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SG: 4 new firms approved for QFLP

BY Ranajit Dam |

Four firms have received Qualifying Foreign Law Practice (QFLP) licences from Singapore’s Ministry of Law (MinLaw) in the second round of the licence process, with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Jones Day, Linklaters and Sidley Austin being the recipients.
Of F&N and other deals

BY Ranajit Dam |

One company – Fraser & Neave (F&N) – might have hogged the M&A headlines in Singapore in 2012, but there was enough activity otherwise to keep lawyers busy, finds Ranajit Dam
MP Interview: Husam Hourani, Al Tamimi & Co

BY Ranajit Dam |

Al Tamimi & Co Managing Partner Husam Hourani talks to Ranajit Dam about the highlights of his career, the challenges of running a regional firm, and how Al Tamimi & Co can hold on to its pre-eminent position.
Hint of JLV roots in CC Singapore tie-up

BY Ranajit Dam |

Until it finally dissolved in 2009, Clifford Chance had been in a joint-law venture with Singapore Big Four firm WongPartnership for about nine years. Today, as the international firm unveiled its Formal Law Alliance (FLA) with boutique outfit Cavenagh Law, the tie-up had a whiff of WongPartnership as well.
The search for placid waters

BY ALB, Ranajit Dam |

With the global economy showing few signs of returning to the boom days of old, the shipping industry's woes continue: Shipping companies are closing in numbers, and banks are pulling out of lending as well.
India fights back

BY ALB, Ranajit Dam |

The mood is lifting in India. After months of economic turmoil and political paralysis, a series of positive developments have given investors much to cheer in areas like tax, arbitration, trtail and aviation.
Shipping: BIMCO names SG as Asia arb seat

BY Ranajit Dam |

The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) has named Singapore as an official seat of arbitration to represent the Asian region, to go with current seats London and New York.
Drew, Stamford in fray as F&N battle rages on

BY Ranajit Dam, Reuters |

Drew & Napier is advising a group led by Singapore property firm Overseas Union Enterprise Ltd (OUE) on its S$13.1 billion ($10.7 billion) bid for Fraser and Neave Ltd (F&N), challenging a takeover offer for the conglomerate from Thailand's third-richest man.
CC stars in landmark oil rig deal

BY Ranajit Dam |

Clifford Chance has advised Malaysia’s SapuraKencana Petroleum Bhd on the latter’s agreement to buy the tender-rig operations of Norwegian-Bermudan company Seadrill Ltd for 8.9 billion ringgit ($2.9 billion), one of the largest M&A deals in Southeast Asia this year.
Simmons to open in Singapore in 1H 2013

BY Ranajit Dam |

UK-headquartered law firm Simmons & Simmons plans to open an office in Singapore, with a tentative launch date set for the first half of 2013.