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North Asia Deals: Week of Jan 11

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

V&E advises on Sinopec’s $1.3 bln stake purchase in Sibur, Freshfields acts on the privatisation of Kansai and Osaka (Itami) International Airports, and more in this week’s North Asia Deals table.
Asia Appointments: Week of Nov. 30

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Herbert Smith Freehills returns to Saudi Arabia with three partners, Baker & McKenzie loses technology partner to NRF in Hong Kong, and more in this week’s Asia Appointments table.
North Asia Deals: Week of Nov. 9

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Four firms on Japan Post’s $12 bln triple IPO, Debevoise, STB and Skadden act on Anbang’s purchase of Fidelity & Guaranty Life, and more in this week’s North Asia Deals table.
North Asia Deals: Week of Oct. 19

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Freshfields, K&E act on Huarong’s HK IPO, six firms feature on $36 bln telecom tower transfer, and more in this week’s North Asia Deals table.
Weil loses two PE/M&A lawyers to OMM, Ropes & Gray

BY Eileen Ang |

Weil, Gotshal & Manges lawyers Anthony Wang and Daniel Yeh have exited the firm to join O'Melveny & Myers in the U.S. and Ropes & Gray’s Hong Kong office, respectively, as partners.
Plethora of U.S., PRC firms on $3.3 bln WuXi PharmaTech take-private deal

BY Eileen Ang |

O’Melveny & Myers, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, Walkers Global and Zhong Lun Law Firm are advising NYSE-listed Chinese clinical research organization WuXi PharmaTech on its agreement to be bought by a Chinese investor consortium for $3.3 billion.
North Asia Deals: Week of Aug. 3

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Davis Polk and Freshfields on CICC’s planned Hong Kong IPO, MoFo advises GLP on its purchase of a U.S. logistics portfolio from Industrial Income Trust, DLA and Weil Gotshal feature on HNA Group’s acquisition of Swissport from PAI Partners, and more in this week’s North Asia Deals table.
Weil, DLA on HNA Group’s $2.8 bln acquisition of Swissport

BY Shangjing Li |

Weil, Gotshal & Manges and DLA Piper have advised on HNA Group’s agreement to buy airport luggage handler Swissport International from European private equity firm PAI Partners for $2.81 billion.
Asia Appointments: Week of July 6

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Akin Gump nabs energy partner from V&E in Hong Kong, Sheppard Mullin boosts its Korea practice with partner hire, Cleary Gottlieb adds capital markets partner in Hong Kong, and more in this week’s Asia Appointments table.
North Asia Deals: Week of May 18

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

CC, Baker & McKenzie help ink China agribusiness joint venture, Latham & Watkins acts on CNOOC’s $3.8 billion bond issuance, Deacons advises on the listing of the first RQFII exchange-traded that tracks the ChiNext Index, and more in this week’s North Asia Deals table.