UK insurance firm Fenchurch to enter Asia with SG office
BY Nimitt Dixit |Insurance-focused law firm Fenchurch Law has expanded its offerings beyond the UK for the first time, announcing plans for an office in Singapore.
Cleary, A&G advise Japan’s Mitsui on $360 mln Ecuador shrimp deal
BY Sarah Wong |U.S. law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Singapore’s Allen & Gledhill and two Ecuadorian firms have advised Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co on its $360 million investment in an Ecuadoran shrimp farming company.
White & Case guides TotalEnergies on $903 mln purchase of stake in Malaysia’s SapuraOMV
BY Mari Iwata |White & Case has advised French energy group TotalEnergies on its $903 million acquisition of a 50 percent stake in Malaysia-headquartered SapuraOMV from Austrian oil and gas company OMV.
BRIEFS: Cost, Talent Considerations Loom as PRC Firms Make U.S. Forays
BY Sarah Wong |In a stark contrast to international law firms, PRC law firms – even the giants amongst them – have traditionally been characterised as domestic players, dotting the vast internal market with offices and creating a self-sustaining ecosystem.
NRF guides HK tissue, diaper maker Vinda on $3.3 bln offer
BY Nimitt Dixit |Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright is advising Hong Kong-headquartered tissue and diaper maker Vinda International Holdings on its $3.3 billion proposed acquisition by Royal Golden Eagle (RGE), owned by Indonesian billionaire Sukanto Tanoto.
HSF, Davis Polk act on $514 mln SoftBank smart-vehicle deal
BY Nimitt Dixit |Global law firms Herbert Smith Freehills and Davis Polk & Wardwell and Irish firms William Fry and Arthur Cox have advised on Japanese giant SoftBank Corp’s $514 million acquisition of a 51 percent equity stake in Dublin-based connected-vehicle technology provider Cubic Telecom.
CAM, Bakers, A&O, AZB advise on $1 bln sale of Aster’s Gulf business
BY Nimitt Dixit |Indian law firm Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has advised India’s Aster DM Healthcare on the sale of its Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) business for $1 billion to a consortium led by UAE sovereign-owned private capital firm Fajr Capital and Affinity Holdings, a company held by Aster’s promoters.
Shearman, AMT, White & Case, MHM act as Japan’s Benesse goes private for $1.78 bln
BY Mari Iwata |Shearman & Sterling and Anderson Mori & Tomotsune are advising Japanese educational services provider Benesse Holdings on a 270-billion-yen ($1.78 billion) management buyout (MBO) plan proposed by Swedish investment house EQT AB Group, represented by White & Case. Mori Hamada & Matsumoto act for the all stakeholders on this MBO scheme.
Slaughters, Skadden guide $1.8 bln acquisition of Coke Philippines
BY Mari Iwata |Slaughter and May, Villaraza & Angangco, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan have advised the buyers on a $1.8 billion acquisition of Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines (CCBPI) from Coca-Cola.
Freshies, CAM, AZB act on $488 mln Swiss-India insurance deal
BY Nimitt Dixit |Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and AZB & Partners have advised on Zurich Insurance Company’s $488 million acquisition of a majority stake in Kotak Mahindra General Insurance Company from Kotak Mahindra Bank.
Arbitration-focused firm Peter & Kim launches Zurich presence
BY Sarah Wong |Swiss-Korean firm Peter & Kim, which specialises in international arbitration, has broadened its presence in Europe with a new office in Zurich. The office is its second in Europe, to go with its headquarters in Geneva.
Azmi, Wong & Partners act on $420 mln Malaysia semiconductor plant deal
BY Nimitt Dixit |Baker McKenzie’s Malaysian member firm Wong & Partners and local law firm Azmi & Associates have advised on the $420 million investment and financing of Austrian sensor maker ams-OSRAM’s semiconductor facility.