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
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Firm |
Deal |
Value |
Client |
Lawyer(s) involved |
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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
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Firm |
Deal |
Value |
Client |
Lawyer(s) involved |
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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) |
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