Jurisdiction – China
Firm Deal Value Client Lawyer(s) involved Bingham McCutchen LLP Suntech Power Holdings Co’s issue of convertible senior notes due 2013 Undisclosed Ad hoc group of holders Conyers Dill & Pearman China Vanke Co Ltd’s Regulation S offering of 2.625 percent guaranteed bonds due 2018 $800 million China Vanke Co Ltd Commerce & Finance Law Offices China Vanke Co Ltd’s Regulation S offering of 2.625 percent guaranteed bonds due 2018 $800 million Joint bookrunners and lead managers: 1.Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp Ltd 2.Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore branch 3.Bank of China (Hong Kong) Ltd 4.DBS Bank Ltd 5.UBS AG, Hong Kong branch 6.J.P. Morgan Securities plc Davis Polk & Wardwell China Nuokang Bio- Pharmaceutical Inc’s management buyout Undisclosed Financial advisers to China Nuokang’s independent committee of board of directors: 1.Lazard Asia (Hong Kong) Ltd 2.Houlihan Lokey (China) Ltd Mark J. Lehmkuhler (HK partner) Steven Sha (Registered foreign lawyer) Weil, Gotshal & Manges Baring Private Equity Asia Ltd’s buyout bid for Ambow Education Holding Ltd $1.46 per ADR Baring Private Equity Asia Ltd Zhong Lun Law Firm China Vanke Co Ltd’s Regulation S offering of 2.625 percent guaranteed bonds due 2018 $800 million China Vanke Co Ltd
Jurisdiction – Hong Kong
Firm Deal Value Client Lawyer(s) involved Davis Polk & Wardwell China Vanke Co Ltd’s Regulation S offering of 2.625 percent guaranteed bonds due 2018 $800 million Bestgain Real Estate Ltd Paul Chow, Eugene C. Gregor (Partners) Margie Chan, Liang (Alex) Tao, Rhiannon Nakano, Yang Chu (Associates) Alon Gurfinkel (Counsel) Linklaters (HK law counsel) China Vanke Co Ltd’s Regulation S offering of 2.625 percent guaranteed bonds due 2018 $800 million Joint bookrunners and lead managers: 1.Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp Ltd 2.Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore branch 3.Bank of China (Hong Kong) Ltd 4.DBS Bank Ltd 5.UBS AG, Hong Kong branch 6.J.P. Morgan Securities plc
Jurisdiction – Japan
Firm Deal Value Client Lawyer(s) involved Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd’s senior notes offering in four tranches due 2016, 2018 and 2023 $2.25 billion Managers: 1.Morgan Stanley & Co LLC 2.Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA) Inc 3.J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Alan Cannon, Robert Holo (Partners) David Snowden, Jodi Sackel (Associates)
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