Latham, Links advise on Malaysia's largest IPO in 2 years
Latham & Watkins and Mah-Kamariyah & Philip Koh have advised Malaysian palm oil company Johor Plantations Group on its 735-million-ringgit ($157 million) initial public offering, the country's biggest in more than two years.
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A&O Shearman, CC, AZP, AHP guide Indonesia’s $2.35 bln global sukuk issue
Global law firms Clifford Chance and A&O Shearman and local law firms AZP Legal Consultants and Assegaf Hamzah & Partners (AHP) have advised on the issuance of Indonesia’s landmark $2.35 billion global sukuk.
JSA, IndusLaw, A&O Shearman act on $401mln IndiGo divesture
J. Sagar Associates has advised Interglobe Enterprises on a 2 percent divesture in low-cost Indian airline IndiGo for 33.6 billion rupees ($401 million). Citigroup, which bought IndiGo shares worth 13.6 billion rupees via the open market, was advised by IndusLaw and A&O Shearman.
India: Resolut, Khaitan guide investors in $665mln Zepto funding
Resolut Partners and Khaitan & Co have guided lead investor Glade Brook Capital Partners and co-investor Lightspeed, respectively, on a $665 million investment into Indian e-commerce company Zepto.
White & Case guides $380mln U.S.-Japan LNG deal
Global law firm White & Case has advised Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. (JAPEX) on the acquisition through its U.S. subsidiary of an equity interest in Gulf Coast LNG Holdings, which owns an interest in the Freeport LNG project in Texas, from JERA Americas for approximately $380 million.
CC acts on $870 mln HK telecom infra deal
Magic Circle law firm Clifford Chance has advised China Merchants Capital (CMC) on its $870 million investment for a 40 percent stake in the fibre assets of HKT Trust & HK, a subsidiary of Hong Kong telecom group PCCW.
Reed Smith, Freshfields, Kirkland on Henlius’ $691 mln take-private deal
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is representing Hong Kong-listed biotech company Henlius on its $691 million take-private deal offer from Shanghai Fosun New Medicine Research Company, which is being advised by Reed Smith.
CAM, Khaitan drive $600 mln India cement deal
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has advised Adani Group’s Ambuja Cement on its acquisition of a majority stake in cement manufacturer Sanghi Industries, which was counselled by Khaitan & Co.
SAM, Trilegal, A&O, STB guide $362 million India toll road sale
Law firm Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas has advised Macquarie Asia Infrastructure Fund (MAIF) on the $362 million sale of its entire shareholding in two operational toll road projects in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat to KKR-backed Highways Infrastructure Trust (HIT), which was represented by Trilegal.
Latham, Ropes, Milbank advise on $6.5 bln merger of BPEA EQT firms in HK
U.S. law firms Latham & Watkins, Ropes & Gray, and Milbank have driven the merger of BPEA EQT’s Hong Kong-based business services firms Vistra and Tricor, creating a combined enterprise valued at $6.5 billion, in a deal that is one of Asia's largest private equity-backed transactions this year.