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Wai Ming Yap (Wai Ming) was admitted to the Supreme Court of the Republic of Singapore in 1987 and to the High Court of Malaya (Malaysia) in 1993.
Wai Ming was a member of several law firms before joining Stamford Law Corporation (now known as Morgan Lewis Stamford LLC) in 2002.
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Wai Ming’s dedicated and practical approach to guiding clients’ multi-faceted corporate transactions has earned him recognition by legal industry publications. IFLR1000, Legal 500, Asialaw Leading Lawyers, Best Lawyers in Singapore and Chambers Asia-Pacific have ranked him as a leading lawyer in mergers and acquisitions in Asia. Chambers Global and Chambers Asia-Pacific also recognized him as a leading lawyer in gaming and gambling law in the Asia-Pacific region.
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ALB SE ASIA LAW AWARDS 2015
CATEGORIES
7 DEAL CATEGORIES
1. Asset and Corporate Finance Deal of the Year
2. Debt Market Deal of the Year
3. Equity Market Deal of the Year
4. Islamic Finance Deal of the Year
5. M&A Deal of the Year
6. Project Finance Deal of the Year
7. Deal of the Year
5 IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES
1. Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
2. Innovative In-House Team of the Year
3. Investment Banking In-House Team of the Year
4. In-House Lawyer of the Year
5. In-House Team of the Year
22 Firm Categories
1. Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
2. Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
3. Commercial Litigation Law Firm of the Year
4. Construction Law Firm of the Year
5. Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year
6. Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
7. India Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
8. Insurance Law Firm of the Year
9. Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
10. Offshore Law Firm of the Year
11. Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
12. India Deal Firm of the Year
13. Philippines Deal Firm of the Year
14. Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
15. Maritime Law Firm of the Year
16. Singapore Deal Firm of the Year
17. Thailand Deal Firm of the Year
18. Vietnam Deal Firm of the Year
19. International Deal Firm of the Year
20. Managing Partner of the Year
21. India Managing Partner of the Year
22. Law Firm of the Year
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ALB SE ASIA LAW AWARDS 2015
METHODOLOGY SUMMARY
Part I
GENERAL GUIDELINES
A. All nominations must be written in the ALB nomination form. The same must be submitted not later than April 6, 2015. ALB will not accept entries written in any other forms.
B. Entries for any categories must have been completed in 2014.
C. Documents supplementary to the information provided in the nomination form may be submitted in Word file within the nomination period. No supplementary information will be accepted after the nomination deadline.
D. A third-party nomination for In-House Lawyer of the Year or Managing Partner of the Year can be considered only when the nominee's in-house team or law firm has not nominated for such individual category.
Part II
DEFINITION OF TERMS
For purposes of this Awards, unless the context otherwise requires -
"breadth" means the degree to which the work spanned different jurisdictions, practice areas, parties and industries;
"complexity" means the degree to which the work requires intricate legal principles or advanced techniques and structures;
"impact or significance" means the degree by which the stakeholders, the bench and bar or the SE Asian community at large is affected;
"improvement" means the degree to which the work involved improved techniques and structures;
"innovation" means the degree to which the work involved original techniques and structures or innovative legal rules or regulations;
"SE Asian element" means any or all of the following: (a) one of the law firms involved must be based in SE Asia; (b) one of the parties to the deal must be based in SE Asia; (c) the contract/deal was executed/completed in SE Asia; or (d) the contract/deal must, in any way, be related to SE Asia;
"third-party award/recognition" includes that which is given by any award-giving organisation, public or private, other than ALB; and
"work" includes any transactions/deals/projects completed, cases handled, disputes settled and other legal services provided within the organisation or otherwise.
Part III
CATEGORIES
A. 7 Deal Categories
1. Asset and Corporate Finance Deal of the Year
2. Debt Market Deal of the Year
3. Equity Market Deal of the Year
4. Islamic Finance Deal of the Year
5. M&A Deal of the Year
6. Project Finance Deal of the Year
7. Deal of the Year
(1) Specific Guidelines
a. A deal must have some SE Asian element.
b. An organisation may submit up to three deals with a minimum financial value (MFV) of USD1 billion each, for the following categories:
1. Asset and Corporate Finance Deal of the Year
2. Debt Market Deal of the Year;
3. Islamic Finance Deal of the Year; and
4. Project Finance Deal of the Year.
c. An organisation may submit up to three deals with an MFV of USD700 million each, for the following categories:
1. Equity Market Deal of the Year; and
2. M&A Deal of the Year.
d. Deal of the Year is not open for nomination. The winners of deal category nos. 1-6 in Part IIIA will automatically become finalists for this category.
(2) Criteria. The evaluation of deals will be based on the following factors:
a. Complexity
b. Innovation/improvement
c. Breadth;
d. Impact/significance; and
e. Third-party awards/recognition.
