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W&C guides Qatar Petroleum on its 1st Samurai bond

BY Kanishk Verghese |

White & Case has advised Qatar Petroleum on its 85 billion yen ($1.09 billion) Samurai bond issuance in Japan, the oil company’s first yen-denominated bond offering and the first ever by a Qatari entity.
Squire Sanders Tokyo flying high with key partner hire

BY Kanishk Verghese |

The Tokyo office of Squire Sanders has been buoyed by the arrival of aircraft finance expert Hisao Hirose from Latham & Watkins. With over 30 years of experience, Hirose has worked extensively with Japanese leasing companies, banks, large airlines, and low cost carriers (LCCs).
Davis Polk, STB star in Daikin’s $3.7 bln acquisition

BY Kanishk Verghese |

Davis Polk & Wardwell has advised Japanese air-conditioner maker Daikin Industries on its proposed 296 billion yen ($3.77 billion) acquisition of U.S. firm Goodman Global from private equity outfit Hellman & Friedman.
Sheppard Mullin opens in Seoul

BY Kanishk Verghese |

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton has officially opened its Seoul office, the firm’s sixteenth worldwide. It will be headed by partner Seth Byoung Soo Kim.
Cleary, DPW, Lee & Ko on Korean bank offering

BY Kanishk Verghese |

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Davis Polk & Wardwell and Lee & Ko have acted on the Korea Development Bank’s debt offering of $500 million 3.5 percent notes due 2017.
KWM and Clayton Utz weld $1.36 bln steelmaker JV

BY Kanishk Verghese, Reuters |

King & Wood Mallesons has represented BlueScope Steel, Australia’s largest steel manufacturer, on a $1.36 billion 50:50 joint venture agreement with Japan’s Nippon Steel Corporation, advised by Clayton Utz.
Paul Weiss, Davis Polk advise on Janus-Dai-ichi alliance

BY Kanishk Verghese |

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison has advised U.S. asset manager Janus Capital Group (Janus) on its strategic alliance with Japan’s largest listed life insurer Dai-ichi Life (Dai-Ichi), which was counseled by Davis Polk & Wardwell.
New HK corporate partner for Dechert

BY Kanishk Verghese |

Dechert has grown its corporate practice in Hong Kong, swooping up partner David Cho from U.S. rival Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.
EXCLUSIVE: Nagashima Ohno leading on JAL IPO

BY Kanishk Verghese |

Big Four Japanese law firm Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu has clinched a key advisory role as domestic counsel to Japan Airlines (JAL) on its IPO next month, which is expected to raise about 663 billion yen ($8.5 billion).
Deacons, Ropes, Soga advise Dynam on HK IPO

BY Kanishk Verghese |

Deacons, Ropes & Gray, and Soga Law Office have advised Japanese pachinko hall operator Dynam Japan Holdings on its $200 million global offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the first Japanese company to obtain a primary listing in the territory.