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Southeast Asia Deals: Week of October 3

BY Eileen Ang |

Kirkland, Sidley, CC act on $1.2 bln Philippine power plant deal; NRF, Akin Gump, Khaitan and AZB advise on creation of India energy fund, and many more in this week’s Southeast Asia deals table.
Kirkland, Sidley, CC advise on $1.2 bln Philippine power plant deal

BY Raj Gunashekar |

Kirkland & Ellis and Puno and Puno Law Offices have represented Sithe Global Power on the $1.2 billion sale of its interests in two Philippines-based power plants to Aboitiz Power Corp., which was represented by Sidley Austin and Puyat Jacinto & Santos Law Firm (PJSLaw).
NRF, Akin Gump, Khaitan, AZB star in creation of India energy fund

BY Raj Gunashekar |

Norton Rose Fulbright and Khaitan & Co. have represented a consortium of foreign investors on the creation of a fund that aims to invest in Indian energy assets along with local entities Tata Power and ICICI Venture, which were counseled by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and AZB & Partners.
SE Asia Deals: Week of September 19

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Khaitan, JSA, Kirkland, Slaughters advise on India’s biggest telecom merger, BMR, CC, AZB act on Indiabulls Housing Finance's ‘masala’ bonds, and more in this week’s Southeast Asia deals table.
Khaitan, JSA, Kirkland, Slaughters advise on India’s biggest telecom merger

BY Raj Gunashekar, Reuters |

Slaughter and May and J. Sagar Associates have advised India’s Reliance Communications on its merger with smaller rival Aircel, which was represented by Kirkland & Ellis and Khaitan & Co.
BMR, CC, AZB act on Indiabulls Housing Finance's ‘masala’ bonds

BY Raj Gunashekar |

BMR Legal is advising Indiabulls Housing Finance, one of India's largest mortgage lenders, on the issuance of its $200 million “masala” bonds on the Singapore Stock Exchange. Clifford Chance and AZB & Partners are representing the bookrunners.
Paul Weiss, Cleary act on $1.05 bln HP-Samsung printer deal

BY Ashima Ohri, Reuters |

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison has advised HP Inc. on its $1.05 billion acquisition of Samsung Electronics Co.’s printer business, with Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton representing Samsung.
Milbank helps VietJet soar higher with $2.39 bln Airbus order

BY Ashima Ohri |

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has advised Vietnamese low-cost airline VietJet on its agreement to buy at least 20 A321 passenger jets from France’s Airbus Group for $2.39 billion.
Shearman, SAM advise GE Capital India on divestment

BY Ashima Ohri |

Shearman & Sterling and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas have advised GE on the sale of the financial service businesses of GE Capital India to a buyer group represented by Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and Allen & Overy.
SE Asia Deals: Week of September 5

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Dorsey & Whitney, Luthra & Luthra act on RBL Bank’s $182 mln IPO, AZB advises on $349 mln investment in Mumbai’s World Towers, and more in this week’s Southeast Asia deals table.