Jurisdiction – China
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Firm |
Deal |
Value |
Client |
Lawyer(s) involved |
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Clifford Chance |
China Merchants Land’s issue of 4.021 percent credit enhanced bonds due 2018 |
$500 million |
Joint lead managers: 1.Industrial and Commercial Bank of China 2.BofA Merrill Lynch 3.DBS Bank Ltd 4.Barclays 5.CCB International Capital 6.China Merchants Securities (HK) 7.ING 8.J.P. Morgan 9.UBS |
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Clifford Chance |
Rockwood Holdings’ joint venture with Chengdu Tianqi Industry Group |
~$1.07 billion |
Rockwood Holdings Inc |
Arndt Stengel Michael Lishman, Emma Davies, Marc Besen (Partners) Leif Schrader, Gwendolyn Müller, Robyn Glindemann, Philip Sealey (Counsel) Richard Blewett, Nadia Esken (Senior associates) |
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Commerce & Finance Law Offices |
Huaxi Holdings Company’s HKEx listing |
HK$111 million ($14.3 million) |
Underwriters |
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Xinyuan Real Estate’s issue of 13 percent senior notes due 2019 |
$200 million |
Xinyuan Real Estate Co Ltd |
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer |
China Everbright Bank’s initial public offering |
$2.8 billion |
China Everbright Bank |
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer |
China Merchants Land’s issue of 4.021 percent credit enhanced bonds due 2018 |
$500 million |
China Merchants Land Ltd |
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Haiwen & Partners |
Willas-Array Electronics’ (Holdings) HKEx listing |
Undisclosed |
Willas-Array Electronics (Holdings) Ltd |
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Herbert Smith Freehills |
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings’ issue of 0.75 percent convertible bonds due 2018 |
$200 million |
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd |
Tommy Tong, Philip Lee (Partners) Gareth Deiner (Senior associate) Nupur Kant, Elisa Leung, Athena Young, Kai Sun (Associates) |
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Herbert Smith Freehills |
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China yuan-denominated dim sum bond issuance |
RMB2 billion ($328.5 million) |
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd |
Kevin Roy, Tom Chau (Partners) Zhong Wang (Counsel) Isaac Chen, Shell Chen, Stanley Xie (Associates) |
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Jia Yuan Law Offices |
eprint Group’s IPO and HKEx listing |
$12.58 million |
Cinda International Capital Ltd and Underwriters |
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Jingtian & Gongcheng |
China Everbright Bank’s initial public offering |
$2.8 billion |
1.China Everbright Securities 2.China International Capital Corp 3.Morgan Stanley 4.UBS AG |
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Jingtian & Gongcheng |
eprint Group’s IPO and HKEx listing |
$12.58 million |
eprint Group Ltd |
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Jingtian & Gongcheng |
Willas-Array Electronics’ (Holdings) HKEx listing |
Undisclosed |
Sponsor |
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Jingtian & Gongcheng |
Xinyuan Real Estate’s issue of 13 percent senior notes due 2019 |
$200 million |
Initial purchasers: 1.Morgan Stanley 2.BofA Merrill Lynch 3.Barclays |
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King & Wood Mallesons |
China Everbright Bank’s initial public offering |
$2.8 billion |
China Everbright Bank |
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King & Wood Mallesons |
Huaxi Holdings Company’s HKEx listing |
HK$111 million ($14.3 million) |
Huaxi Holdings Company Ltd |
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Maples and Calder (Cayman Islands counsel) |
China Merchants Land’s issue of 4.021 percent credit enhanced bonds due 2018 |
$500 million |
China Merchants Land Ltd |
Christine Chang (Partner) |
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Maples and Calder (Cayman Islands counsel) |
Xinyuan Real Estate’s issue of 13 percent senior notes due 2019 |
$200 million |
Xinyuan Real Estate Co Ltd |
Greg Knowles (Partner) Derrick Kan (Senior associate) |
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Shearman & Sterling |
Xinyuan Real Estate’s issue of 13 percent senior notes due 2019 |
$200 million |
Initial purchasers: 1.Morgan Stanley 2.BofA Merrill Lynch 3.Barclays |
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Weil, Gotshal & Manges |
Walt Disney Company China’s JV with BesTV New Media Company |
Undisclosed |
Walt Disney Company China |
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Jurisdiction – Hong Kong
|
Firm |
Deal |
Value |
Client |
Lawyer(s) involved |
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Appleby (Cayman Islands counsel) |
Dongpeng Holdings Company’s HKEx listing |
HK$953.8 million ($123 million) |
Dongpeng Holdings Company Ltd |
John Melia (Partner) Vincent Chan, Jo Lit (Associates) |
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Appleby (Cayman Islands counsel) |
eprint Group’s IPO and HKEx listing |
$12.58 million |
eprint Group Ltd |
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Appleby (Cayman Islands counsel) |
Huaxi Holdings Company’s HKEx listing |
HK$111 million ($14.3 million) |
Huaxi Holdings Company Ltd |
Judy Lee (Partner) Chris Cheng (Senior associate) |
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Appleby (Bermuda counsel) |
Kerry Logistics Network’s IPO and HKEx listing |
