Dentons Link Legal, Dentons U.S., Crawford Bayley guide $358 mln SpiceJet QIP

by Nimitt Dixit |

A SpiceJet passenger Boeing 737-800 aircraft takes off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel international airport in Ahmedabad, India May 19, 2016. REUTERS/Amit Dave

 

Dentons Link Legal acted for troubled and cash-strapped Indian airline SpiceJet on its $358 million financial infusion through a qualified institutional placement of equity shares.…

Nishimura advises Panasonic Connect on $1 bln partnership with Orix

Nishimura & Asahi has advised Panasonic Connect, a subsidiary of Japan’s Panasonic Holdings, on a strategic capital partnership with ORIX for its projector business.

Nishimura advises MUFG on $393 mln Philippines investment

Nishimura & Asahi has advised Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Japan's largest banking group, on its $393 million investment in Philippine fintech Mynt for an 8 percent stake.

JSA, Trilegal act on NTPC Green’s upcoming $1.2bln IPO

by Nimitt Dixit |

JSA Advocates & Solicitors is advising NTPC Green Energy, state-run power producer National Thermal Power Corporation’s renewable energy arm, on its announced initial public offering worth $1.2 billion, with Trilegal advising the book running lead managers.

CAM, Khaitan, Links act on Bajaj Housing Finance’s $782mln IPO

by Nimitt Dixit |

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has advised Indian home-loan financier Bajaj Housing Finance (BHF) and its promoter Bajaj Finance on BHF’s $782 million initial public offering, with Khaitan & Co and Linklaters representing the book-running lead managers to the offer.

Skadden, Jia Yuan, Freshies, KWM act on Midea’s $3.5 bln HK share offering

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Jia Yuan Law Offices are advising Chinese home appliance maker Midea Group on its HK$26.97 billion ($3.46 billion) share offering in Hong Kong, the city's largest listing in more than three years.

Latham, Milbank, SyCip act on largest greenfield infra FDI deal in Philippines

by Nimitt Dixit |

Milbank and SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan have acted for global investor Actis on its strategic partnership with the Philippines’ Meralco and its subsidiary, Solar Philippines New Energy Corporation, advised by Latham & Watkins, to invest $600 million in the Terra Solar Project.

Bakers, Slaughters lead as Unilever buys GSK’s Indian Horlicks business for $3.8 bln

by Aparna Sai, Reuters |

Baker McKenzie and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas have advised Unilever on its agreement to buy GlaxoSmithKline Horlicks nutrition business in India for $3.8 billion, with Slaughter and May and AZB & Partners representing the sellers.

Weil, Hughes Hubbard advise on SoftBank’s $2 bln investment in Coupang

by Aparna Sai |

Weil, Gotshal & Manges has advised SoftBank’s Vision Fund in its investment of $2 billion in South Korean e-commerce firm Coupang, which was represented by Hughes Hubbard.

Bakers, Links, Latham lead on landmark TFFIF IPO, Thailand’s largest since 2015

by Aparna Sai |

Baker McKenzie has advised the Thai government on the 44.7 billion baht ($1.4 billion) initial public offering of the Thailand Future Fund Infrastructure Fund, with Linklaters representing the underwriters and the initial purchasers and Latham & Watkins advising the Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT).