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A&O, Freshfields star in Cheung Kong’s $3.8 bln train company acquisition

BY Kanishk Verghese, Reuters |

Allen & Overy and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are advising on Cheung Kong Investment’s agreement to acquire Britain’s Eversholt Rail for 2.5 billion pounds ($3.8 billion).
Fenwick & West hires M&A partner from Kaye Scholer in Shanghai

BY Shangjing Li |

Fenwick & West has bolstered its M&A practice in China after hiring Niping Wu from Kaye Scholer as a corporate partner in the firm’s Shanghai office.
Dacheng inks merger with Dentons to create legal behemoth

BY Matthew Miller, Shangjing Li |

The partnership of China’s Dacheng Law Offices has reached an agreement with global law firm Dentons to merge, according to Li Shoushuang, managing partner of the Chinese firm, thus creating the largest law firm in the world. An official announcement from Dacheng is expected Tuesday.
Australian cinema chain Hoyts sold to Sun Xishuang

BY Reuters |

Australia's Hoyts Group has got sold by its private equity owner Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) to an investment vehicle set up by Chinese entrepreneur Sun Xishuang.
CC, Garrigues, Linklaters star in Haitong's buyout of BESI

BY Shangjing Li |

Clifford Chance and Garrigues Portugal have advised Haitong Securities on its acquisition of Banco Espirito Santo de Investimento (BESI) for 379 million euros ($467 million), with Linklaters counseling the owner of the bank, Novo Banco.
Bluestar to buy REC Solar for $640 mln

BY Reuters |

China National Bluestar has agreed to buy solar panel maker REC Solar for 4.34 billion Norwegian crowns ($640 million), planning to combine it with another Norwegian asset it picked up in 2011.
Danone to buy 25 pct of Yashili for $550 mln

BY Reuters |

Dairy giant Danone SA will buy a 25 percent stake in Chinese milk powder maker Yashili International Holdings Ltd for $550 million as it looks to increase its footprint in China's fast-growing dairy sector, the French firm said on Friday.
UMC aims to wholly own China JV chip-making plant

BY Reuters |

Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corp, the world's No.3 contract chip maker, aims to wholly own the factory of a joint venture in China, whose output will be sold primarily in the mainland market.
Bright Food buys majority stake in Italian olive oil group

BY Reuters |

Bright Food, China's second-largest food conglomerate, said on Tuesday it had agreed to buy a majority stake in Italian olive oil group Salov, which owns the Sagra and Filippo Berio brands.
Alibaba pays $459 mln for stake in Chinese hotel tech company

BY Reuters |

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, in its first big investment since raising $25 billion in a record-breaking New York initial public offering, has bought 15 percent of Chinese hospitality technology provider Beijing Shiji Information Technology Co Ltd for 2.81 billion yuan ($458.66 million).