CC, Davis Polk act on ChaPanda’s $330 mln Hong Kong IPO
Davis Polk & Wardwell and Jingtian & Gongcheng have advised Sichuan Baicha Baidao, a Chinese low-priced tea chain also known as ChaPanda, on its $330 million IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with Clifford Chance and King & Wood Mallesons acting for the sponsor CICC and underwriters.
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CC, Slaughters advise as HK-listed SciClone goes private for $1.13 bln
Clifford Chance has advised the Hong Kong-listed SciClone Pharmaceuticals on an offer to take it private by healthcare-focused private equity firm GL Capital, with Slaughter and May acting for the buyer’s financial adviser, Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities (CICC).
Latham, CAM advise on $370 mln India gas deal
Latham & Watkins and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas have advised a Japanese consortium on its $370 million primary investment into India’s AG&P LNG Marketing.
Milbank, A&G advise Philippines’ Hotel101 Global on $2.3 bln SPAC merger
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
Nishimura, MHM advise on Dai-ichi Life’s $2 bln acquisition of Benefit One
Nishimura & Asahi has advised Japanese life insurance giant Dai-ichi Life Holdings on its 2.9-trillion-yen ($2 billion) acquisition of healthcare platform Benefit One, which was represented by Mori Hamada & Matsumoto.