B. 9 In-House Categories
1. Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
2. Innovative In-House Team of the Year
3. Investment Banking In-House Team of the Year
4. In-House Lawyer of the Year
5. In-House Team of the Year
(1) Specific Guidelines
a. All in-house teams with physical office in SE Asia are qualified for any in-house categories.
b. In-House Team of the Year is not open for nomination. The winners of in-house category nos. 1-7will automatically become finalists for this category.
(2) Criteria. The evaluation of entries for in-house categories will be based on the following factors:
a. Complexity;
b. Innovation/improvement;
c. Breadth;
d. Impact/significance; and
e. Third-party awards/recognition (when applicable).
C. 22 Firm Categories
1. Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
2. Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
3. Commercial Litigation Law Firm of the Year
4. Construction Law Firm of the Year
5. Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year
6. Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
7. India Energy and Resources Law Firm fo the Year
8. Insurance Law Firm of the Year
9. Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
10. Maritime Law Firm of the Year
11. Offshore Law Firm of the Year
12. Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
13. Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
14. India Deal Firm of the Year
15. Philippines Deal Firm of the Year
16. Singapore Deal Firm of the Year
17. Thailand Deal Firm of the Year
18. Vietnam Deal Firm of the Year
19. International Deal Firm of the Year
20. India Managing Partner of the Year
21. Managing Partner of the Year
22. Law Firm of the Year
(1) Specific Guidelines
a. All law firms based in SE Asia are qualified for any firm categories, except when the categories are jurisdictional.
b. No MFV is required for deals submitted for firm categories, except International Deal Firm of the Year.
c. Singapore Deal Firm of the Year is open for nomination only to domestic law forms in Singapore, which firms employ at least 20 lawyers and have completed at least 10 cross-border transactions, each with an MFV of USD200 million.
d. International Deal Firm of the Year is open for nomination only to international law firms with physical office in Singapore, which firms employ at least 20 lawyers and have completed at least 10 cross-border transactions, each with an MFV of USD200 million.
e. Law Firm of the Year is not open for nomination. The winners of firm category nos. 1-18 above will automatically become finalists for this category. Also, the winners for Indonesia Law Firm of the Year and Malaysia Law Firm of the Year will be included as finalists.
(2) Criteria. The evaluation of entries for firm categories will be based on the following factors:
a. Key hires/departures (when applicable);
b. Complexity;
c. Innovation/improvement;
d. Breadth;
e. Impact/significance;
f. Third-party awards/recognition;
g. No. of transactions completed (when applicable); and
h. Volume of completed transactions in USD (when applicable).
Part IV
JUDGING PANEL
The judging panel consists of the general and the special expertise panels. It is composed of approximately 40 reputable members from the legal academe, in-house teams, law firms, legal associations or business leagues, whose identities are kept confidential prior to the awarding ceremony.
The panel of judges will be given about one week to evaluate the accomplishments of nominees based on a research summary provided by ALB. The judges will select the top three finalists for every category. A score allocated by a judge to a finalist with which or with whom he has an apparent conflict of interest is considered void.
The finalist in every category who obtains the highest score wins.
SEALA 2015 IMPORTANT DATES
March 6 | Opening of nominations |
April 6 | Deadline for nominations (Please submit nomination forms to mailto:mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com) |
Last week of April 2015 | Announcement of finalists at http://www.legalbusinessonline.com/law-awards |
28 May 2014 | Awarding ceremony and gala dinner |
Contact person:
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ALB Senior Research Analyst
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Finalists
Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
Ashurst
Baker & McKenzie
Colin Ng & Partners
Drew & Napier
Duane Morris & Selvam
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Herbert Smith Freehills
Kadir Andri & Partners
LNT & Partners
Norton Rose Fulbright
Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers
Rajah & Tann Singapore
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing
Shearn Delamore & Co
Shook Lin & Bok
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Watson Farley & Williams (Thailand)
Watson Farley Williams Asia Practice
WongPartnership
Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
Baker & McKenzie
Duane Morris & Selvam
Hanafiah Ponggawa & Partners
Herbert Smith Freehills
Kadir Andri & Partners
LNT & Partners
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
Norton Rose Fulbright
Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers
Rajah & Tann Singapore
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing
Shook Lin & Bok
SSEK Legal Consultants
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Tay & Partners
Tumbuan & Partners
Vision & Associates
Watson Farley & Williams Asia Practice
WongPartnership
Commercial Litigation Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
Baker & McKenzie
Drew & Napier
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Hanafiah Ponggawa & Partners
