Jurisdiction – India

Firm

Deal

Value

Client

Lawyer(s) involved

AZB & Partners

Energy Grid Automation Transformers and Switchgears’ sale of equity shares held by it in Schneider Electric Infrastructure

Rs. 426 million

($6.80 million)

Citigroup Global Markets India Pvt Ltd

Varoon Chandra

(Partner)

 

Lionel Almeida

(Associate)

AZB & Partners

Gland Celsus acquisition of convertible securities in Gland Pharma

N/A

Gland Pharma

Samir Gandhi

(Partner)

 

Rahul Rai,

Rahul Satyan,

Bidisha Das

(Associates)

AZB & Partners

KKR Floorline’s acquisition of 24.9 percent of Gland Celsus’ equity share capital

N/A

Gland Pharma

Samir Gandhi

(Partner)

 

Rahul Rai,

Rahul Satyan,

Bidisha Das

(Associates)

AZB & Partners

KKR Floorline’s  acquisition of 37.98 percent of Gland Pharma’s equity share capital

N/A

Gland Pharma

Samir Gandhi

(Partner)

 

Rahul Rai,

Rahul Satyan,

Bidisha Das

(Associates)

AZB & Partners

Structuring of and fund raising by ASK RE Fund

Rs. 3 billion

($50 million)

ASK India Real Estate Special Opportunities Fund Pte Ltd

Sai Krishna Bharathan

(Partner)

 

Aditya Jhaveri

(Associate)

J. Sagar Associates

Easiprocess’ acquisition of back office support services business from EasiOption BPO Services

Undisclosed

Easiprocess Pvt Ltd

Sandeep Mehta

(Partner)

 

 Arup Pereira,

Raji Radhakrishnan

(Senior associates)

J. Sagar Associates

State Bank of India’s Qualified Institutions Placement of equity shares

Rs. 80.32 billion

($1.3 billion)

State Bank of India

Dina Wadia

(Partner)

 

Uttara Kolhatkar,

Arka Mookerjee

(Senior associates)

 

Siddhartha Desai

(Associate)

Majmudar & Partners

Bank of Baroda’s term loan grant to Gujarat NRE Coking Coal, Australia

$25 million

Bank of Baroda, London branch

Prashanth Sabeshan

(Partner)

TLT (English counsel)

Bank of Baroda’s term loan grant to Gujarat NRE Coking Coal, Australia

$25 million

Bank of Baroda, London branch

 

Jurisdiction – Malaysia

Firm

Deal

Value

Client

Lawyer(s) involved

Trowers & Hamlins

Acquisition and financing of Unilever House in Leatherhead for Tabung Haji

76 million pounds

($123.7 million)

Lembaga Tabung Haji

Nick Edmondes, Michael Pattinson, William Clements,

Andrew Sneddon Charles Morrish

(Partners)

 

Youssef Boulos,

Sam Folley,

Jessica Gaddes

(Senior associates)

Zaid Ibrahim & Co

Acquisition and financing of Unilever House in Leatherhead for Tabung Haji

76 million pounds

($123.7 million)

Lembaga Tabung Haji

 

Jurisdiction – Philippines

Firm

Deal

Value

Client

Lawyer(s) involved

Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc

& de los Angeles

Roar Aviation II’s sale of its 40 percent stake in Southeast Asian Airlines to Cebu Air

$7 million

Cebu Air Inc

 

SyCip Salazar Hernandez &

Gatmaitan

Roar Aviation II’s sale of its 40 percent stake in Southeast Asian Airlines to Cebu Air

$7 million

Tiger Airways

Holdings Ltd

Marietta Tibayan

(Partner)

Jurisdiction – Thailand

Firm

Deal

Value

Client

Lawyer(s) involved

Chandler and Thong-Ek Law Offices

Establishment and development of the Lao-Thailand Hydropower Project

$1.02 billion

Lenders:

1.Bank of Ayudhya Public Co Ltd 2.Export-Import Bank of Thailand

3.Krung Thai Bank Public Co Ltd 4.Thanachart Bank Public Co Ltd

 

DFDL

Establishment and development of the Lao-Thailand Hydropower Project

$1.02 billion

Sponsors:

1.SK Engineering & Construction Co Ltd

2.Korea Western Power Co Ltd 3.Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Public Co Ltd

4.Lao Holding State Enterprise

 

Lenders:

1.Bank of Ayudhya Public Co Ltd 2.Export-Import Bank of Thailand

3.Krung Thai Bank Public Co Ltd 4.Thanachart Bank Public Co Ltd

 

Latham & Watkins

Establishment and development of the Lao-Thailand Hydropower Project

$1.02 billion

Lenders:

1.Bank of Ayudhya Public Co Ltd 2.Export-Import Bank of Thailand

3.Krung Thai Bank Public Co Ltd 4.Thanachart Bank Public Co Ltd

 

Jurisdiction – Singapore

Firm

Deal

Value

Client

Lawyer(s) involved

Allen & Gledhill

Vallianz Holdings’, Vallianz Capital’s issue of multicurrency Islamic trust certificates

$500 million

Arranger, dealer:

Maybank Kim Eng Securities Pte Ltd

Eugene Ooi,

Yeo Wico,

Harold Or,

Jeanne Ong,

Sunit Chhabra,

Usha Chandradas

(Partners)

Allen & Overy

Establishment and development of the Lao-Thailand Hydropower Project

$1.02 billion

1.Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy Power Company Ltd

 

2.Sponsors

(SK Engineering & Construction Co Ltd, Korea Western Power Co Ltd, Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Public Co Ltd, Lao Holding State Enterprise)

Stephen Jaggs (Partner)

 

Anchalee Limviriyalers,

Charlie Grover

(Counsel)

 

Chris Bishop,

Sarah Wilson

Sadi Tanmanatragul (Senior associates)

 

Adam Reekie,

Wipawat Yingsakmongkol,

Matthew Del Rosso (Associates)

 

Vorasaree Wangwittiya

Ince & Co

Oro Negro’s issue of international bonds due 2019

$725 million

Oro Negro

Martin Brown

(Partner)

 

Charmaine Lim

(Associate)

 

Bill Ricquier

(Incisive Law Director)

Shook Lin &

Bok

Hyflux’s issue of

5.75 percent perpetual capital securities

S$300 million

($236.5 million)

Trustee

 

Stamford Law

Corp

Hyflux’s issue of

5.75 percent perpetual capital securities

S$300 million

($236.5 million)

Hyflux Ltd

 

WongPartnership

Hyflux’s issue of

5.75 percent perpetual capital securities

S$300 million

($236.5 million)

Sole lead

manager and bookrunner:

DBS Bank Ltd

Hui Choon Yuen,

Goh Gin Nee

(Partners)

WongPartnership

Roar Aviation II’s sale of its 40 percent stake in Southeast Asian Airlines

to Cebu

Air

$7 million

Tiger Airways

Holdings Ltd

Mark Choy,

Tan Sue-Lynn

(Partners)

WongPartnership

Vallianz Holdings’, Vallianz Capital’s issue of multicurrency Islamic trust certificates

$500 million

1.Vallianz Holdings

Ltd

2.Vallianz Capital Ltd

Hui Choon Yuen,

Goh Gin Nee

(Partners)

Where exact value is not known, ALB will use an approximate value based on available market data or coverage.

 

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