Upto $284 million |
Kerry Logistics Network Ltd |
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Appleby (Bermuda counsel) |
Willas-Array Electronics’ (Holdings) HKEx listing |
Undisclosed |
Willas-Array Electronics (Holdings) Ltd |
Judy Lee (Partner) Chris Cheng (Senior associate) |
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Baker & McKenzie |
China Water Property Group’s issue of 12.5 percent senior notes due 2016 |
HK$350 million ($45 million) |
China Water Property Group Ltd |
Brian Spires, Rossana Chu, Simon Leung (Partners) Christopher Shen, Christine Zhao, Isabelle Wu (Registered foreign lawyers) |
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Chen & Associates |
Dongpeng Holdings Company’s HKEx listing |
HK$953.8 million ($123 million) |
Dongpeng Holdings Company Ltd |
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Clifford Chance |
Hengshi Mining Investments’ IPO and HKEx listing |
HK$1.2 billion ($150 million) |
Hengshi Mining Investments Ltd |
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Davis Polk & Wardwell |
China Everbright Bank’s initial public offering |
$2.8 billion |
1.China Everbright Securities 2.China International Capital Corp 3.Morgan Stanley 4.UBS AG |
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Davis Polk & Wardwell |
Kerry Logistics Network’s IPO and HKEx listing |
Upto $284 million |
Kerry Logistics Network Ltd |
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Deacons |
eprint Group’s IPO and HKEx listing |
$12.58 million |
Cinda International Capital Ltd and Underwriters |
Sabrina Fung (Partner) |
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Deacons |
Kerry Logistics Network’s IPO and HKEx listing |
Upto $284 million |
Joint sponsors: 1.BOCI Asia Ltd 2.Citigroup Global Markets Asia Ltd 3.HSBC Corporate Finance (Hong Kong) Ltd 4.Morgan Stanley Asia Ltd |
Rhoda Yung, Ronny Chow, Simon Lai (Partners) |
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DLA Piper |
Spring Real Estate Investment Trust’s HKEx listing |
Undisclosed |
AD Capital |
Ed Sheremeta, Stephen Peepels, uke Gannon, Mike Suen (Partners) Christopher Knight, Clark Chen, Minxia Gu, David Cheng, David Ye |
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F. Zimmern & Co |
Huaxi Holdings Company’s HKEx listing |
HK$111 million ($14.3 million) |
Underwriters |
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer |
China Everbright Bank’s initial public offering |
$2.8 billion |
China Everbright Bank |
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer |
Kerry Logistics Network’s IPO and HKEx listing |
Upto $284 million |
Underwriters |
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Jia Yuan Law Offices |
Kerry Logistics Network’s IPO and HKEx listing |
Upto $284 million |
Underwriters |
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Jones Day |
Willas-Array Electronics’ (Holdings) HKEx listing |
Undisclosed |
Willas-Array Electronics (Holdings) Ltd |
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Li & Partners |
eprint Group’s IPO and HKEx listing |
$12.58 million |
eprint Group Ltd |
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Locke Lord |
Beijing Capital Land and Beijing Capital Group’s acquisition of 66 percent of Juda International Holdings’ issued share capital |
HK$351.12 million ($45.3 million) |
Juda International Holdings Ltd |
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Maples and Calder (Cayman Islands, BVI counsel) |
Hengshi Mining Investments’ IPO and HKEx listing |
HK$1.2 billion ($150 million) |
Hengshi Mining Investments Ltd |
Jenny Nip (Partner) Lorraine Pao, Karen Zhang (Associates) |
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Norton Rose Fulbright |
Beijing Capital Land and Beijing Capital Group’s acquisition of 66 percent of Juda International Holdings’ issued share capital |
HK$351.12 million ($45.3 million) |
Beijing Capital Land Ltd |
Psyche Tai (Partner) Rachel Chan (Senior associate) Rosalind Siu, Timothy Lam (Associates) |
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Pang & Co. in association with Loeb & Loeb LLP |
Huaxi Holdings Company’s HKEx listing |
HK$111 million ($14.3 million) |
Huaxi Holdings Company Ltd |
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Pinsent Masons |
Willas-Array Electronics’ (Holdings) HKEx listing |
Undisclosed |
Sponsor |
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Sidley Austin |
Xinyuan Real Estate’s issue of 13 percent senior notes due 2019 |
$200 million |
Xinyuan Real Estate Co Ltd |
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett |
Dongpeng Holdings Company’s HKEx listing |
HK$953.8 million ($123 million) |
Underwriters |
Chris Wong, Leiming Chen, David Lee, Tao Li (Partners) |
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Tian Yuan Law Firm |
Kerry Logistics Network’s IPO and HKEx listing |
Upto $284 million |
Kerry Logistics Network Ltd |
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati |
Dongpeng Holdings Company’s HKEx listing |
HK$953.8 million ($123 million) |
Dongpeng Holdings Company Ltd |
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Jurisdiction – Taiwan
|
Firm |
Deal |
Value |
Client |
Lawyer(s) involved |
|
LCS & Partners |
Willas-Array Electronics’ (Holdings) HKEx listing |
Undisclosed |
Sponsor |
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett |
TransAsia Airways Corp’s issue of zero coupon convertible bonds |
$75 million |
Barclays Bank |
Chris Lin (Partner) Heather Tsai, Howie Farn, Christina Chiang (Associates) |
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