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CC, KWM, Freshies on CR Pharma’s $1.8 bln HK IPO

BY Chris Thomson |

Clifford Chance and Ji Yuan Law Offices have advised China Resources Pharmaceutical Group, China's second-largest pharmaceuticals manufacturer and distributor, on its $1.8 billion initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
NRF, Mayer Brown, J&G on $519 mln China property deal

BY Chris Thomson |

Norton Rose Fulbright and Jingtian & Gongcheng have advised China Overseas Grand Oceans Group Limited on the 3.5 billion yuan acquisition of its parent China Overseas Land & Investment Limited's roperty portfolio.
When deals go bad: China state firm managers spooked by new liability rules

BY Reuters |

Business development managers at Chinese state-owned firms have been put on notice: mess up on M&A deals and you can be held personally liable - for life.
China to crack down on fake overseas M&A deals to curb money flight

BY Reuters |

China's forex regulator said on Thursday it will crack down on fake overseas mergers and acquisitions used by some local firms and individuals to move assets out of the country, even as capital outflow pressure is easing.
NRF advises SRE Group on $196 mln acquisition of CNTD

BY Ashima Ohri |

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Hong Kong-listed real estate developer SRE Group on acquisition of assets amounting to 1.31 billion yuan ($196 million) from China New Town Development Company (CNTD).
Davis Polk, CC, DeHeng on $1.4 bln China property sale

BY Shangjing Li, Reuters |

Davis Polk has represented Chinese commercial developer Joy City Property in its sale of a 49 percent stake in six mixed-use projects in China worth $1.4 billion to an investment consortium advised by Clifford Chance.
Davis Polk, Links on $1.4 bln Thaihot-Dah Sing deal

BY Ashima Ohri, Reuters |

Davis Polk & Wardwell has advised China’s Thaihot Group on its $1.4 billion acquisition of Dah Sing Financial Holdings’ insurance business, Hong Kong's most expensive insurance deal ever. Linklaters represented the sellers.
Dentons launches open, tech-driven law firm network

BY Ashima Ohri |

Dentons has announced the launch of the Nextlaw Global Referral Network, a free law firm referral network that is intended to allow member law firms to easily connect and track referrals in the legal market.
MoFo lands Asia partners from Freshies, CC

BY Ashima Ohri |

Morrison & Foerster has added Chuan Sun as a partner in Hong Kong from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, and Yemi Tépé as a partner in Singapore from Clifford Chance.
Gibson Dunn, Manatt on $500 mln slate financing deal between China’s Perfect World, Universal Pictures

BY Shangjing Li |

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has represented major Hollywood studio Universal Pictures in a $500 million multi-year financing deal with Chinese multimedia company Perfect World Pictures, which tapped Los Angeles-based firm. Manatt, Phelps & Phillips for legal advice.