Jurisdiction – China
Firm Deal Value Client Lawyer(s) involved Paul Hastings Haitong International Securities Group’s issue of 1.25 percent convertible bonds due 2018 HK$776 million ($100 million) Haitong International Securities Group Ltd Raymond Li, Vivian Lam, Catherine Tsang (Partners) Erika Wan, Ling Ling, May Lun (Associates)
Jurisdiction – Hong Kong
Firm Deal Value Client Lawyer(s) involved Ashurst Macquarie Investment Management’s proposed acquisition of ING Investment Management Korea Undisclosed Macquarie Investment Management Robert Ogilvy Watson, Karen Davies, Nicholas Gardner (Partners) Sun Kim (Senior associate) Preena Gandhi (Associate) Ashurst Proposed sale of 29.98 percent of Forterra Trust to Lucky Token Investments | Sale of Oriental Management Services to New Precise Holdings Undisclosed Forterra Trust and other stakeholders | Forterra Real Estate Pte Ltd Robert Ogilvy Watson, Dominic Gregory, Richard Palmer (Partners) Audrius Skeivys, Philippa Michie (Senior associate) Wang Ho Fung (Associate) Adrian Cheung (Trainee solicitor) Ashurst Proposed sale of Kadokawa Intercontinental Group Holdings to Hong Kong-listed companies within Lai Sun Group HK$342 million ($44 million) Lai's Holdings Jonathan Hsui (Partner) Justin Seto (Associate) CLCS B.V. (Netherlands counsel) Establishment of Privium Capital Fund SPC and its first fund, Croesus Absolute Return Fund SP Undisclosed Privium Fund Management BV Davis Polk & Wardwell $1.9 billion Baidu Holdings Ltd Paul Chow, Miranda So, Howard Zhang (Partners) Peter Cheng, Christine Xu (Associates) Ruomu Li (Registered foreign lawyer) Ling Jessica Zhang (Legal assistant) Deacons Proposed sale of 29.98 percent of Forterra Trust to Lucky Token Investments | Sale of Oriental Management Services to New Precise Holdings Undisclosed Nan Fung International Holdings Ltd Maples and Calder (Cayman Islands counsel) Establishment of Privium Capital Fund SPC and its first fund, Croesus Absolute Return Fund SP Undisclosed Privium Fund Management BV Ann Ng (Partner) Terence Ho (Associate) Sidley Austin Baidu Holdings’ acquisition of 91 Wireless Websoft $1.9 billion NetDragon Websoft Inc Gloria Lam (Partner)
Jurisdiction – Japan
Firm Deal Value Client Lawyer(s) involved Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Suntory Beverage & Food’s initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange $3.9 billion Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd Alan Cannon, Robert Holo (Partners) A. Reid Monroe-Sheridan, Chang Won Choi, Sophie Staples (Associates)
Jurisdiction – Korea
Firm Deal Value Client Lawyer(s) involved Allen & Overy Macquarie Investment Management’s proposed acquisition of ING Investment Management Korea Undisclosed ING Group Lee & Ko Macquarie Investment Management’s proposed acquisition of ING Investment Management Korea Undisclosed Macquarie Investment Management
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