Freshfields advises China Mobile Hong Kong on $1 bln offer for HKBN
Global law firm Freshfields has advised China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK) on its offer to acquire all issued shares in Hong Kong-based broadband company HKBN for approximately HK$7.8 billion ($1 billion).
The deal represents a significant move in Hong Kong's telecommunications sector, potentially combining…
Links, Greenberg Traurig advise on $1.64 bln Taiwan wind farm deal
Linklaters has advised Danish energy company Ørsted on the sale of a 50 percent stake in its Greater Changhua 4 offshore wind project in Taiwan for approximately $1.64 billion to Cathay Life Insurance, which turned to Greenberg Traurig for advice.
Skadden, Freshfields advise on $6.5 bln Indonesia telecom merger
U.S. law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has advised Malaysia-headquartered Axiata Group on the $6.5 billion proposed merger of its Indonesian company PT XL Axiata and PT Smartfren Telecom, a subsidiary of PT Sinar Mas Group. Freshfields counseled Sinar Mas.
Khaitan, SAM, Sidley advise on Torrent Power’s $413 mln QIP
Indian law firm Khaitan & Co has advised Torrent Power on its equity offering of $413 million through a qualified institutional placement of shares. Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co and Sidley Austin advised the bookrunning lead managers on the deal.
IndusLaw guides Zepto’s $350 mln funding round
IndusLaw has guided Indian quick commerce company Zepto on its latest $350 million funding round led by Motilal Oswal's Private Wealth division.
10 firms advise on milestone $8.2 bln cross-border insurance deal
Global law firms Debevoise & Plimpton, Kirkland & Ellis, Herbert Smith Freehills and Linklaters are acting for Bermuda-based insurer Resolution Life on its $8.2 billion sale to Japan’s Nippon Life Insurance, the largest overseas acquisition by a Japanese insurer to date.
Top international firms act on landmark $7.1 bln ESR take-private deal
Global law firms Freshfields, Latham & Watkins, Kirkland & Ellis, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton have steered an offer to take the Hong Kong-listed ESR Group private in a deal valued at $7.1 billion.
Trilegal, Khaitan guide RMZ-Colt $1.7 bln India data centre JV
Trilegal advised Indian alternative asset owner RMZ Group on its $1.7 billion joint venture with Colt Data Centre Services, which was advised by Khaitan & Co, to invest in the Indian data centre market, as well as the proposed acquisition of stakes in two data centre projects.
HSF, CC lead on SF Holdings’ $750 mln Hong Kong IPO
Herbert Smith Freehills, CM Law Firm, and Grandall Law Firm have advised Chinese logistics provider SF Holdings on its $750 million initial public offering in Hong Kong, with Clifford Chance and King & Wood Mallesons advising the joint sponsors.
Bakers, HSF act on PE acquisition of Japan’s jinjer
Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise) has advised private equity firms J-STAR Co and Potentia Capital on their joint acquisition of jinjer, one of Japan’s leading HR SaaS players. While financial terms were not recorded, news reports value the deal at $500 million.