Jurisdiction – China
|
Firm |
Deal |
Value |
Client |
Lawyer(s) involved |
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Clifford Chance |
EQT Partners Asia’s majority buyout of China F&B Group |
Undisclosed |
EQT Partners Asia Ltd |
Terence Foo, Simon Cooke, Peter Kilner (Partners) Zhang Hong, Paula Liu, Mark Hultum, Vivian Wong (Senior associates) Nakisa Jobling, Carolyn Huang, Zhonghua Shi, Elizabeth Schultz (Associates) |
|
Clifford Chance |
PSA International’s acquisition of a 49 percent stake in a new container terminal in Lianyungang Port |
Undisclosed |
PSA International |
Terence Foo (Partner) Zhang Hong (Senior associate) Wang Menghan, Angie Ng (Associates) |
|
Concepcion Pires-de-Paz |
Renault’s joint venture with Dongfeng Motor Corp |
RMB 11 billion ($1.8 billion) |
Renault |
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Davis Polk & Wardwell |
China Cinda Asset Management’s IPO and listing on the HKEx |
HK$19 billion ($2.5 billion) |
China Cinda Asset Management Co Ltd |
Bonnie Chan, Antony Dapiran, Li He (Partners) Bate Yu, Amanda Lau, Yang Chu, Xiaotong (Lisa) Yuan, Peter Luan (Associates) |
|
DeHeng Law Offices |
China Development Bank Beijing’s loan grant for the Beijing Hotel Construction Project |
$60 million |
China Development Bank Beijing |
Chen Wei (David) (Partner) |
|
Fangda Partners |
SouFun Holdings’ Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of 2 percent convertible senior notes due 2018 |
$350 million |
Initial purchasers: 1.J.P. Morgan Securities 2.Citigroup Global Markets Inc 3.Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC |
|
|
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer |
China Cinda Asset Management’s IPO and listing on the HKEx |
HK$19 billion ($2.5 billion) |
Underwriters |
|
|
Gide Loyrette Nouel |
Renault’s joint venture with Dongfeng Motor Corp |
RMB 11 billion ($1.8 billion) |
Renault |
Stéphane Vernay, Thomas Urlacher (Partners) Pierre Wiehn, Christine Miles, Sun Lei, Wang Kai (Associates) |
|
Haiwen & Partners |
China Cinda Asset Management’s IPO and listing on the HKEx |
HK$19 billion ($2.5 billion) |
China Cinda Asset Management Co Ltd |
|
|
Jingtian & Gongcheng |
SouFun Holdings’ Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of 2 percent convertible senior notes due 2018 |
$350 million |
SouFun Holdings Ltd |
|
|
King & Wood Mallesons |
China Cinda Asset Management’s IPO and listing on the HKEx |
HK$19 billion ($2.5 billion) |
Underwriters |
|
|
Sidley Austin |
CSSC Capital 2013’s Regulation S offering of 2.75 percent credit enhanced bonds due 2016 |
$800 million |
CSSC Capital 2013 Ltd |
Huanting Timothy Li (Partner) |
|
Sidley Austin |
Xinyuan Real Estate’s issue of 13 percent senior notes due 2019 |
$200 million |
Xinyuan Real Estate Co Ltd |
Matthew Sheridan (Partner) Renee Xiong (Counsel) |
Jurisdiction – Hong Kong
|
Firm |
Deal |
Value |
Client |
Lawyer(s) involved |
|
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld |
Trunkbow International Holdings’ going-private transaction |
Undisclosed |
Duff & Phelps (Financial adviser to the special committee) |
|
|
Appleby (Cayman Islands counsel) |
U Banquet Holding’s listing on the HKEx |
HK$100 million ($12.8 million) |
U Banquet Holding Ltd |
Judy Lee (Partner) Jo Lit (Associate) |
|
Chen & Associates |
SouFun Holdings’ Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of 2 percent convertible senior notes due 2018 |
$350 million |
SouFun Holdings Ltd |
|
|
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton |
Trunkbow International Holdings’ going-private transaction |
Undisclosed |
Buyer group |
Ling Huang, W. Clayton Johnson (Partners) Xuemei Lu, Jian Liu, Rebecca Reeb, Elena Heim, Eng-Lye Ong, Vivien Ho (Associates) Jiahua Guo (Special associate) |
|
Clifford Chance |
Amipeace’s issue of 2.0 percent of guarantee notes due 2016 |
$600 million |
Joint arrangers: 1.Bank of China (HK) Ltd 2.Bank of China Ltd 3.BOCI Asia Ltd |
|
|
Clifford Chance |
Banco Santander’s acquisition of 8 percent stake in Bank of Shanghai from HSBC Holdings |
470 million euros ($647.3 million) |
Banco Santander SA |
Emma Davies (Partner) Paula Liu, Bryan Koo (Senior associates) |
|
Clifford Chance |
CSSC Capital 2013’s Regulation S offering of 2.75 percent credit enhanced bonds due 2016 |
$800 million |
Bank of Communications Trustee Ltd |
|
|
Clifford Chance |
Jintian Pharmaceutical Group’s IPO and listing on the HKEx |
HK$1,445 million ($186.5 million) |
Sole sponsor and underwriters |
|
|
Conyers Dill & Pearman (Cayman Islands, BVI counsel) |
