02 MAY 2019 Top 10 Headlines APARNA SAI, REUTERS Clifford Chance and King & Wood Mallesons have advised Chinese securities company Shenwan Hongyuan Group on its $1.16 billion IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with Latham & Watkins and Grandall Law Firm representing the joint sponsors. This IPO happens to be the largest, not just in Hong Kong, but in Asia, so far this year, according to Reuters. The sponsors included Shenwan Hongyuan, Goldman Sachs, ICBCand ABCI. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | For more news, click here to visit the website |
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Morrison & Foerster has appointed project finance lawyer Tessa Davis in Singapore from Linklaters, where she headed the energy practice for the office in the city-state. Full Article |
Malaysia has been seeing the rise of some quality smaller law firms that are punching well above their weight in terms of work handled and services delivered. Full Article |
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Nishimura & Asahi, Clayton Utz and Simpson Grierson have advised Japan’s Nippon Paint Holdings on its $2.7 billion takeover bid for Australia’s DuluxGroup, which was counselled by Gilbert + Tobin. Full Article |
Singapore is likely to see a new appellate court as it seeks to reduce the burden on the current Court of Appeal, media reports have said. Full Article |
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India’s HSA Advocates is set to merge with boutique law firm, DLS Law Offices, which currently operates from New Delhi and has a presence in Mumbai and Bhubaneshwar. Full Article |
Malaysia is hopeful of getting more “fair” investment from China, its foreign minister said, after both countries agreed to resume two multi-billion-dollar projects just before a Belt and Road conference in Beijing this week. Full Article |
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A mix of political populism, higher commodity prices and the expectation electrification will spur demand for some raw materials has led resource-holding governments to change the rules for miners operating in their countries. Full Article |
Flexible-lawyer firm Lawyers On Demand (LOD) has acquired another NewLaw firm, Australia’s lexvoco, as it seeks to gain an edge in a competitive Asia-Pacific market. Full Article |
The Indonesian-Chinese consortium building a high-speed rail link between the capital Jakarta and the textiles hub of Bandung expects to earn $18 billion developing satellite towns and industrial centres along the line, a company official said. Full Article |
Japanese Emperor Naruhito formally took up his post on Wednesday a day after the abdication of his father, saying he felt a “sense of solemnity” but pledging to work as a symbol of the nation and the unity of its people. Full Article |
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