Malaysian law firm RDS Partnership has hired veteran corporate/M&A lawyer Raphael Tay as a partner from local boutique LAW Partnership, where he headed the corporate and commercial practice.
Sidley Austin has advised Malaysia’s Axiata Group on its Indonesian subsidiary’s acquisition of Axis Telekom Indonesia from Saudi Telecom Company (STC), which was guided by Freshfields.
Papua New Guinea energy company Oil Search Ltd launched a fight on Friday to contest French oil giant Total SA's purchase of a 40 percent stake in PNG's biggest undeveloped gas field.