Herbert Smith Freehills
Kadir Andri & Partners
LNT & Partners
Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers
Rajah & Tann Singapore
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing
Shearn Delamore & Co
Shook Lin & Bok
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Tay & Partners
Vision & Associates
WongPartnership
Zul Rafique & Partners
Construction Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
Drew & Napier
LNT & Partners
Pinsent Masons MPillay
Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers
Rajah & Tann Singapore
Shearn Delamore & Co
Tumbuan & Partners
Vision & Associates
Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
Drew & Napier
Duane Morris & Selvam
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee
Rajah & Tann Singapore
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing
Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
Ashurst
Baker & McKenzie
DFDL
Drew & Napier
Duane Morris & Selvam
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Hanafiah Ponggawa & Partners
Herbert Smith Freehills
Kadir Andri & Partners
Latham & Watkins
LNT & Partners
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
Norton Rose Fulbright
Rajah & Tann Singapore
SSEK Legal Consultants
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Vision & Associates
Watson Farley & Williams (Thailand)
Watson Farley & Williams Asia Practice
WongPartnership
India Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Luthra & Luthra Law Offices
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Insurance Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Morrison & Foerster
Norton Rose Fulbright
Rajah & Tann Singapore
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Vision & Associates
Watson Farley & Williams (Thailand)
Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
ATMD Bird & Bird
Baker & McKenzie
Drew & Napier
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
LNT & Partners
Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers
Rajah & Tann Singapore
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing
Shearn Delamore & Co
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Tay & Partners
Tilleke & Gibbins
Vision & Associates
WongPartnership
Offshore Law Firm of the Year
Bedell Cristin
Conyers Dill & Pearman
Harney Westwood & Riegels
Maples and Calder
Walkers
Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
Baker & McKenzie
DFDL
Drew & Napier
Morrison & Foerster
Rajah & Tann Singapore
Shearn Delamore & Co
Vision & Associates
WongPartnership
India Deal Firm of the Year
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Khaitan & Co
Luthra & Luthra Law Offices
Philippines Deal Firm of the Year
Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio
Quisumbing Torres
Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
Baker & McKenzie
BROSS & Partners
Drew & Napier
Hanafiah Ponggawa & Partners
LNT & Partners
Morrison & Foerster
Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers
Rajah & Tann Singapore
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing
Shearn Delamore & Co
SSEK Legal Consultants
Tay & Partners
Vision & Associates
WongPartnership
Maritime Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
Clyde & Co Clasis Singapore
Hanafiah Ponggawa & Partners
Herbert Smith Freehills
Duane Morris & Selvam
Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers
Rajah & Tann Singapore
Shearn Delamore & Co
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Watson Farley & Williams Asia Practice
Wikborg Rein
Singapore Deal Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
Drew & Napier
Duane Morris & Selvam
Rajah & Tann Singapore
Shook Lin & Bok
Watson Farley & Williams Asia Practice
WongPartnership
Thailand Deal Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie (Thailand)
DFDL
Linklaters
Tilleke & Gibbins
Watson Farley & Williams (Thailand)
Vietnam Deal Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie (Vietnam)
LNT & Partners
LVN & Associates
Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers
Vision & Associates
International Deal Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow
Duane Morris & Selvam
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Latham & Watkins
Linklaters
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
Norton Rose Fulbright
Sidley Austin
Watson Farley & Williams Asia Practice
Managing Partner of the Year
Datuk Syed Zaid Albar, Albar & Partners
Matthew Bubb, Ashurst
L-Martin Desautels, DFDL
Krishna Ramachandra, Duane Morris & Selvam
Stephen Revell, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Constant Ponggawa, Hanafiah Ponggawa & Partners
Alastair Henderson, Herbert Smith Freehills
Imran Muntaz, Imran Muntaz & Co
Nguyen Ha Quyen Hoang, LNT & Partners
Yozua Makes - Makes & Partners
David Zemans, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
Jeff Smith, Norton Rose Fulbright
Chau Huy Quang, Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers
Tan Chong Huat, RHTLaw Taylor Wessing
Robert Lazar, Shearn Delamore & Co
Sarjit Singh Gill SC, Shook Lin & Bok
Jennifer Tumbuan, Tumbuan & Partners
Pham Nghiem Xuan Bac, Vision & Associates
Dato' Zulkifly Rafique, Zul Rafique & Partners
India Managing Partner of the Year
Cyril S. Shroff, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Rajiv Luthra, Luthra & Luthra Law Offices
Shardul S. Shroff, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Law Firm of the Year
Albar & Partners
Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
Shearn Delamore & Co
Wong & Partners
(OTHER FINALISTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON THE NIGHT.)
Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
Asian Development Bank
CIMB Group of Companies
Maybank Group of Companies
Innovative In-House Team of the Year
AEV Lex
Asian Development Bank
Scomi Group
Investment Banking In-House Team of the Year
CIMB Group of Companies
Goldman Sachs
Maybank Investment Bank & Maybank Kim Eng
In-House Lawyer of the Year
Timothy Pitrelli, Goldman Sachs
Dalvin Kaur, Maybank Investment Bank & Maybank Kim Eng
Rista Manurung, Sun Life Financial Indonesia
In-House Team of the Year
FINALISTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON THE NIGHT.
Asset and Corporate Finance Deal of the Year
Dolphin International's Refinancing
Law firms: Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig; Allen & Gledhill; Bugge, Arentz-Hansen & Rasmussen; Norton Rose Fulbright; Watson, Farley & Williams Asia Practice; Webber Wentzel
Facilities for KKR & Co's Acquisition of Goodpack
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill;Conyers Dill & Pearman; Fangda & Partners; Kim & Chang; Maples and Calder; Nishimura Asahi; Paul Hastings; Simpson Thacher & Barlett; Stibbe; Walkers; White & Case; WongPartnership
Banks: Credit Suisse Securities; DBS Bank; Goldman Sachs; Macquarie Capital; Mizuho Bank; Morgan Stanley Asia (Singapore); Natixis, New York Branch; Natixis, Singapore Branch
Facilities for the Acquisition of New Shares Under True Corp's Rights Offering
Firms: Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow; Baker & McKenzie (Thailand); Linklaters ; Norton Rose Fulbright; Walkers Global
Banks: Bangkok Bank Public Co; CIMB Bank, Labuan Branch; CIMB Thai Bank; Maybank International, Labuan Branch
Financing for the Acquisition of Australand Property Group
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Allen & Overy; Allens; WongPartnership
Banks: Deutsche Bank; Maybank Investment Bank; Standard Chartered Bank; Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp
Financing Garuda Indonesia's Purchase of 50 Boeing 737 MAX 8s Aircraft
Law Firm: Hanafiah Ponggawa & Partners
Loan Facility to Adaro Indonesia
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Hendra Soenadi; Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
Loan Facility to Singtel Group Treasury
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Rajah & Tann Singapore
Banks: Bank of America; Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ; Citibank, Singapore Branch; DBS Bank; Deutsche Bank, Singapore Branch; HSBC; Mizuho Bank; OCBC; Standard Chartered Bank; Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp, Singapore Branch; UOB
Refinancing Facility for MISC Capital
Law firms: Norton Rose Fulbright; Watson Farley & Williams Asia Practice
Syndicated Loan Facility to A.S. Watson Holdings
Law firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Linklaters
Syndicated Loan Facility to Pertamina
Law firms: Ali Budiardjo, Nugroho, Reksodiputro; Latham & Watkins; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
Bank: BNP Paribas, Singapore Branch
Syndicated Loan Facility to Singapore LNG Corp
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; WongPartnership
Banks: Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ; Citibank, Singapore Branch; DBS Bank; Mizuho Bank, Singapore Branch; OCBC
Term Loan Facility to OCBC
Law firm: Allen & Gledhill
Banks: Bank of America; HSBC; JPMorgan Chase Bank
The Philippine Government's Light Rail Transit Line 1 Extension Project
Law firms: Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio; Pinsent Masons MPillay; Quisumbing Torres; Shearman & Sterling; Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Unsecured Term Loan Facility to Tata Steel
Law firms: J. Sagar Associates; Linklaters; Slaughter and May
Banks: ANZ Banking Group; Axis Bank; Bank of America, Hong Kong Branch; Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ; Citigroup Global Markets Asia; BNP Paribas, Singapore Branch; Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank; Deutsche Bank, Singapore Branch; First Gulf Bank; HSBC; Mizuho bank; Rabobank International, Hong Kong Branch; Royal Bank of Scotland; Société Générale, Singapore; Standard Chartered Bank
Debt Market Deal of the Year
Abja Investment Co's Issuance of Notes Guaranteed by Tata Steel
Law firms: AZB & Partners; Linklaters; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy; Norton Rose Fulbright; Talwar Thakore & Associates; WongPartnership
Banks: Citibank, London Branch; Citigroup Global Markets Deutschland; ICF Kursmakler
Accounting firm: Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Mumbai
Bharti Airtel's Dual Currency International Bond Offering
