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Skadden, Freshies lead on HK’s largest IPO in 2023

BY Nimitt Dixit |

U.S. law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and PRC firm Jia Yuan Law Offices are advising Chinese home-appliance maker Midea Group on its planned $1 billion initial public offering, expected to be the first billion-dollar IPO in Hong Kong this year.
DLA Piper adds real estate partner from BCLP in Singapore

BY Nimitt Dixit |

Global law firm DLA Piper has added real estate attorney Ciarán Londra as a partner in Singapore, in line with its long-term strategic goal of enhancing real estate capabilities in the region.
India lateral partner hire roundup: November 2023

BY Nimitt Dixit |

The Indian legal market continued to see strong lateral partner movement this past month, with Kochhar & Co, Dentons Link Legal, Emerald Law Offices and Fox & Mandal among firms adding partners.
Milbank advises on $403 mln Indonesia hyperscale data centre financing

BY Nimitt Dixit |

U.S. law firm Milbank represented the mandated lead arrangers, joint sustainability coordinator and hedging bank in the $403.8 million financing of an up to 120MW hyperscale data center campus in Indonesia for PT Graha Teknologi Nusantara.
Goodwin, MoFo, Slaughters guide $478 mln bio-pharma acquisition

BY Nimitt Dixit |

U.S. law firm Morrison Foerster has advised Japan’s Kyowa Kirin on its $477.6 million acquisition of British biopharmaceutical company Orchard Therapeutics, which was represented by Goodwin Procter. Slaughter & May was Orchard’s UK legal advisor.
Azmi, Wong & Partners act on $420 mln Malaysia semiconductor plant deal

BY Nimitt Dixit |

Baker McKenzie’s Malaysian member firm Wong & Partners and local law firm Azmi & Associates have advised on the $420 million investment and financing of Austrian sensor maker ams-OSRAM’s semiconductor facility.
Reed Smith adds Sidley practice co-head to lead Singapore funds growth

BY Nimitt Dixit |

Global law firm Reed Smith has added the co-leader of Sidley Austin’s Asia funds group, Han Ming Ho, in Singapore to launch and lead its own regional funds practice.
Ince HK continues to lose partners as 8-attorney team moves to Hill Dickinson

BY Nimitt Dixit |

Hong Kong law firm Ince & Co has continued to shed partners in the city, with an eight-lawyer marine and shipping team moving to UK law firm Hill Dickinson.
Cleary, Paul Hastings, Kim & Chang lead on Korea’s biggest IPO this year

BY Nimitt Dixit |

U.S. law firms Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Paul Hastings, and South Korean law firm Kim & Chang have guided Doosan Robotics’ $317 million initial public offering on the Seoul Stock Exchange, the largest IPO in Korea this year.
Freshfields enhances Japan M&A offering with dual partner hire

BY Nimitt Dixit |

Global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has added transactional attorneys Noah Carr and Gordon Palmquist as partners in its Tokyo office from Latham & Watkins and Mayer Brown, respectively.