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Asia Deals: Week of May 7

BY Rowena Muñiz |

Skadden, Maples, CC, JunHe and Jingtian & Gocheng star on Xiaomi's $10 bln IPO, AZB & Partners on Bharti's $14 bln mega-merger with Indus Towers, and many more in this week's Asia Deals table.
Skadden, CC lead on Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi’s $10 bln HK IPO

BY John Kang |

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom is advising Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi on its upcoming initial public offering in Hong Kong, while Clifford Chance is counselling the joint sponsors CLSA, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley.
China approves nine IPOs to raise up to $666 mln

BY Reuters |

China's securities regulator said it has approved nine initial public offerings, which will raise up to 4.5 billion yuan ($666.33 million) in total.
CC, KWM, Freshies on CR Pharma’s $1.8 bln HK IPO

BY Chris Thomson |

Clifford Chance and Ji Yuan Law Offices have advised China Resources Pharmaceutical Group, China's second-largest pharmaceuticals manufacturer and distributor, on its $1.8 billion initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Hong Kong extends listing rules consultation amid opposition

BY Reuters, Michelle Price |

Hong Kong's securities regulator and stock exchange on Friday extended the deadline by two months for responses to a consultation on reforming the city's listing regulation, sparking fears the proposal may be in jeopardy.
Latham, CC on Everbright Securities’ $1.3 bln Hong Kong IPO

BY Ashima Ohri |

Latham & Watkins has advised Everbright Securities, a brokerage controlled by state-owned China Everbright Group Corp Ltd on its $1.3 billion Hong Kong initial public offering, with Clifford Chance representing the underwriters.
Davis Polk, Haiwen advising Postal Savings Bank on planned $10 bln IPO

BY Shangjing Li |

Davis Polk and Haiwen & Partners are representing China’s Postal Savings Bank on its planned $10 billion initial public offering in Hong Kong, with Clifford Chance and King & Wood Mallesons advising the joint sponsors.
CC, Fangda counsel China Development Bank leasing arm on $800 mln IPO

BY Ashima Ohri, Reuters |

Clifford Chance and Fangda Partners have advised China Development Bank, on its $800 million IPO in Hong Kong
CC, Dentons advise CEEC on $1.8 bln IPO

BY Eileen Ang |

Clifford Chance and Dentons have advised China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC), a state-owned builder of power plants, on its $1.8 billion Hong Kong IPO, with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Jia Yuan Law Offices representing the underwriters.
K&E, Clifford Chance on China Railway Signal’s $1.4 bln HK IPO

BY Kanishk Verghese |

Kirkland & Ellis and Clifford Chance have advised on state-owned China Railway Signal & Communications Corporation’s (CRSC) $1.4 billion IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.