Law firms: Allen & Overy; Axon Partners; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
Banks: Barclays Bank; BNP Paribas; HSBC; J.P. Morgan Securities; Merrill Lynch International; Standard Chartered Bank
Accounting firm: S.R. Batliboi & Associates
Cagamas Global's Conventional Multi-currency MTN Programme
Firms: Allen & Overy; Christopher & Lee Ong; Clifford Chance; Zaid Ibrahim & Co
Banks: CIMB Investment Bank; HSBC; RHB; Standard Chartered Bank
Accounting firm: PwC
CP All's Take-Out Financing
Firms: Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow; Baker & McKenzie (Thailand); Linklaters
FGB Sukuk Co II's Sukuk Wakalah Programme
Law firms: Adnan Sundra & Low; Clifford Chance; Maples and Calder; Zaid Ibrahim & Co; Zul Rafique & Partners
Accounting firm: Ernst & Young
Greenko Group's Issuance of Senior Secured Notes & INR Bonds
Law firms: Bedell Cristin (Mauritius); Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; DLA Piper Nederland; Shearman and Sterling; Talwar Thakore & Associates; White & Case; WongPartnership
Banks: Barclays; Deutsche Bank; Investec; J.P. Morgan; Standard Chartered Bank
Indonesian Retail Sovereign Sukuk
Law firm: Tumbuan & Partners
Banks: Citibank; Bahana Securities; Bank ANZ Indonesia; Bank BRI Syariah; Bank Central Asia; Bank CIMB Niaga; Bank Danamon Indonesia; Bank DBS Indonesia; Bank Internasional Indonesia; Bank Mandiri; Bank Muamalat Indonesia; Bank Negara Indonesia; Bank OCBC NISP; Bank Panin; Bank Permata; Bank Rakyat Indonesia; Bank Syariah Mandiri; Bank Tabungan Negara; Danareksa Sekuritas; HSBC; Mandiri Sekuritas; Maybank Kim Eng Securities; Mega Capital Indonesia; Reliance Securities; Sucorinvest Central Gani; Trimegah Securities; Valbury Asia Securities; Standard Chartered Bank
OCBC's Establishment of GMTN Programme
Law firm: Sidley Austin
OUE H-Treasury's Establishment of EMTN Programme
Law firms: Drew & Napier; Lee & Lee; Linklaters (Hong Kong); Linklaters (Singapore)
Banks: DBS Bank; Standard Chartered Bank
Pertamina's GMTN Update and Drawdown
Law firms: David Polk & Wardwell; Latham & Watkins
Perusahaan Gas Negara's Notes Issuance
Law firms: Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners; Linklaters; Shearman & Sterling
Banks: ANZ Banking Corp; Bahana Sekuritas; Danareka Sekuritas; J.P. Morgan; Standard Chartered Bank
SapuraKencana's Loan Facility
Law firms: Albar & Partners; Allen & Overy; Graham Thompson; Watson, Farley & Williams Asia Practice; Zul Rafique & Partners
The Republic of Indonesia's Rule 144A/Reg S Global Sukuk Bond Offering
Law firms: Allen & Overy; AZP Legal Consultants; Thamrin & Rachman; White & Case
Banks: CIMB Investment Bank; Emirates NBD; HSBC; Standard Chartered Bank
The Republic of Turkey's Third USD Sukuk Issuance
Law firms: Arnold & Porter; Clifford Chance; Parksoy Law Firm; Yegin Ciftci Attorney Partnership
Banks: CIMB; Citigroup; HSBC
The Republic of Indonesia's GMTN Programme Update
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; K&L Gates; Linklaters; MMIK Law Office; Thamrin & Rachman
Banks: Bahana Securities; Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup Global Markets; Danareksa Sekuritas; Deutsch Bank, London Branch; Mandiri Sekuritas
Equity Market Deal of the Year
Accordia Golf Trust's IPO
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Allen & Overy; Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Rajah & Tann Singapore
Banks: Citigroup Global Markets Singapore; Daiwa Capital Markets Singapore
Asset Securitisation Exercise for Acquisition of TripleOne Somerset
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Drew & Napier; WongPartnership
BW Plantation's Rights Offering
Law firms: Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow; Imran Muntaz & Co
Banks: BNI Securities; CIMB Securities Indonesia; Credit Suisse; Danareksa Sekuritas; Valbury Asia Securities
CIMB Group Holdings' Private Placement
Law firms: White & Case; Zaid Ibrahim & Co
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; CIMB Investment Bank; Credit Suisse
Accounting firm: PwC
Frasers Hospitality Trust's IPO
Law firm: Allen & Gledhill; Shearman & Sterling; Weerawong, Chinnavat & Peangpanor; WongPartnership
Banks: DBS Bank; Morgan Stanley Asia (Singapore); Standard Chartered Securities (Singapore); United Overseas Bank
Japfa's IPO
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Global Law Office; Rajah & Tann; VILAF
Banks: Credit Suisse; DBS Bank; Rabobank International
Accounting firm: RSM Chio Lim
OCBC's Renounceable Rights Issue
Law firm: Allen & Gledhill
Banks: HSBC, Singapore Branch; J.P. Morgan (SEA); Merrill Lynch (Singapore)
Privatisation and Delisting of Al-Hadharah Boustead REIT and Boustead Plantations' IPO
