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Jurisdiction – China

Firm

Deal

Value

Client

Lawyer(s) involved

Davis Polk & Wardwell

Sinopec Group Overseas Development’s Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of its five-tranche notes due 2017, 2019 and 2024

$4.75 billion

Joint global coordinators and representatives to initial purchasers: 1.Citigroup Global Markets Inc

2.HSBC

3.Goldman Sachs (Asia)

4.CCB International Capital

5.J.P. Morgan Securities plc

Eugene Gregor,

John Paton

(Partners)

 

Bate Yu,

Ran Li,

Ankang Li

(Associates)

 

Jesse Gillespie

(Registered foreign lawyer)

 

Alon Gurfinkel

(Counsel)

Eversheds

China Merchants Bank’s debt financing of ChinaEdu Corp

$66 million

China Merchants Bank

Kingsley Ong

(Partner)

 

Sandy Yeung,

Gloria Chen

(Associates)

Haiwen & Partners

Sinopec Group Overseas Development’s Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of its five-tranche notes due 2017, 2019 and 2024

$4.75 billion

China Petrochemical Corp

 

Hylands Law Firm

China LotSynergy Holdings’ issue of 5 percent convertible bonds due 2019

HK$650 million

($83.9 million)

China LotSynergy Holdings

 

Jun He Law Offices

CNOOC Nexen Finance’s SEC-registered offering of guaranteed notes

$4 billion

Underwriters

 

King & Wood Mallesons

China LotSynergy Holdings’ issue of 5 percent convertible bonds due 2019

HK$650 million

($83.9 million)

Underwriters

 

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Sinopec Group Overseas Development’s Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of its five-tranche notes due 2017, 2019 and 2024

$4.75 billion

China Petrochemical Corp

 

 

 

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Jurisdiction – Hong Kong

Firm

Deal

Value

Client

Lawyer(s) involved

Allen & Overy

ICBC’s proposed acquisition of 75.5 percent of Tekstilbank’s issued share capital from GSD Holding

$316 million

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)

Gary McLean,

Jane Jiang,

Gökhan Eraksoy (Partners)

 

Jinghua Zou,

James Burton,

Steve Quinn

(Senior associates)

 

Xin Cheng,

Catherine Liu,

Ömer Şirin,

Taylan Çalışkan, Zeynep Saydı,

Deniz Avcı

(Associates)

Appleby (BVI and Bermuda counsel)

CCB International’s subscription of secured exchangeable notes and warrants in Leading Value Industrial

$30 million and $2.1 million

CCB International (Holdings)

Jeffrey Kirk

(Partner)

 

Rupen Shah

(Senior associate)

Appleby (Bermuda counsel)

China LotSynergy Holdings’ issue of 5 percent convertible bonds due 2019

HK$650 million

($83.9 million)

China LotSynergy Holdings

Judy Lee

(Partner)

 

Chris Cheng

(Senior associate)

Angara Abello Conception Regala & Cruz Law Offices

AYC Finance’s issue of 0.50 percent guaranteed exchangeable bonds due 2019

$300 million

AYC Finance

 

Baker & McKenzie

China LotSynergy Holdings’ issue of 5 percent convertible bonds due 2019

HK$650 million

($83.9 million)

China LotSynergy Holdings

 

Blake, Cassels & Graydon

(Canadian counsel)

CNOOC Nexen Finance’s SEC-registered offering of guaranteed notes

$4 billion

CNOOC Nexen Finance ULC

 

Clifford Chance

CCB International’s subscription of secured exchangeable notes and warrants in Leading Value Industrial

$30 million and $2.1 million

CCB International (Holdings)

 

Conyers Dill & Pearman

(BVI counsel)

Sinopec Group Overseas Development’s Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of its five-tranche notes due 2017, 2019 and 2024

$4.75 billion

China Petrochemical Corp

 

Davis Polk & Wardwell

CNOOC Nexen Finance’s SEC-registered offering of guaranteed notes

$4 billion

CNOOC

Eugene Gregor, James Lin,

Antony Dapiran,

Lucy Farr,

John Reynolds III

(Partners)

 

Faisal Baloch,

Catherine Martin

(Counsel)

 

Bate Yu,

Stephenie Fung, Ran Li,

Ankang Li,

Patrick Sigmon,

Jake Wang

(Associates)

Davis Polk & Wardwell

Poly Real Estate Finance’s issue of 5.25 percent guaranteed bonds due 2019

$500 million

Poly Real Estate Finance

 

Linklaters

AYC Finance’s issue of 0.50 percent guaranteed exchangeable bonds due 2019

$300 million

Trustee:

The Bank of New York Mellon (London branch)

 

Linklaters

China LotSynergy Holdings’ issue of 5 percent convertible bonds due 2019

HK$650 million

($83.9 million)

Underwriters

 

Linklaters

CNOOC Nexen Finance’s SEC-registered offering of guaranteed notes

$4 billion

Underwriters

 

