Jurisdiction – China
|
Firm |
Deal |
Value |
Client |
Lawyer(s) involved |
|
Davis Polk & Wardwell |
Buyout offer for Shanda Games by its controlling shareholder |
$1.9 billion |
Shanda Games |
|
|
Jun He Law Offices |
Redco Properties Group’s listing on the HKEx |
HK$865 million ($111.6 million) |
Underwriters |
|
|
Jun He Law Offices |
Thermo Fisher Scientific’s acquisition of Life Technologies |
$13.6 billion |
Thermo Fisher Scientific |
|
|
King & Wood Mallesons |
Redco Properties Group’s listing on the HKEx |
HK$865 million ($111.6 million) |
Redco Properties Group Ltd |
|
|
Latham & Watkins |
Buyout offer for Shanda Games by its controlling shareholder |
$1.9 billion |
Primavera Capital Ltd |
|
|
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati |
Buyout offer for Shanda Games by its controlling shareholder |
$1.9 billion |
Shanda Games |
|
Jurisdiction – Japan
|
Firm |
Deal |
Value |
Client |
Lawyer(s) involved |
|
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune |
Thermo Fisher Scientific’s acquisition of Life Technologies |
$13.6 billion |
Thermo Fisher Scientific |
|
Jurisdiction – Korea
|
Firm |
Deal |
Value |
Client |
Lawyer(s) involved |
|
Kim & Chang |
Thermo Fisher Scientific’s acquisition of Life Technologies |
$13.6 billion |
Thermo Fisher Scientific |
|
Jurisdiction – Hong Kong
|
Firm |
Deal |
Value |
Client |
Lawyer(s) involved |
|
Appleby (Cayman Islands counsel) |
Redco Properties Group’s listing on the HKEx |
HK$865 million ($111.6 million) |
Redco Properties Group Ltd |
Judy Lee (Partner) Jo Lit, Kate Li (Associates) |
|
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton |
$2.91 billion |
Google |
|
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|
Clifford Chance |
China Shipping Overseas Finance’s issue of 4.25 percent credit-enhanced bonds due 2019 |
$500 million |
Joint global coordinators, joint lead managers: 1.ANZ Banking Group 2.Bank of China 3.Bank of Communications (HK branch) 4.Barclays Bank 5.DBS Bank 6.Deutsche Bank AG (SG branch) 7. ING Bank N.V. (SG branch) 8.Merrill Lynch International |
|
|
Linklaters |
China Shipping Overseas Finance’s issue of 4.25 percent credit-enhanced bonds due 2019 |
$500 million |
China Shipping Overseas Finance Ltd |
|
|
Maples and Calder (BVI counsel) |
China Shipping Overseas Finance’s issue of 4.25 percent credit-enhanced bonds due 2019 |
$500 million |
China Shipping Overseas Finance Ltd |
Jenny Nip (Partner) Karen Zhang (Associate) |
|
Maples and Calder (BVI counsel) |
Favor Sea’s issue of 11.75 percent guaranteed senior notes due 2019 |
$150 million |
Favor Sea Ltd |
Greg Knowles (Partner) Richard Spooner (Of Counsel) |
|
Mayer Brown JSM |
Redco Properties Group’s listing on the HKEx |
HK$865 million ($111.6 million) |
Underwriters |
|
|
Shearman & Sterling |
Favor Sea’s issue of 11.75 percent guaranteed senior notes due 2019 |
$150 million |
Favor Sea Ltd |
|
|
Sidley Austin |
Redco Properties Group’s listing on the HKEx |
HK$865 million ($111.6 million) |
Redco Properties Group Ltd |
|
|
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett |
Favor Sea’s issue of 11.75 percent guaranteed senior notes due 2019 |
$150 million |
Joint bookrunners, joint lead managers: 1.Morgan Stanley 2.UBS 3.HSBC 4.China Minsheng Banking Corp (HK branch) |
|
|
Slaughter and May |
China Power New Energy Development Co’s acquisition of Power Will Investment’s entire issued share capital |
RMB166 million ($27 million) |
China Power New Energy Development Company |
Benita Yu (Partner) Kevin Ip (Associate) |
|
Slaughter and May |
Thermo Fisher Scientific’s acquisition of Life Technologies |
$13.6 billion |
Thermo Fisher Scientific |
John Boyce, Michael Rowe (Partners) Natalie Yeung, Mariko Tavernier, Paddy Law, Murray Reeve (Associates) |
|
Weil, Gotshal & Manges |
$2.91 billion |
Lenovo |
Henry Ong (Partner) William Fong, Dianna Lee (Associates) |
Where exact value is not known, ALB will use an approximate value based on available market data or coverage.
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