The Tokyo and Paris offices of Baker & McKenzie have teamed up to advise Japanese conglomerate Toyota Tsusho Corporation on its purchase of a 29.8 percent stake in distribution company CFAO.

Shearman & Sterling has represented both the sponsor, private equity firm Citadel Capital, and the Egyptian Refining Company (ERC) on the $3.7 billion financing for the redevelopment of the latter's refinery near Cairo. Allen & Overy and Slaughter and May are among firms advising the lenders in the $2.6 billion debt financing part of the deal.

Davis Polk & Wardwell and Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett have advised Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) on its $3 billion debt offering.

Simpson Thacher and Sullivan & Cromwell have advised the initial purchasers of Takeda Pharmaceuticals’ $3 billion debt offering.

Paul Hastings has represented South Korean conglomerate Samsung Electronics on its acquisition of Nanoradio AB. The target is a Swedish developer of low power Wi-Fi chipsets for high-speed wireless access in portable devices including smartphones, tablets, and media players.

Japanese law firm Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu has strengthened its international dispute resolution team with the hire of Naoki Iguchi as partner.

Japanese law firm Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu has strengthened its international dispute resolution team with the hire of Naoki Iguchi as partner.

Despite the departure of seven partners from its Hong Kong office in April, Clyde & Co is growing its presence in Asia, a critical region going forward, said the firm’s CEO Peter Hasson in an interview with ALB.

Korean law firm Yulchon has hired competition specialist Cecil Saehoon Chung as a senior foreign counsel. He is the vice chair of the firm’s antitrust practice group and head of the international antitrust team.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has hired former Paul Hastings corporate partner Christopher Betts at its Hong Kong office.