Hogan Lovells and Sweden-based Lindahl have advised HNA Tourism Group – a unit of Chinese aviation and shipping conglomerate HNA Group – in its buyout of U.S-based hospitality chain Carlson Hotels, which was represented by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Vinge.

Hogan Lovells and Zhong Lun Law Firm are advising Chinese IT firm Unisplendour on its proposal to invest $3.78 billion in U.S. data-storage business Western Digital, which is being represented by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton.