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SE Asia Deals: Week of Jan 4

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Shearman & Sterling advises Aditya Birla Group’s refinancing of existing facilities for $925 mln, Latham & Watkins and Weerawong C&P in Star Petroleum Refining Public Company’s $363 mln IPO, and many more in this week’s Southeast Asian deals table.
Gibson Dunn hires CC Dubai disputes head

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has hired Graham Lovett as a partner in its Dubai office from Clifford Chance, where he was head of that firm's disputes practice in the emirate.
SE Asia Deals: Week of Dec. 21

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

MoFo advises on Axiata Group's acquisition of Ncell, Allen & Gledhill, Rodyk & Davidson, WongPartnership, Shearman on BHG Retail REIT’s IPO, and more in this week’s Southeast Asia Deals table.
Conyers helps Qatar Re move to Bermuda

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Offshore law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman has advised Qatar Reinsurance (Qatar Re), Qatar Insurance Company’s reinsurance subsidiary, on re-domiciling to Bermuda.
Hogan Lovells acts on Joyalukkas’ 500 mln dirham financing

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Hogan Lovells has advised Standard Chartered Bank, Emirates NBD, and Mashreq Bank on a 500 million dirham ($136 million) financing for jewellery retail chain Joyalukkas Group.
SE Asia Deals: Week of Dec. 14

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Trilegal advises Alstom on its $3.7 bln contract from India's Ministry of Railways, Shook Lin & Bok stars in Accor's $2.9 bln takeover of FRHI Holdings, and many more in this week's Southeast Asia deals table.
HSF advises Axiata subsidiary on Myanmar telecom stake

BY Karuna Jainpalli, Reuters |

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Axiata Group’s wholly owned subsidiary edotco in the acquisition of a majority stake in Myanmar Tower Company (MTC), with Davis Polk & Wardwell and Jones Day advising the sellers.
SE Asia Deals: Week of Dec. 7

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Skadden on CMA CGM’s $2.4 bln acquisition of NOL, Conyers, Fangda, Lee & Lee and WongPartnership star in amalgamation of CB Medical Holdings and Biosensors International Group for $781 mln, and more in this week's Southeast Asia deals table.
WFW hires Islamic finance specialist in Dubai

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has hired Neale Downes as a finance partner in Dubai from SGH Martineau’s London office.
Mayer Brown eyes Dubai launch with 2 Bakers partner hires

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Mayer Brown plans to launch an office in Dubai in 2016 after hiring corporate partners Charles Salem Hallab and Tahan Thraya and two associates from Baker & McKenzie.