Law firms: Albar & Partners; Azzat & Izzat; Kadir Andri & Partners
Banks: Affin Investment Bank; AmInvestment Bank; CIMB Investment Bank; Credit Suisse Securities (Malaysia); Hwang DBS Investment Bank; Maybank Investment Bank; RHB Investment Bank
Accounting firm: Ernst & Young
Specified Undertaking of Unit Trust of India's Sale of Shares in Axis Bank
Law firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Jones Day
Super Group's Bonus Issue
Law firm: Rajah & Tann Singapore
Islamic Finance Deal of the Year
EXIM Bank of Malaysia's Wakala Islamic Finance Programme
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Linklaters; Wong & Partners; Zaid Ibrahim & Co
Banks: BNP Paribas Capital (Asia Pacific); CIMB Investment Bank; HSBC; Maybank Investment Bank
FGB Sukuk Co II's Sukuk Wakalah Programme
Law firms: Adnan Sundra & Low; Clifford Chance; Maples and Calder; Zaid Ibrahim & Co; Zul Rafique & Partners
Accounting firm: Ernst & Young
Imtiaz Sukuk II's ICP and IMTN Programmes
Law firms: Kadir Andri & Partners; Shook Lin & Bok
Banks: CIMB Investment Bank; Maybank Investment Bank
Indonesian Retail Sovereign Sukuk
Law firm: Tumbuan & Partners
Banks: Citibank; Bahana Securities; Bank ANZ Indonesia; Bank BRI Syariah; Bank Central Asia; Bank CIMB Niaga; Bank Danamon Indonesia; Bank DBS Indonesia; Bank Internasional Indonesia; Bank Mandiri; Bank Muamalat Indonesia; Bank Negara Indonesia; Bank OCBC NISP; Bank Panin; Bank Permata; Bank Rakyat Indonesia; Bank Syariah Mandiri; Bank Tabungan Negara; Danareksa Sekuritas; HSBC; Mandiri Sekuritas; Maybank Kim Eng Securities; Mega Capital Indonesia; Reliance Securities; Sucorinvest Central Gani; Trimegah Securities; Valbury Asia Securities; Standard Chartered Bank
Real Estate Financing for Battersea Power Station for Phases 2 and 3
Law firms: Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow; Norton Rose Fulbright; Wong & Partners
Banks: CIMB Investment Bank; Maybank Kim Eng Securities; Standard Chartered Bank; Standard Chartered Saadiq
SapuraKencana's Loan Facility
Law firms: Albar & Partners; Allen & Overy; Graham Thompson; Watson, Farley & Williams Asia Practice; Zul Rafique & Partners
The Government of Hong Kong's Inaugural Sukuk Offering
Law firms: Allen & Overy; Norton Rose Fulbright
Banks: CIMB Investment Bank; HSBC; National Bank of Abu Dhabi; Standard Chartered Bank
The Republic of Indonesia's Rule 144A/Reg S Global Sukuk Bond Offering
Law firms: Allen & Overy; AZP Legal Consultants; Norton Rose Fulbright; Thamrin & Rachman; White & Case
Banks: CIMB Investment Bank; Emirates NBD; HSBC; Standard Chartered Bank
Accounting firm: Deloitte & Touche
TNB Western Energy's Issuance of Ijarah and Wakalah Sukuk
Law firms: Adnan Sundra & Low; Zaid Ibrahim & Co
Banks: BNP Paribas Malaysia; CIMB Investment Bank
M&A Deal of the Year
68 Holdings' Acquisition of Hotel Properties' Shares
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Drew & Napier
Banks: CIMB Bank, Singapore Branch; Standard Chartered Bank
Acquisition of HotApps
Law firm: Shook Lin & Bok
Acquisition of Majority Shares of Lembaga Tabung Haji in TH Indo Plantations
Firms: Hanafiah Ponggawa & Partners; Roosdiono & Partners; Zaid Ibrahim & Co
Bank: Credit Suisse Securities Indonesia
Accounting firm: KPMG
Acquisition of TripleOne Somerset
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Drew & Napier; WongPartnership
Bangkok Metro - Bangkok Expressway's Merger
Law firm: Baker & McKenzie
Banks: Finansa; Finansa Securities
Accounting firm: Grant Thornton
Blackstone - Tamarind Energy's Partnership
Law Firms: Bennett Jones; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Vinson & Elkins
Boral - USG Corp's Joint Venture
Law firm: Herbert Smith Freehills
Buyout of CapitalMalls Asia
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Howse Williams Bowers
Banks: Credit Suisse; Morgan Stanley
Cargill's Investment in West Kalimantan
Law firms: SSEK Legal Consultants; WongPartnership
CKM (Cayman) Co's Voluntary Offer to United Envirotech
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Jun He; Morgan Lewis Stamford; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Rajah & Tann Singapore; Shook Lin & Bok
Banks: Ernst & Young; Stirling Coleman Capital
Demerger of Property Business of Fraser & Neave
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Shook Lin & Bok
Banks: DBS; Morgan Stanley; UOB
Exit Offer for Sound Global
Law firms: Norton Rose Fulbright; Rajah & Tann
Government Investment Corp's Investment in Neptune Stroika Holdings
Law firms: Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy; Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos; SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
