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Links, Freshfields on $838 mln sale of BEA's Tricor to Permira

BY Chris Thomson, Reuters |

Linklaters is advising Bank of East Asia (BEA) on the HK$6.5 billion ($838 million) sale of its share-registry arm Tricor Holdings to private equity firm Permira, represented by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.
Links advises Siam City Cement on two deals worth $900 mln

BY Ashima Ohri |

Linklaters has advised Thailand's Siam City Cement Public Company (SCCC) on the purchase of two businesses from LafargeHolcim: Holcim Lanka for $373 million and a majority stake in Holcim Vietnam for $532 million.
SE Asia Deals: Week of July 11

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Sidley, A&G, Links advise on $2.5 bln sale of SG building to Qatar fund, Wong & Partners, Cheang & Ariff on Zurich Insurance’s takaful buy, and more in this week’s Southeast Asia deals table.
Sidley, A&G, Links, Dentons Rodyk advise on $2.5 bln sale of SG tower

BY Ashima Ohri, Reuters |

Sidley Austin and Dentons Rodyk have represented BlackRock on its sale of Singapore’s Asia Square Tower 1 building to sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority for S$3.4 billion.
‘Here to stay’: UK law firms look long-term at Korea despite Brexit setback

BY Eileen Ang |

UK law firms have entered the South Korean market on the back of a free trade agreement that that country signed with the European Union in 2011. But despite the uncertainty brought by Brexit, firms say they are committed for the long haul
Allens, Links, Wachtell on $2.2 bln PNG oil deal

BY Ashima Ohri |

Allens, Linklaters and Canadian firm McCarthy Tétrault are acting for Australia’s Oil Search on its $2.2 billion deal to acquire Papua New Guinea-based InterOil Corp
STB, Freshfields, SAM act on Blackstone’s $1.1 bln acquisition of Mphasis stake

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Kirkland & Ellis have advised Blackstone Group on its $1.1 billion acquisition of a majority stake in Indian IT outsourcing services provider Mphasis
SE Asia Deals: Week of Mar 21

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Linklaters advises Groupe Casino on the sale of its stake in Big C Supercenter to TCC Group for $6.2 bln, Allen & Gledhill acts on Singtel Group Treasury’s issuance of fixed rate notes for $183 mln, and more in this week's Southeast Asia deals table.
Shearman, Bakers advise Star Petroleum on $365 mln IPO

BY ALB, Reuters |

Shearman & Sterling and Baker & McKenzie have advised Thai refiner Star Petroleum Refining on its 12.9 billion baht ($365 million) initial public offering
Asia Appointments: Week of Nov. 23

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Linklaters’ associate firm Widyawan hires Pertamina GC in Jakarta, Morrison & Foerster adds corporate partner in Hong Kong, and more in this week’s Asia Appointments table.