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Too good to reject: CC, A&O, Latham lead buy-out of John West parent in landmark tuna deal

BY Pamela koh |

Clifford Chance, Latham & Watkins and Allen & Overy have all landed mandates on Thai Union Frozen’s (TUF) US$903m acquisition of MWBrands, the French parent company of canned tuna producer John West.
A&O strengthens Saudi presence with lateral hire

BY Pamela koh |

Allen & Overy has recruited its first Saudi Arabian partner from its associate firm – Abdulaziz Al Gasim Law Firm (AAG) – for its officein Riyadh in a move that seeks to integrate the international transaction practice of AAG and strengthen the firm's standing in the region.
Singapore: Allen & Gledhill, Baker & Mckenzie. Wong & Leow advise Kirin on landmark acquisition

BY Pamela koh |

Allen & Gledhill and Baker & Mckenzie have acted on the acquisition of Temasek's entire stake in Fraser and Neave – a leading food and beverage company in Singapore and Malaysia – by Kirin, worth US$987m. The acquisition marks Kirin's first major investment in Singapore.
Allen & Gledhill, Latham & Watkins and Davis Polk act on Temasek US$ 1.1bn notes offer

BY Pamela koh |

Trail-blazing Temasek has hired Allen & Gledhill and Latham Watkins to act on a multi-jurisdiction a debt market deal worth US$1.1bn – in Temasek’s first foray into sterling-denominated securities.
Linklaters, Juris Corp & Khaitan log on for Indian broadband financing deal

BY Pamela koh |

Linklaters together with Indian firms Khaitan & Co and Juris Corp have acted on a US$500m financing deal in the Indian telecom sector.
CC focuses on Middle East corporate practice with senior secondment

BY Pamela koh |

London-based partner Guy Norman will be moved to Clifford Chance's Dubai office in October this year as the firm looks to build its corporate practice in the Gulf region.
Taylor Vinters targets Singapore with alliance

BY Pamela koh |

Cambridge law firm Taylor Vinters has set its expansionary sights on Singapore and the greater Asian market, by forming an alliance with Singapore firm, Keystone Law Corporation.
Baker & McKenzie, Linklaters, Clifford Chance lead finalist count for ALB Law Awards

BY Pamela koh |

With less than two months to go before the Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2010, the race for the best trophy haul of the night is intensifying, and five firms are finalists in more than ten categories apiece.
DLA loses chief to Clydes

BY Pamela koh |

Clyde & Co has poached DLA Piper's head of intellectual property (IP) for the Middle East, South Asia and Africa region, Joycia Young, to join its Middle East IP Group.
Hong Kong : Mallesons appointment ‘ a coup’ says CEP

BY Pamela koh |

Mallesons Stephen Jaques has poached Denis Brock, one of Hong Kong’s most experienced commercial litigators from Clifford Chance in London, prompting chief executive partner Robert Milliner to label the hire ‘a coup’.