International Game Technology - GTECH's Merger
Law firm: Morgan Lewis Stamford
KKR & Co's Acquisition of Goodpack
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill;Conyers Dill & Pearman; Fangda & Partners; Kim & Chang; Maples and Calder; Nishimura Asahi; Paul Hastings; Rajah & Tann Singapore; Simpson Thacher & Barlett; Stibbe; Walkers;Weerawong, Chinnavat & Peangpanor; White & Case; WongPartnership
Banks: Credit Suisse Securities; DBS Bank; Goldman Sachs; Macquarie Capital; Mizuho Bank; Morgan Stanley Asia (Singapore); Natixis, New York Branch; Natixis, Singapore Branch
Lion Group - CFM's Partnership
Law firm: Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
Minebea Co's Acquisition of Sartorius AG's Shares in Sartorius Mechatronics T&H GmbH
Law firms: Allen & Overy; ARQIS Rechtsanwälte; Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles; SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
OCBC's Takeover of Wing Hang Bank
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Maples and Calder; Slaughter and May; Walkers
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Goldman Sachs; Nomura Holdings; OCBC
Pertamina Malaysia Eksplorasi Produksi's Acquisition of 30 Percent of Murphy Oil Corp's Malaysian Oil and Gas Assets
Law firms: Ashurst; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Skrine; Zaid Ibrahim & Co
Bank: Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co
Petrofac's Energy Infrastructure Agreement with First Reserve
Law firms: Adnan Sundra & Low; Allen & Gledhill
Pontiac Land's Acquisition of Interest in 53 W. 53rd Street
Law firms: Lee & Lee; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy; Morrison & Foerster; Sullivan & Cromwell; Thompson & Knight
Project Boron
Law firms: Addleshaw Goddard UK; SSEK Legal Consultants
Rajawali's Acquisition of BW Plantation
Law firm: Hadipuntranto, Hadinoto & Partners; Imran Muntaz & Co
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp's Investment in Bank Tabungan Pensiunan Nasional
Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Ginting & Reksodiputro; Linklaters; Pradjoto & Associates; Widyawan & Partners
Temasek Holdings' Acquisition of Stake in A.S. Watson
Law firms: Clifford Chance;Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Maples and Calder; Walkers
True Corp and China Mobile's Partnership
Law firm: Linklaters
Vi Holding's Investment in Indonesia
Law firm: SSEK Legal Consultants
XL Axiata's Acquisition of Axis Telekom
Law firms: Assegaf Hamzah & Partners; Baker & McKenzie; Clifford Chance; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners; Herbert Smith Freehills; Sidley Austin; Soemadipradja & Taher
Bank: Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Singapore Branch
Zebra Technologies Corp's Acquisition of Motorola Solutions' Enterprise Business
Law firms: Kirkland & Ellis; Shearn Delamore & Co
Project Finance Deal of the Year
Battersea Power Station Project
Law firms: Baker & McKenzie; Norton Rose Fulbright; Wong & Partners
Banks: CIMB Investment Bank; Maybank Kim Eng Securities; Standard Chartered Bank; Standard Chartered Saadiq
Donggi-Senoro LNG Project
Law firms: Allen & Overy; Ashurst; Latham & Watkins; Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee
Kalibaru Port Project
Law firms: Allen & Overy; Norton Rose Fulbright
KOGAS Project Financing
Law firms: Arias B. & Associates; Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko; Watson, Farley & Williams Asia Practice; Watson Farley & Williams in association with Lau, Leong & Co
Bank: Bank of America
Roy Hill Iron Ore Mine Project
Law firms: Allen & Overy; Herbert Smith Freehills; Latham & Watkins
Sarulla 330MW Geothermal Power Project
Law firms: Ali Budiardjo, Nugroho, Reksodiputro; Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow; Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners; Latham & Watkins; Makarim & Taira S.; Maples and Calder; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy; Mochtar Karuwin Komar; Walkers
Banks: Asian Development Bank; Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ; ING Bank; JBIC; Mizuho Bank; National Australia Bank; Société Générale; Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp
The Philippine Government's Light Rail Transit Line 1 Extension Project
Law firms: Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio; Pinsent Masons MPillay; Quisumbing Torres; Shearman & Sterling; Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Deal of the Year
FINALISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED ON THE NIGHT
*The shortlist may be updated regularly until Monday, May 11.
