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Jurisdiction – China
Firm | Deal | Value | Client | Lawyer(s) involved |
Davis Polk & Wardwell | Engadin Parent’s proposed acquisition of Charm Communications | $4.70 per ADS | China Renaissance Securities (Hong Kong) Ltd |
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DLA Piper | Engadin Parent’s proposed acquisition of Charm Communications | $4.70 per ADS | Bank of China Ltd (London branch) |
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Gide Loyrette Nouel | Kweichow Moutai’s establishment of Kweichow Moutai Paris Trading SARL | 8.79 million euros ($12 million) | Kweichow Moutai | Fan Jiannian, David Boitout (Partners) |
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian | Engadin Parent’s proposed acquisition of Charm Communications | $4.70 per ADS | Special Committee of Independent Directors |
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Kirkland & Ellis | Qihoo 360 Technology’s acquisition of controlling equity interest in MediaV | Undisclosed | Qihoo 360 Technology Co Ltd | David Zhang, Frank Sun, Angela Russo (Partners)
Cynthia Wang (Associate) |
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | Engadin Parent’s proposed acquisition of Charm Communications | $4.70 per ADS | Consortium: 1.He Dang, Chairman of the Board of Directors 2.Merry Circle Trading Ltd Honour Idea Ltd 3.CMC Capital Partners HK Ltd-affiliated investment fund |
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Weil, Gotshal & Manges | Engadin Parent’s proposed acquisition of Charm Communications | $4.70 per ADS | Sponsor: China Media Capital | Anthony Wang, Soo-Jin Shim (Partners)
Daniel Yeh, Emma Rubin, Eugene Kim (Associates) |
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Jurisdiction – Hong Kong
Firm | Deal | Value | Client | Lawyer(s) involved |
Appleby (Bermuda, BVI counsel) | HKT’s purchase of CSL New World Mobility from Telstra Corp and New World Development | $2.42 billion | Arrangers: 1. Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd 2.HSBC Ltd | Jeffrey Kirk (Partner)
Rupen Shah (Senior associate) |
Ashurst | Sale of 24.6 percent shares in Greentown China to Sunac China | HK$6.3 billion ($810 million) | Greentown China’s founding shareholders | Jonathan Hsui, Rebecca Ru (Partners)
Alistair Tso (Associate) |
Baker & McKenzie is | The Link Real Estate Investment Trust’s sale of four retail properties | HK$1.24 billion ($160 million) | Manager of The Link Real Estate Investment Trust: The Link Management Ltd | Milton Cheng (Head, REIT practice in Hong Kong/China)
Debbie Cheung (Partner)
Jeremy Ong, Tony Chik (Associates) |
Clifford Chance | $1.2 billion | Joint global coordinators: 1.UBS 2.CICC 3.Macquarie 4.Deutsche Bank 5.Goldman Sachs | Jean Yu, Tim Wang (Partners)
Liu Ning (Senior associate)
Wu Hao (Associate) | |
Conyers Dill & Pearman (Cayman Islands counsel) | Engadin Parent’s proposed acquisition of Charm Communications | $4.70 per ADS | Consortium: 1.He Dang, Chairman of the Board of Directors 2.Merry Circle Trading Ltd Honour Idea Ltd 3.CMC Capital Partners HK Ltd-affiliated investment fund |
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Kirkland & Ellis | Global Brands Group Holding’s proposed spin-off and listing on the HKEx | Undisclosed | Joint sponsors: 1.Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. 2.Citigroup Global Markets Asia Ltd 3.HSBC Corporate Finance (Hong Kong) Ltd | Dominic Tsun, Li-Chien Wong (Partners) |
Latham & Watkins | TAL Education Group’s offer of convertible senior notes due 2019 | $230 million | Initial purchasers: 1.Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. 2.Morgan Stanley & Co International plc |
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Maples and Calder (Cayman Islands counsel) | Engadin Parent’s proposed acquisition of Charm Communications | $4.70 per AD S | Special Committee of Independent Directors |
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Maples and Calder (Cayman Islands counsel) | Jumei International Holding’s IPO of 11,140,000 American depositary shares | $245 million | Jumei International Holding Ltd | Greg Knowles (Partner)
Derrick Kan, Sophie Yu (Associates) |
Maples and Calder (Cayman Islands counsel) | TAL Education Group’s offer of convertible senior notes due 2019 | $230 million | TAL Education Group | Greg Knowles (Partner)
Richard Spooner (Of Counsel) |
Morrison & Foerster | $1.2 billion | China CNR Corp |
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Norton Rose Fulbright | Summit Ascent Holdings’ top-up placement of 52 million shares | HK$588 million ($75.9 million) | Sole placing agent: BNP Paribas Securities (Asia) Ltd | Psyche Tai, Andrew Bleau (Partners)
Vicky Lam (Senior associate)
Marco Cheng (Associate) |
Shearman & Sterling | TAL Education Group’s offer of convertible senior notes due 2019 | $230 million | Initial purchasers: 1.Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. 2.Morgan Stanley & Co International plc |
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | Jumei International Holding’s IPO of 11,140,000 American depositary shares | $245 million | Underwriters |
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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom | Jumei International Holding’s IPO of 11,140,000 American depositary shares | $245 million | Jumei International Holding Ltd |
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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom | TAL Education Group’s offer of convertible senior notes due 2019 | $230 million | TAL Education Group |
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Jurisdiction – Japan
Firm | Deal | Value | Client | Lawyer(s) involved |
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune | Mannoh Industrial Co’s joint venture with Lumax Auto Technologies | Undisclosed | Mannoh Industrial Co Ltd |
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