Latham, CAM advise on $370 mln India gas deal

by Nimitt Dixit |

 

Latham & Watkins and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas have advised a Japanese consortium on its $370 million primary investment into India’s AG&P LNG Marketing.

The buyer consortium comprised Osaka Gas, Sumitomo Corporation, and Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation for Transport & Urban…

Milbank, A&G advise Philippines’ Hotel101 Global on $2.3 bln SPAC merger

by Sarah Wong |

U.S. law firm Milbank and Singapore’s Allen & Gledhill have advised Hotel101 Global, the hotel arm of Philippines-listed real estate firm DoubleDragon, on its $2.3 billion proposed Nasdaq listing through a SPAC merger.

AZB, Khaitan, SAM guide Sterlite-GIC $1 bln power JV

by Nimitt Dixit |

Indian law firms AZB & Partners and Khaitan & Co have advised energy company Sterlite Power and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas has represented Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC on the creation of their joint venture to build a power transmission platform in India.

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.

Skadden, AMT, MHM, Davis Polk advise on Trial Holding’s $258 mln Japan IPO

by Nimitt Dixit |

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Anderson Mori & Tomotsune have advised Japanese discount-store chain operator Trial Holdings on its $258 million initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), the largest IPO of the year so far.

SAM, HSF guide BAT’s $2.1 bln ITC share sale

by Nimitt Dixit |

Indian law firm Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co and Herbert Smith Freehills have guided British American Tobacco (BAT) on its $2.1 billion strategic divestment in Indian tobacco giant ITC.

SAM, JSA, Trilegal advise on $300 mln Bharat Highways InvIT IPO

by Nimitt Dixit |

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas has advised the sponsor, investment manager and Bharat Highways InvIT (infrastructure investment trust) on its  $300 million initial public offering in India, with J. Sagar Associates advised the lead managers.

A&O, Bakers advise on Korea’s first perpetual core logistics fund

by Sarah Wong |

Allen & Overy has advised ESR Group on the establishment by its South Korean platform of Korea’s first perpetual, open-ended core logistics fund, with Baker McKenzie representing APG Asset Management on its investment into the fund exceeding $400 million.

CC, Allens, VILAF, Links advise on $870 mln sale of Home Credit VN business

Magic Circle law firm Clifford Chance and Allens have advised Netherlands-based consumer finance provider Home Credit Group on the 800-million-euro ($870 million) sale of its Vietnam business to Thailand’s Siam Commercial Bank, which was advised by Linklaters and VILAF.

Top Indian firms, Skadden, Cleary on $8.5 bln Disney-Reliance merger

by Nimitt Dixit |

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Khaitan & Co, and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co are advising Reliance Industries and its media subsidiary Viacom18 on a planned $8.5 billion media merger with Walt Disney’s Star India.