Jurisdiction – China

Firm

Deal

Value

Client

Lawyer(s) involved

Beijing Sunlight Law Firm

AVIC International Finance & Investment’s Regulation S offering of 4.75 percent bonds due 2018 and 6 percent bonds due 2023

$300 million

and

$200 million

AVIC International Finance & Investment Ltd

-

Commerce & Finance Law Offices

Forgame Holdings’ IPO

and listing on the HKEx, and global offering

$206.4 million

Underwriters

-

Commerce & Finance Law Offices

Nexteer Automotive Group’s global offering and IPO

HK$2,016 million

($260 million)

Joint sponsors:

1.BOCI Asia

2.J.P. Morgan Securities (Far East)

 

Joint global coordinators:

1.BOCI

2.J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia- Pacific)

-

Commerce & Finance Law Offices

Yestar International Holdings’ HKEx listing and IPO

$22.3 million

1.Haitong International Capital Ltd

 

2.Haitong International Securities Company Ltd

 

3.China Galaxy International Securities (Hong Kong) Co Ltd

-

Jia Yuan Law Offices

Nexteer Automotive Group’s global offering and IPO

HK$2,016 million

($260 million)

Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd

-

Jingtian & Gongcheng

AVIC International Finance & Investment’s Regulation S offering of 4.75 percent bonds due 2018 and 6 percent bonds due 2023

$300 million

and

$200 million

Managers:

1.BOCI Asia

2.The Royal Bank of Scotland plc

3.Credit Suisse

Securities (Europe) 4.HSBC

5.Industrial

and Commercial Bank of China (Asia)

-

Jingtian & Gongcheng

Forgame Holdings’ IPO

and listing on the HKEx, and global offering

$206.4 million

Forgame Holdings Ltd

-

Jingtian & Gongcheng

Yestar International Holdings’ HKEx listing and IPO

$22.3 million

Yestar International Holdings Co Ltd

-

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

KKR’s partnership with and acquisition of 10 percent stake in Qingdao Haier

Undisclosed

KKR

Jack Lange,

Greg Liu,

Manuel Frey,

Dale Sarro

(Partners)

 

Christopher Poggi

(Counsel)

 

Qi Xu,

Sue Yang,

Catherine Ying, Patrick Karsnitz

(Associates)

Sidley Austin

CNOOC’s issue of a dual-tranche bond

$2 billion

CNOOC

Matthew Sheridan,

Janney Chong

(Partners)

 

Renee Xiong

(Foreign legal consultant)

 

Anna Chow,

Vincent Chow,

Jake Schneider,

Dominic Sze

(Associates)

Jurisdiction – Hong Kong

Firm

Deal

Value

Client

Lawyer(s) involved

Allen & Overy

VLL International’s issue of 6.75 percent guaranteed notes due 2018

$100 million

Joint lead managers:

1.CLSA

2.HSBC

3.UBS AG, HK branch

-

Appleby

(Cayman Islands counsel)

China Ludao Technology Company’s HKEx listing

HK$89 million

($11.5 million)

China Ludao Technology Company Ltd

Judy Lee

(Partner)

 

Chris Cheng

(Senior associate)

Appleby

(Cayman Islands counsel)

Ngai Shun Holdings’ HKEx listing

HK$109 million

($14.1 million)

Ngai Shun Holdings Ltd

Judy Lee

(Partner)

 

Chris Cheng

(Senior associate)

Baker & McKenzie

Nexteer Automotive Group’s global offering and IPO

HK$2,016 million

($260 million)

Joint sponsors:

1.BOCI Asia

2.J.P. Morgan Securities (Far East)

 

Joint global coordinators:

1.BOCI

2.J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia- Pacific)

Jackie Lo,

Brian Spires

(Partners)

 

Tracy Lam

(Special counsel)

 

Christopher Shen,

Isabelle Wu, Kathy Zhong

(Associates)

Conyers Dill & Pearman

(BVI counsel)

AVIC International Finance & Investment’s Regulation S offering of 4.75 percent bonds due 2018 and 6 percent bonds due 2023

$300 million

and

$200 million

AVIC International Finance & Investment Ltd

-

Conyers Dill & Pearman (Cayman Islands counsel)

Yestar International Holdings’ HKEx listing and IPO

$22.3 million

Yestar International Holdings Co Ltd

-

Davis Polk & Wardwell

AVIC International Finance & Investment’s Regulation S offering of 4.75 percent bonds due 2018 and 6 percent bonds due 2023

$300 million

and

$200 million

Managers:

1.BOCI Asia

2.The Royal Bank of Scotland plc

3.Credit Suisse

Securities (Europe) 4.HSBC

5.Industrial

and Commercial Bank of China (Asia)

Paul Chow

(Partner)

 

Margie Chan,

Amanda Lau, Aaron Zhou

(Associates)

 

Alon Gurfinkel

(Counsel)

Davis Polk & Wardwell

Forgame Holdings’ IPO

and listing on the HKEx, and global offering

$206.4 million

Forgame Holdings Ltd

Bonnie Chan,

James Lin,

Li He,

John Paton (Partners)

 

Megan Chia,

Liang (Alex) Tao, Kitty Chan,

Ankur Dalal,

Susan Klavens Hutner,

D. Tina Wang (Associates)

 

Bingqing Pan,

Dan Ouyang

(Registered foreign lawyers)

