$455 million ($58 million) | Joint bookrunners: 1.Jefferies Hong Kong Ltd 2.J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Ltd | Benita Yu, John Moore, Clara Choi (Partners)
Qian Hu, Jacky Man (Associates) |
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom | $467 million | Joint bookrunners: 1.Morgan Stanley Asia Ltd 2.Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) Ltd 3.CICC Hong Kong Ltd 4.China Renaissance Securities (Hong Kong) Ltd | Julie Gao, Christopher Betts, Will Cai (Partners) | |
Sullivan & Cromwell | $21.8 billion | Underwriters: 1.Goldman Sachs 2.Deutsche Bank 3.Morgan Stanley 4.Credit Suisse 5.Citigroup 6.Barclays |
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Reed Smith Richards Butler (Cayman Islands counsel) | China South City Holdings’ subscription of 7,058,824 redeemable series B preferred convertible shares in Makepolo | $22,500,000 | China South City Holdings Ltd | KC Mok (Partner)
Yorkie Au Yeung (Associate) |
Reed Smith Richards Butler
| CSI Properties’ top-up placement of 1,300,000,000 shares | HK$455 million ($58 million) | CSI Properties Ltd | Delpha Ho (Partner)
Angel On Ki Ng (Associate)
Lucy Qin |
Reed Smith Richards Butler
| Guangdong Investment’s acquisition of a 70 percent interest in a Chinese water testing company from the China Water Industry Group | RMB175 million ($28.5 million) | Guangdong Investment Ltd | KC Mok (Partner)
Gary King Lam (Associate) |
Reed Smith Richards Butler
| Idea Talent’s sale of 2,088,440,000 shares in Imagi International Holdings to Advance Beauty | HK$543 million ($70.1 million) | Idea Talent Ltd | Michael Pepper (Partner)
Michael Mok (Associate) |
Reed Smith Richards Butler
| Rising Development Holdings’ issue of 3 months HIBOR plus 5.5 percent convertible bonds due 2016 to Shanghai Electric’s wholly owned Hong Kong subsidiary | HK$700 million ($90.3 million) | Rising Development Holdings Ltd | Delpha Ho (Partner)
Angel On Ki Ng (Associate) |
Walkers (Cayman Islands counsel) | China South City Holdings’ subscription of 7,058,824 redeemable series B preferred convertible shares in Makepolo | $22,500,000 | Makepolo Inc |
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Jurisdiction – Japan
Firm | Deal | Value | Client | Lawyer(s) involved |
Morrison & Foerster | $21.8 billion | SoftBank Corp | Ken Siegel (Managing Partner)
Ivan Smallwood, Stuart Beraha, Sherry Yi (Partners) |
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Jurisdiction – Macau
Firm | Deal | Value | Client | Lawyer(s) involved |
Leong Hon Man Law Office | New Concepts Holdings’ listing on the HKEx | HK$86 million ($11.1 million) | New Concepts Holdings |
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