SouFun Holdings’ Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of 2 percent convertible senior notes due 2018 |
$350 million |
SouFun Holdings Ltd |
|
|
Davis Polk & Wardwell |
SouFun Holdings’ Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of 2 percent convertible senior notes due 2018 |
$350 million |
Initial purchasers: 1.J.P. Morgan Securities 2.Citigroup Global Markets Inc 3.Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC |
James Lin, John Brandow, Po Sit (Partners) Paul Marks, Trevor Gleason, Geoffrey Walter, Juelle Gomes (Associates) |
|
Davis Polk & Wardwell |
Wyeth’s merger with Pfizer |
Undisclosed |
Citigroup Global Markets India Pvt Ltd |
Kirtee Kapoor (Partner) Pavan Jawanda (Registered foreign lawyer) |
|
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer |
Jintian Pharmaceutical Group’s IPO and listing on the HKEx |
HK$1,445 million ($186.5 million) |
Jintian Pharmaceutical Group Ltd |
|
|
Kirkland & Ellis |
Qinhuangdao Port’s IPO |
$560 million |
Qinhuangdao Port Co Ltd |
Dominic Tsun, David Zhang, Li-Chien Wong, Benjamin Su, Stephanie Lau (Partners) |
|
Kirkland & Ellis |
Xinyi Solar Holdings’ listing on the HKEx |
N/A |
Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd |
Dominic Tsun, Li-Chien Wong, Stephanie Lau (Partners) |
|
Linklaters |
Amipeace’s issue of 2.0 percent of guarantee notes due 2016 |
$600 million |
Amipeace Ltd |
|
|
Linklaters |
CSSC Capital 2013’s Regulation S offering of 2.75 percent credit enhanced bonds due 2016 |
$800 million |
Joint global coordinators, joint lead managers: 1.CCB International Capital Ltd 2.Bank of China (HK Ltd) 3.Bank of China Ltd 4.Barclays Bank PLC 5.CITIC Securities Corporate Finance (HK) Ltd 6.Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (HK) Ltd |
|
|
Maples and Calder (BVI counsel) |
Amipeace’s issue of 2.0 percent of guarantee notes due 2016 |
$600 million |
Amipeace Ltd |
Jenny Nip (Partner) Karen Zhang (Associate) |
|
Maples and Calder (BVI counsel) |
CSSC Capital 2013’s Regulation S offering of 2.75 percent credit enhanced bonds due 2016 |
$800 million |
CSSC Capital 2013 Ltd |
Jenny Nip (Partner) Karen Zhan (Associate) |
|
Maples and Calder (Cayman Islands counsel) |
Jintian Pharmaceutical Group’s IPO and listing on the HKEx |
HK$1,445 million ($186.5 million) |
Jintian Pharmaceutical Group Ltd |
Greg Knowles (Partner) Derrick Kan (Senior associate) |
|
Pinsent Masons |
U Banquet Holding’s listing on the HKEx |
HK$100 million ($12.8 million) |
Underwriters |
|
|
Shearman & Sterling |
Trunkbow International Holdings’ going-private transaction |
Undisclosed |
Special committee |
|
|
TC & Co |
U Banquet Holding’s listing on the HKEx |
HK$100 million ($12.8 million) |
U Banquet Holding Ltd |
|
|
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati |
SouFun Holdings’ Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of 2 percent convertible senior notes due 2018 |
$350 million |
SouFun Holdings Ltd |
|
Jurisdiction – Japan
|
Firm |
Deal |
Value |
Client |
Lawyer(s) involved |
|
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune |
Bain Capital’s leveraged tender offer for all of Macromill’s outstanding shares |
51.4 billion yen ($501 million) |
Lenders |
|
|
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto |
Bain Capital’s leveraged tender offer for all of Macromill’s outstanding shares |
51.4 billion yen ($501 million) |
Bain Capital |
|
|
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu |
Bain Capital’s leveraged tender offer for all of Macromill’s outstanding shares |
51.4 billion yen ($501 million) |
Lenders |
|
|
Nishimura & Asahi |
Bain Capital’s leveraged tender offer for all of Macromill’s outstanding shares |
51.4 billion yen ($501 million) |
Selling shareholder |
|
|
Ropes & Gray |
Bain Capital’s leveraged tender offer for all of Macromill’s outstanding shares |
51.4 billion yen ($501 million) |
Bain Capital |
Tsuyoshi Imai (Partner) Kaori Fukazawa (Counsel) Saeko Inaba, Matt Byron, Ben Morris (Associates) |
|
TMI Associates |
Bain Capital’s leveraged tender offer for all of Macromill’s outstanding shares |
51.4 billion yen ($501 million) |
Macromill Inc |
|
Jurisdiction – Korea
|
Firm |
Deal |
Value |
Client |
Lawyer(s) involved |
|
Jones Day |
Bavarian Sky Korean Auto Receivables 1’s securitisation of Korean auto loans and leases and issuance of secured floating rate notes due 2019 |
$250 million |
Swap providers and arrangers: 1.Standard Chartered Bank 2.DBS Bank |
Michelle Taylor, Graham Lim (Partners) Donna Healy (Of Counsel) Kevin Tsang, Lulu Zhang (Associates) |
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