China
Firm | Deal | Value | Client | Lawyer(s) involved |
Akin Gump | LUKOIL’s sale of its 50 per cent stake in Caspian Investments Resources Ltd. to Sinopec | $1.1 billion | LUKOIL | Natalia Baratiants, Li Chen, Justin Williams (Partners)
Alexander Trukhtanov (Senior Counsel)
Tom Evans (Counsel)
Jingli Jiang (Associate) |
Clifford Chance |
| The Carlyle Group | Simon Cooke, Anthony Wang, Matthew Truman, Richard Blewett (Partners) | |
Davis Polk & Wardwell | Fantasia Holdings Group Co., Limited’s consent solicitation
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| Solicitation agent: Merrill Lynch International | William F. Barron (Partner)
Alon Gurfinkel, Gerhard Radtke (Counsel)
Ying Su, Bingqing Pan (Registered Foreign Lawyers) |
DeHeng Law Offices | E-Town Capital’s investment in the Asia-Germany Industry 4.0 Promotion Cross-Border Fund I |
| E-Town Capital | Bo Cheng (Partner) Shiyao Wan (Associate) |
DeHeng Law Offices | Issuance of senior medium-term notes programme by Agricultural Bank of China, New York branch | $10 billion | Arrangers: ABCI Capital, Citigroup Global Markets, Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Wells Fargo Securities | Hou Zhiwei (Partner)
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Herbert Smith Freehills | LUKOIL’s sale of its 50 per cent Stake in Caspian Investments Resources Ltd. to Sinopec | $1.1 billion | Sinopec | Jessica Fei (Partner)
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Han Yi Law Offices |
| The Carlyle Group |
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Kirkland & Ellis | eLong Inc going private |
| eLong Inc’s special committee of board of directors | David Zhang, Jesse Sheley, Amie Tang (Partners) |
Zhong Lun Law Firm |
| Huo’s Group |
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Zhong Lun Law Firm | Series A private financing of Aidachu |
| Lead investor: Delta Capital
| Bill Shang (Partner)
Claire Xu Tiffany Yan (Associates) |
Zhong Lun Law Firm | Series C private financing of Aihuishou |
| Investors: Tiantu Capital, Greenwoods Asset
| Bill Shang (Partner)
Claire Xu Daniel Shen (Associates) |
Hong Kong
Firm | Deal | Value | Client | Lawyer(s) involved |
Appleby (Cayman counsel) | Wan Kei Group Holdings Limited and Pak Wing Group’s IPOs | HK$170 million ($21 million), HK$70 million ($2 million)
| Wan Kei Group Holdings Limited, Pak Wing Group | Judy Lee (Partner)
Chris Cheng (Associate) |
Clyde & Co | Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Group’s global merger with Univan Ship Management Group |
| Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Group | Conor Warde, Vineet Aneja, Ian Stewar (Partners)
Kevin Martin (Corporate Counsel) |
Conyers Dill & Pearman (BVI counsel) | Yongye International Inc’s privatisation | $339 million | Full Alliance International Limited | David Lamb (Partner)
Angie Chu (Associate) |
D.S. Cheung & Co. | Wan Kei Group Holdings Limited and Pak Wing Group’s IPOs | HK$170 million ($21 million), HK$70 million ($2 million)
| Wan Kei Group and sponsors |
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Hogan Lovells | Voluntary conditional cash offer to acquire all H shares of Jingwei Textile | $280 million | Financial adviser: UBS AG Hong Kong Branch | Nelson Tang (Partner)
Don Chan, Jeffrey Lee (Associates) |
Howse Williams Bowers | Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Group’s global merger with Univan Ship Management Group |
| Univan Ship Management Group |
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Lea & White | Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Group’s global merger with Univan Ship Management Group |
| Univan Ship Management Group |
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Loong & Yeung | Wan Kei Group Holdings Limited and Pak Wing Group’s IPOs | HK$170 million ($21 million), HK$70 million ($2 million)
| Wan Kei Group and sponsors |
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Norton Rose Fulbright | IRC Limited’s fully underwritten open offer
| $50 million | IRC Limited
| Jon Perry, Simon FT Cox (Partners)
Tatiana Gotvig, Esther Yee (Registered Foreign Lawyers)
Rodger Spencer, Vincent Lee, Elfleda Wong (Associates)
Julie Keefe (Of Counsel) |
Reed Smith | Sale of “Oasis” in Hong Kong to CSI Properties Limited | HK$1.825 billion ($235 million) | Paladin Limited | Michael Pepper, Doreen Kong (Partners) Carol Cheng, Benjamin Lau, Shun-Yiu Tang (Associates) Michael Lian (Trainee) |
Reed Smith | Paladin’s purchase of two floors of the AXA Centre from CSI Properties Limited | HK$500,000,000 ($64 million) | Paladin Limited | Michael Pepper, Doreen Kong (Partners) Carol Cheng, Benjamin Lau, Shun-Yiu Tang (Associates) Michael Lian (Trainee)) |
Reed Smith | Guangdong Investment Limited’s acquisition of entire indirect equity interest of the company which operates Xingliu Expressway and companies which hold six water supply plants and one sewage treatment plant | RMB3.117 billion ($486,000) | Guangdong Investment Limited | KC Mok (Partner)
Gary Lam (Associate) |
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom | Yongye International Inc’s privatisation | $339 million |
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