Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton | Asian Legal Business

Cleary, AHP advising Garuda Indonesia on strategy following default

BY Reuters | 23 Jun 21

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Assegaf Hamzah & Partners are advising airline Garuda Indonesia on its strategy after the flag carrier said it could not distribute coupon payments for its $500 million sukuk following a 14-day grace period.

Skadden, Cleary lead on JD Logistics’ $3.2 bln HK IPO

BY Kristen Liu 刘诗宇 | 31 May 21

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Shihui Partners have advised China’s leading logistics provider JD Logistics on its $3.2 billion IPO in Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Han Kun Law Offices advising the joint underwriters.

Skadden, Cleary advise on JD Health’s $3.48 bln HK IPO

BY Aparna Sai | 10 Dec 20

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Shihui Partners advised Chinese online medical consultation and pharmaceutical sales provider JD Health International on its $3.48 billion initial public offering in Hong Kong with Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Han Kun Law Offices counselling the joint sponsors and the underwriters.

Cleary, Freshies lead on Chinese hotel operator’s $783 mln HK secondary listing

BY Aparna Sai | 29 Sep 20

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and JunHe have advised Chinese hotel management company Huazhu Group on its $783 million secondary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Jingtian & Gongcheng representing the underwriters.

Cleary, Latham advise on India’s largest block trade

BY Aparna Sai | 19 May 20

AZB & Partners and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton have advised GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) on the $3.4 billion sale of its entire stake in India’s Hindustan Unilever, with Latham & Watkins representing the placement agents.

Host of law firms act as SoftBank, Naver set out to build $30 bln Asian tech giant

BY Aparna Sai, Reuters | 20 Nov 19

SoftBank Corp has announced plans to merge internet subsidiary Yahoo Japan with Korean messaging app operator Line Corp to create a $30 billion tech group, as it strives to compete more effectively with local rival Rakuten and U.S. tech powerhouses.

HK: MoFo continues Asia expansion with private funds addition

BY Aparna Sai | 16 Oct 19

Morrison & Foerster has continued expanding in the Asian region after adding Nicholas Sheets as a partner in the firm’s private funds group in Hong Kong.

Cleary, Freshfields advise on Topsports’ $1.01 billion HK IPO

BY Aparna Sai | 07 Oct 19

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and JunHe have represented Chinese sportswear manufacturer Topsports International Holdings on its $1.01 billion initial public offering in Hong Kong, with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Haiwen & Partners advising the joint sponsors and underwriters.

Cleary, Hogan Lovells, STB, N&A act on $2.2 bln chip deal

BY Aparna Sai | 18 Jul 19

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Hogan Lovells have advised U.S. chip gear maker Applied Materials on its agreement to buy Japanese peer Kokusai Electric for $2.2 billion from KKR & Co Inc, with Nishimura & Asahi and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett counselling the sellers.

Goodwin nabs PE specialist from Cleary in Hong Kong

BY John Kang | 08 May 18

Goodwin Procter has hired Bosco Yiu as a private equity partner in Hong Kong from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, where he was an associate.