Law firms and in-house teams which were involved in any of the deals but which have not been listed above may email mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com the role they assumed in the deal.
Winners
THE WINNERS
DEAL CATEGORIES
ASSET AND CORPORATE FINANCE DEAL OF THE YEAR
Facilities for KKR & Co's Acquisition of Goodpack
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Fangda & Partners; Kim & Chang; Maples and Calder; Nishimura Asahi; Paul Hastings; Simpson Thacher & Barlett; Stibbe; Walkers; White & Case; WongPartnership
Banks: Credit Suisse Securities; DBS Bank; Goldman Sachs; Macquarie Capital; Mizuho Bank; Morgan Stanley Asia (Singapore); Natixis, New York Branch; Natixis, Singapore Branch
DEBT MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR
SapuraKencana's Loan Facility
Law firms: Albar & Partners; Allen & Overy; Graham Thompson; Watson, Farley & Williams Asia Practice; Zul Rafique & Partners
The Republic of Indonesia's Rule 144A/Reg S Global Sukuk Bond Offering
Law firms: Allen & Overy; AZP Legal Consultants; Thamrin & Rachman; White & Case
Banks: CIMB Investment Bank; Emirates NBD; HSBC; Standard Chartered Bank
EQUITY MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR
OCBC's Renounceable Rights Issue
Law firm: Allen & Gledhill
Banks: HSBC, Singapore Branch; J.P. Morgan (SEA); Merrill Lynch (Singapore)
ISLAMIC FINANCE DEAL OF THE YEAR
The Government of Hong Kong's Inaugural Sukuk Offering
Law firms: Allen & Overy; Norton Rose Fulbright
Banks: CIMB Investment Bank; HSBC; National Bank of Abu Dhabi; Standard Chartered Bank
M&A DEAL OF THE YEAR
KKR & Co's Acquisition of Goodpack
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill;Conyers Dill & Pearman; Fangda & Partners; Kim & Chang; Maples and Calder; Nishimura Asahi; Paul Hastings; Rajah & Tann Singapore; Simpson Thacher & Barlett; Stibbe; Walkers; Weerawong, Chinnavat & Peangpanor; White & Case; WongPartnership
Banks: Credit Suisse Securities; DBS Bank; Goldman Sachs; Macquarie Capital; Mizuho Bank; Morgan Stanley Asia (Singapore); Natixis, New York Branch; Natixis, Singapore Branch
OCBC's Takeover of Wing Hang Bank
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Maples and Calder; Slaughter and May; Walkers
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Goldman Sachs; Nomura Holdings; OCBC
PROJECT FINANCE DEAL OF THE YEAR
Roy Hill Iron Ore Mine Project
Law firms: Allen & Overy; Herbert Smith Freehills; Latham & Watkins
DEAL OF THE YEAR
Roy Hill Iron Ore Mine Project
Law firms: Allen & Overy; Herbert Smith Freehills; Latham & Watkins
IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES
BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR
Asian Development Bank
INNOVATIVE IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR
Asian Development Bank
INVESTMENT BANKING IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR
Maybank Investment Bank & Maybank Kim Eng
IN-HOUSE LAWYER OF THE YEAR
Dalvin Kaur - Maybank Investment Bank & Maybank Kim Eng
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR
Asian Development Bank
LAW FIRM CATEGORIES
ARBITRATION LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Drew & Napier
BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Allen & Gledhill
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Drew & Napier
CONSTRUCTION LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Pinsent Masons MPillay
CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee
ENERGY AND RESOURCES LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Ashurst
INDIA ENERGY AND RESOURCES LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Luthra & Luthra Law Offices
INSURANCE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Norton Rose Fulbright
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Allen & Gledhill
OFFSHORE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Maples and Calder
TAX AND TRUSTS LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Baker & McKenzie
INDIA DEAL FIRM OF THE YEAR
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
PHILIPPINES DEAL FIRM OF THE YEAR
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
REAL ESTATE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Allen & Gledhill
MARITIME LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Allen & Gledhill
SINGAPORE DEAL FIRM OF THE YEAR
Allen & Gledhill and WongPartnership
THAILAND DEAL FIRM OF THE YEAR
Baker & McKenzie
VIETNAM DEAL FIRM OF THE YEAR
Vision & Associates
INTERNATIONAL DEAL FIRM OF THE YEAR
Latham & Watkins
INDIA MANAGING PARTNER OF THE YEAR
Cyril S. Shroff - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
MANAGING PARTNER OF THE YEAR
Matthew Bubb - Ashurst
SE ASIA LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Allen & Gledhill
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