Linklaters

Poly Real Estate Finance’s issue of 5.25 percent guaranteed bonds due 2019

$500 million

Joint lead managers:

1.CITIC Securities 2.HSBC

 

Maples and Calder (Cayman Islands counsel)

AYC Finance’s issue of 0.50 percent guaranteed exchangeable bonds due 2019

$300 million

AYC Finance

Christine Chang

(Partner)

 

Lorraine Pao,

Karen Zhang

(Associates)

Maples and Calder

(BVI counsel)

Poly Real Estate Finance’s issue of 5.25 percent guaranteed bonds due 2019

$500 million

Poly Real Estate Finance

Christine Chang

(Partner)

 

 Lorraine Pao

(Associate)

Maples and Calder (Cayman Islands counsel)

VLL International’s issue of  7.45 percent guaranteed notes due 2019

$225 million

VLL International Inc

Jenny Nip

(Partner)

 

Karen Zhang

(Associate)

Mayer Brown JSM

Sinochem Offshore Capital’s establishment of its MTN programme, and issue of 3.25 percent senior notes due 2019

$1 trillion (MTN programme)

 

$500 million

(Notes issue)

 

Sinochem Offshore Capital Co

Jason Elder,

Phill Smith,

Henry Wang,

Jason Bazar

(Partners)

 

Edward Leung (Registered foreign lawyer)

 

Joshua Ng,

Jared Goldberger

(Associates)

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy

VLL International’s issue of  7.45 percent guaranteed notes due 2019

$225 million

Joint lead managers:

1.DBS Bank

2.HSBC

 

Paul Hastings

AYC Finance’s issue of 0.50 percent guaranteed exchangeable bonds due 2019

$300 million

Goldman Sachs International (Manager)

 

Paul Hastings

Mapletree Investments’ joint venture with Oakwood Worldwide

Undisclosed

Mapletree Investments Pte

Vivian Lam,

Derek Roth (Partners)

 

Celia Chau,

Erika Wan,

Hallock Svensk

(Associates)

Paul Hastings

Shunfeng Photovoltaic International’s acquisition of Wuxi Suntech Power’s entire equity interests

$482 million

Shunfeng Photovoltaic International

Sammy Li,

Luc Despins

(Partners)

 

Edwin Kwok

(Of counsel)

 

Chris Fong

(Associate)

Paul Hastings

VLL International’s issue of  7.45 percent guaranteed notes due 2019

$225 million

VLL International Inc

 

Slaughter and May

Bank of China (Hong Kong)’s loan grant to CITIC Pacific

HK$8.8 billion

($1.14 billion)

Bank of China (Hong Kong)

Lisa Chung

(Partner)

 

Gerard Pang,

Catherine Hau

(Associates)

Slaughter and May

China Power International Development’s issue of 4.5 percent bonds due 2017

RMB 2 billion

($320 million)

China Power International Development

Benita Yu,

Clara Choi (Partners)

 

Daryl Yip,

Alison Tsoi,

Grace Cheng

(Associates)

Stewart McKelvey (Nova Scotia counsel)

CNOOC Nexen Finance’s SEC-registered offering of guaranteed notes

$4 billion

CNOOC Nexen Finance ULC

 

Weil, Gotshal & Manges

RPC Group’s planned acquisition of ACE Corporation Holdings

$430 million

RPC Group Plc

Steve Xiang,

Peter Feist,

Suat Eng Suah,

Mike Francies,

Adam Plainer

(Partners)

 

William Fong,

Daniel Yeh,

Joyce Du,

Trina Bose,

Tomasz Rodzoch (Associates)

 

Oliver Walker

(Tax counsel)

White & Case

Banglalink Digital Communications’ Rule 144A/Regulation S high yield bond offering of 8.625 percent senior notes due 2019

$300 million

Sole bookrunner:

Citigroup Global Markets Inc

Anna-Marie Slot,

Rob Mathews,

Jill Concannon,

Raymond Simon

(Partners)

 

Yanni Guo, Meenakshi Roy, Kevin O’Neill, Joann Ho,

Sarita Malakar,

Caitlyn McCarthy

(Associates)

White & Case

MIE Holdings Corp’s high-yield offering of senior notes due 2019

$500 million

MIE Holdings Corp

Anna-Marie Slot, Raymond Simon, Maxim Telemtayev (Partners)

 

Ady Adefris,

Hendy Handoko, Zarina Baikenzhina, Timur Odilov,

Mukhtar Nurzhigitov,

Semion Issyk,

Nargiza Khamraveva

(Associates)

 

 

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Jurisdiction – Korea

Firm

Deal

Value

Client

Lawyer(s) involved

Paul Hastings

Hanwha Chemical Corp’s global depositary receipts offer

$340 million

Joint bookrunners

Dong Chul Kim

(Partner)

 

Steve Kang,

Young Hwan Ryu

(Associates)

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