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Jurisdiction – China
Firm | Deal | Value | Client | Lawyer(s) involved |
Commerce & Finance Law Offices | State Grid Overseas Investment’s issue of senior notes due 2019, 2024 and 2044 | $3.5 billion | Initial purchasers of the bonds |
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Herbert Smith Freehills | China Merchants Bank’s issue of yuan-denominated dim sum bonds | RMB1 billion ($165 million) | China Merchants Bank Co Ltd | Kevin Roy (Asia U.S. Securities Practice Head)
Tom Chau (Beijing Managing Partner)
Zhong Wang (Counsel)
Isaac Chen (Associate) |
Herbert Smith Freehills | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China’s issue of yuan-denominated dim sum bonds | RMB2.5 billion ($413 million) | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | Kevin Roy (Asia U.S. Securities Practice Head)
Tom Chau (Beijing Managing Partner)
Zhong Wang (Counsel)
Isaac Chen (Associate) |
King & Wood Mallesons | State Grid Overseas Investment’s issue of senior notes due 2019, 2024 and 2044 | $3.5 billion | State Grid Overseas Investment Ltd |
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Linklaters (U.S. counsel) | State Grid Overseas Investment’s issue of senior notes due 2019, 2024 and 2044 | $3.5 billion | Initial purchasers of the bonds |
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Mayer Brown JSM | State Grid Overseas Investment’s issue of senior notes due 2019, 2024 and 2044 | $3.5 billion | Trustee, Paying Agent, Transfer Agent, Registrar |
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Shearman & Sterling | Tuniu Corp’s initial public offering of | $72 million | Underwriters: 1.Morgan Stanley & Co International plc 2.Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC 3.China Renaissance Securities (Hong Kong) Ltd | Matthew Bersani, Shuang Zhao, Russell Sacks, Larry Crouch (Partners)
Kevin Zhang, Eileen O’Pray (Counsel)
Wei Fang, Jennifer Morton, Jenny Ding, Joe Tucci (Associates) |
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Jurisdiction – Hong Kong
Firm | Deal | Value | Client | Lawyer(s) involved |
Appleby (Bermuda counsel) | Alibaba Holding’s subscription of 4.4 billion ordinary shares of CITIC 21CN | HK$1.32 billion ($170 million) | CITIC 21CN Co Ltd | Judy Lee (Partner)
Vincent Chan (Associate) |
Appleby (Bermuda, BVI counsel) | Shanghai Zendai’s disposal of 20 percent shares of Richtex Holdings | RMB 200 million ($32.12 million) | Shanghai Zendai Property Ltd | Tan Li-Lee (Counsel)
Vincent Chan (Associate) |
Appleby (Bermuda, BVI counsel) | Shanghai Zendai’s disposal of interest of Long Profit Group | HK$2.3 billion ($300 million) | Shanghai Zendai Property Ltd | Tan Li-Lee (Counsel)
Vincent Chan (Associate) |
Berwin Leighton Paisner | Alibaba Holding’s subscription of 4.4 billion ordinary shares of CITIC 21CN | HK$1.32 billion ($170 million) | CITIC 21CN Co Ltd |
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Clifford Chance | Tencent Holdings’ global medium-term notes (GMTN) programme, and bond issuance under the programme | $5 billion (GMTN programme)
$2.5 billion (Bond issuance) | Deutsche Bank (Arranger) and other dealers, managers of the programme | Crawford Brickley, Matt Fairclough, Avrohom Gelber (Partners)
Richard Lee (Counsel)
Naveen Pogula (Senior associate)
Thomas Kwan, Bertrand Law (Associates) |
Davis Polk & Wardwell | Tencent Holdings’ global medium-term notes (GMTN) programme, and bond issuance under the programme | $5 billion (GMTN programme)
$2.5 billion (Bond issuance) | Tencent Holdings Ltd |
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | Alibaba Holding’s subscription of 4.4 billion ordinary shares of CITIC 21CN | HK$1.32 billion ($170 million) | Investors |
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Herbert Smith Freehills | China Development Bank International Holdings’ subscription of shares in China New Town Development Co | HK$1.45 billion ($190 million) | China Development Bank International Holdings | Gary Lock, Michael Walter (Partners)
Kwok Hon Yee (Counsel)
Ruth Lau, Eugene Lau, Yap Cui Xian (Associates) |
Herbert Smith Freehills | State Grid Overseas Investment’s issue of senior notes due 2019, 2024 and 2044 | $3.5 billion | State Grid Overseas Investment Ltd |
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Morrison & Foerster | Shanghai Zendai’s disposal of interest of Long Profit Group | HK$2.3 billion ($300 million) | China Orient Asset Management Corp |
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Paul Hastings | Vista Land & Lifescapes’ issue of 7.45 percent guaranteed notes due 2019 | $225 million | Vista Land & Lifescapes Inc | Patricia Tan Openshaw, Steven Winegar, (Partners)
Jordan Baggs (Associate) |
Peter C. Wong, Chow & Chow | Shanghai Zendai’s disposal of 20 percent shares of Richtex Holdings | RMB 200 million ($32.12 million) | Shanghai Zendai Property Ltd |
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Peter C. Wong, Chow & Chow | Shanghai Zendai’s disposal of interest of Long Profit Group | HK$2.3 billion ($300 million) | Shanghai Zendai Property Ltd |
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Slaughter and May | Dongfeng Asset Management’s investment in China CNR Corp’s proposed IPO | $40 million | Dongfeng Asset Management Co Ltd | Benita Yu (Partner)
Frank Bi, Norman Ho (Associates) |
Walkers (BVI counsel) | State Grid Overseas Investment’s issue of senior notes due 2019, 2024 and 2044 | $3.5 billion | 1.State Grid Overseas Investment (2014) Ltd 2.State Grid Corporation of China | Kristen Kwok (Partner) |