SAM, Luthra, Simmons guide planned $360 mln India renewable energy IPO
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co is advising Indian renewable energy firm ACME Solar Holdings on its planned 30-billion-rupee ($360 million) initial public offering, with Luthra & Luthra Law Offices and Simmons & Simmons representing the book-running lead managers.
Paul Hastings advises Korean gaming firm on $315 mln IPO
U.S. law firm Paul Hastings has advised Tencent-backed South Korean gaming company Shift Up on its 435-billion-won ($315 million) initial public offering on the Korea Exchange.
Singapore law firm Fervent Chambers announces leadership changes
Singapore-based law firm Fervent Chambers has announced significant leadership changes, with the appointment of William Wan as managing director and the return of Clarence Lun as head of dispute resolution and international arbitration.
Latham, Links advise on Malaysia's largest IPO in 2 years
Latham & Watkins and Mah-Kamariyah & Philip Koh have advised Malaysian palm oil company Johor Plantations Group on its 735-million-ringgit ($157 million) initial public offering, the country's biggest in more than two years.
A&O Shearman, CC, AZP, AHP guide Indonesia’s $2.35 bln global sukuk issue
Global law firms Clifford Chance and A&O Shearman and local law firms AZP Legal Consultants and Assegaf Hamzah & Partners (AHP) have advised on the issuance of Indonesia’s landmark $2.35 billion global sukuk.
Freshies counsel joins Simmons as HK regulatory head
UK law firm Simmons & Simmons has announced the appointment of Kenneth Hui as its regulatory head for Hong Kong and Greater China. He was most recently a counsel at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.
SG: K&L Gates poaches 2 corporate partners from DLA
K&L Gates Straits Law, the Singapore office of U.S. law firm K&L Gates, has strengthened its corporate capabilities in Singapore with the addition of partners David Kuo and Meraj Noor from rival DLA Piper.
Latham, Zhong Lun act on $445 mln France-SG waste treatment deal
Latham & Watkins has advised French industrial group Seche Environnement on its S$605 million ($445 million) agreement to buy Singapore’s ECO Industrial Environmental Engineering from Beijing Capital Eco-Environment Protection Group.
Atsumi hires finance, corporate partners in Tokyo
Japanese law firm Atsumi & Sakai has continued its expansion with the addition of two partners. Akiko Hosokawa joins from Baker McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise), while Dio Inoue was Japanese legal head for American pharma company Guardant Health.
KWM restructuring pro joins Freshfields in HK
Global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer had hired Tony Chow from King & Wood Mallesons to lead the firm’s contentious insolvency practice in Hong Kong.