 

Alon Gurfinkel,

Jeanine McGuinness, Catherine Martin (Counsel)

Davis Polk & Wardwell

Nexteer Automotive Group’s global offering and IPO

HK$2,016 million

($260 million)

Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd

Bonnie Chan, Antony Dapiran,

Richard Drucker, (Partners)

 

Stephenie Fung, Wilson Chan, Aaron Zhou, Melissa Glass,

Liang Dong,

Yiyu (Sam) Huang,

Ankang Li

(Associates)

Deacons

Bank of America Corp’s disposal of its remaining stake in China Construction Bank Corp

$1.49 billion

Bank of America Corporation

Rhoda Yung

(Partner)

Deacons

Yestar International Holdings’ HKEx listing and IPO

$22.3 million

1.Haitong International Capital Ltd

 

2.Haitong International Securities Company Ltd

 

3.China Galaxy International Securities (Hong Kong) Co Ltd

Rhoda Yung

(Partner)

Hastings & Co

(HK counsel)

China Ludao Technology Company’s HKEx listing

HK$89 million

($11.5 million)

China Ludao Technology Company Ltd

-

Herbert Smith Freehills

China Merchants Bank’s issue of H-rights shares

$4.5 billion

China Merchants Bank

Tom Chau

(Partner)

 

Sherry Lai,

Lawrence Wang

(Associates)

Jun He Law Offices

(HK counsel)

Ngai Shun Holdings’ HKEx listing

HK$109 million

($14.1 million)

Sponsor:

Ample Capital Ltd

 

Underwriters

-

Kirkland & Ellis

Forgame Holdings’ IPO

and listing on the HKEx, and global offering

$206.4 million

Joint coordinators and bookrunners: 1.Morgan Stanley

2.J.P. Morgan

 

Joint bookrunners and lead managers: 1.China International Capital Corp 2.Macquarie

Dominic Tsun, David Zhang,

Li-Chien Wong, Benjamin Su

(Partners)

Linklaters

(HK counsel)

AVIC International Finance & Investment’s Regulation S offering of 4.75 percent bonds due 2018 and 6 percent bonds due 2023

$300 million

and

$200 million

AVIC International Finance & Investment Ltd

-

Loong & Yeung Solicitors

(HK counsel)

Ngai Shun Holdings’ HKEx listing

HK$109 million

($14.1 million)

Ngai Shun Holdings Ltd

-

Maples and Calder

(Cayman Islands counsel)

Establishment of Multi Strategies Fund and the launch of its first series trust, Turkish Lira Money Market Fund

N/A

UBP Investment Co Ltd

Nick Harrold

(Partner)

 

Matt Roberts

(Associate)

Maples and Calder

VLL International’s issue of 6.75 percent guaranteed notes due 2018

$100 million

VLL International Inc

Jenny Nip

(Partner)

 

Lorraine Pao,

Karen Zhang

(Associates)

Norton Rose Fulbright

The Hong Kong Parkview Group’s acquisition of a commercial property portfolio from COFCO Land

HK$14.2 billion

($1.83 billion)

The Hong Kong Parkview Group

Psyche Tai,

Winnie Chan, 

Andrew Bleau

(Partners)

 

Doris Ng,

Tiffany Ip,

Rosalind Siu,

Sarah Guo,

Grace Lo

(Associates)

Paul Hastings

Shui On Land and Shui On Development’s (Holding) swap agreement with Trophy Property Development L.P

Undisclosed

1.Shui On Land Ltd

2.Shui On Development (Holding) Ltd

John Cahill,

Derek Roth (Partners)

 

Lisa Park,

May Lun,

Heather Lockhart

(Associates)

Paul Hastings

Yuzhou Properties Company’s issue of  8.75 percent senior notes due 2018

$300 million

Yuzhou Properties Company Ltd

Raymond Li,

Vivian Lam,

David Grimm (Partners)

 

Celia Chau,

Dane Johansen, May Lun

(Associates)

TC & Co

(HK counsel)

China Ludao Technology Company’s HKEx listing

HK$89 million

($11.5 million)

Sponsor:

Essence Corporate Finance (Hong Kong) Ltd

 

Underwriters

-

Woo, Kwan, Lee & Lo

Yestar International Holdings’ HKEx listing and IPO

$22.3 million

Yestar International Holdings Co Ltd

-

Jurisdiction – Japan

Firm

Deal

Value

Client

Lawyer(s) involved

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

Establishment of Multi Strategies Fund and the launch of its first series trust, Turkish Lira Money Market Fund

N/A

UBP Investment Co Ltd

Nobuhiko Shimose (Partner)

 

Naohisa Iimura

(Associate)

Jurisdiction – Korea

Firm

Deal

Value

Client

Lawyer(s) involved

Paul Hastings

Hansol Paper’s acquisition of Schades Group from Capidea Kapital

Undisclosed

Hansol Paper Co Ltd

Dong Chul Kim, Daniel Sae-Chin Kim,

Dr. Ali Sahin,

Dr. Regina Engelstädter,

Garrett Hayes,

Alexis Terray

(Partners)

 

 

Steve Kang,

Dr. Matthias Scieranski,

George Weston, Charlotte Pennec

(Associates)

Where exact value is not known, ALB will use an approximate value based on available market data or coverage.

 

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