PRC firm Tahota opens 6th office outside mainland in Laos

BY Charlie Wu 吴卓言 |

Chengdu-based Tahota Law Firm has established a new office in Vientiane, Laos, its sixth outside Mainland China and 28th in all.

PRC firm DeHeng opens first SE Asia office in Laos

BY Charlie Wu 吴卓言 |

Beijing-headquartered DeHeng Law Offices has established its first Southeast Asia office in Vientiane, Laos, led by director Jia Hui.

Milbank leads on financing of largest wind power plant in SE Asia

BY Mari Iwata |

Milbank has advised Asian Development Bank (ADB) and senior secured parties on the $692 million financing and construction of a 600-megawatt wind power plant in southern Laos. The project will be the largest wind power plant in Southeast Asia, and the first in Laos.

Rajah & Tann Laos forms alliance with local conglomerate Phongsavanh

BY Aparna Sai |

The Laos office of Rajah & Tann has entered into an alliance with local conglomerate Phongsavanh Group in an effort to expand operations in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

A&O, CC, CMHM star in $1 bln Laos hydropower project

BY Ranajit Dam |

Allen & Overy has advised Laos’ Phonesack Group and Thailand’s Electricity Generating Public Company Limited (EGCO) in the $1 billion Nam Theun 1 hydroelectric power project.

Laos market report: A gentle awakening

BY Eileen Ang |

As tiny Laos grows its economy and actively seeks private investment, its legal sector shows increasing potential.

DFDL appoints new head for Lao PDR practice

BY Ashima Ohri |

DFDL has named Kristy Newby, the head of its Regional Mining Division, as the new managing director of its Lao PDR practice.

CLOSING SOON: ALB Firms To Watch 2016

BY ALB |

ALB is again spotlighting its list of Firms To Watch.

ZICOlaw names new Laos MP

BY ALB |

ZICOlaw has hired Aristotle David as the new managing partner of Vientiane Law Co Ltd, its member firm in Laos, from local outfit VNA Legal.

EDL-Gen prices landmark Laotian corporate bond

BY IFR |

Laotian power producer EDL-Gen has raised Bt6.5bn (US$198m) from the sale of a dual-tranche issue that marks the first offshore bond for the government-owned company.

SE Asia Deals: Week of Nov. 3

BY Vasundhara Chatterjee |

Paul Hastings advises on IBC Capital’s $789 million acquisition of Goodpack, HSF counsels on Tata Motors’ $750 million dual-tranche bonds issue, and much more in our weekly Southeast Asia deals roundup.

SE Asia Deals: OCBC issues rights worth $2.7 bln

BY Vasundhara Chatterjee |

Also, OMM, Torys, Wachtell Lipton and Weil Gotshal star in GIC’s $700 million investment in XPO Logistics, Tatva and Tempus advise on Cyient’s majority stake acquisition in Invati Insights, and much more in our weekly Southeast Asia deals spotlight.