Singapore boutique Covenant welcomes construction disputes veteran
Singapore law firm Covenant Chambers has appointed construction and engineering disputes expert Edwin Sim as a director.
Hunton Andrews Kurth adds Tokyo energy partner from White & Case
Hunton Andrews Kurth has hired energy and infrastructure expert Kristian Bradshaw as a partner in Tokyo from White & Case, where he was a local partner, Bradshaw announced in a LinkedIn post.
AZB, STB act on OYO’s $525 mln U.S. bet
AZB & Partners has acted for Oravel Stays, the parent of e-hotelier OYO, on its proposed $525 million acquisition of U.S. motel operator G6 Hospitality from PE fund Blackstone. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett acted for Blackstone on the deal.
Khaitan, CAM, Links act on Samvardhana Motherson’s $771 million QIP
Khaitan & Co has advised Samvardhana Motherson, one of the world’s largest suppliers of automotive components, on its recent $771 million fundraise through a qualified institutional placement (QIP)
HK: Hogan Lovells picks up partner duo from exiting Dechert
Anglo-American law firm Hogan Lovells has expanded its Hong Kong office with the addition of partners Maria Sit and Michael Wong and three associates from Dechert, which is set to close its Hong Kong operations.
Singapore: SH hires energy transition team from Penningtons
Stephenson Harwood has expanded its energy transition practice with the addition of a three-member team in Singapore from Penningtons Manches Cooper, led by partners Nick Dingemans and John Zadkovich.
Thailand: Tilleke brings on cap marks, tax partners from Deloitte, Kudun
Tilleke & Gibbins, Thailand’s largest law firm, has added Patcharaporn Pootranon and Saravut Krailadsiri as Bangkok-based partners in its capital markets and tax practices, respectively.
Q&A: ‘We see ourselves growing aggressively’
In a subdued year for Indian law firm hiring, Trilegal added lateral partners at pace, including 10 in April alone, as the firm crossed 100 equity partners. Partners Sridhar Gorthi and Nishant Parikh, who sit on the firm’s management committee, share with ALB how they are looking at the additional talent to power Trilegal’s offerings in a liberalising legal market while paying close attention to cultural assimilation and talent management.
BRIEFS: Faltering Chinese Recovery Leaves Hong Kong Short of IPOs, But Hope Remains
Shaking off the COVID-19 shadow after three isolated years, Hong Kong is now gripped by a fresh challenge as subdued markets sap the appetite for fundraising activities. With weak global demands and domestic headwinds putting a dent in China's much-hyped reopening, Hong Kong's capital markets have been struggling to take off.
BRIEFS: Hong Kong, Singapore spearhead ESG integration in Asian private equity
The continued rise in prominence of ESG in Asia has found its way into the realm of private equity (PE), a vehicle traditionally associated with risk-taking investment for outsized rewards. Now the industry has joined other sectors in the financial ecosystem to consider sustainability and social responsibility in decision makings.