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Asia Appointments: Week of Nov. 23

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Linklaters’ associate firm Widyawan hires Pertamina GC in Jakarta, Morrison & Foerster adds corporate partner in Hong Kong, and more in this week’s Asia Appointments table.
HK: MoFo hires funds expert from Proskauer Rose

BY Eileen Ang |

Morrison & Foerster has hired fund formation specialist Jason R. Nelms as a partner from Proskauer Rose’s New York office, where he was a senior associate.
SE Asia Deals: Week of Nov. 9

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

AZB, Hogan Lovells star in GE’s $13.8 bln purchase of Alstom’s energy business, MoFo advises GLP on its acquisition of a $4.55 bln logistics portfolio, and more in this week's Southeast Asia Deals table.
MoFo advises Aetos Capital on $1.3 bln sale of Japanese real estate unit

BY Eileen Ang |

Morrison & Foerster is representing Aetos Capital Real Estate on the sale of its Japan unit Simplex Investment Advisors to Tokyo-headquartered developer Hulic for about 155 billion yen ($1.3 billion).
MoFo recruits disputes team from Winston & Strawn in HK

BY Kanishk Verghese |

Morrison & Foerster has strengthened its commercial litigation practice in Hong Kong, hiring partner Adrian Yip and three associates from Winston & Strawn.
MoFo advises GLP on setting up of $7 bln logistics fund

BY ALB, Reuters |

Morrison & Foerster is advising Singapore-listed Global Logistic Properties Ltd (GLP) on its plans to set up its second China-focused logistics infrastructure fund, with the aim of investing up to $7 billion in the sector in the next four years.
Paul Hastings, MoFo guide SoftBank on its $1 bln investment in Coupang

BY Kanishk Verghese, Reuters |

Paul Hastings and Morrison & Foerster are advising Japanese telecoms group SoftBank Corp on its $1 billion investment in South Korean online retailer Coupang.
Latham, Skadden advise on $37 billion Avago-Broadcom deal

BY ALB, Reuters |

Latham & Watkins has advised Avago Technologies Ltd on its agreement to buy Broadcom Corp for $37 billion, with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom advising the seller.
Jones Day nabs IP partner from MoFo in Tokyo

BY Kanishk Verghese |

Jones Day has strengthened its Japanese intellectual property offering with the addition of Shogo Asaji as a partner at its Tokyo office.
MoFo helps SoftBank snap up India deal

BY Kanishk Verghese, Reuters |

Morrison & Foerster has advised Japanese telecom and media group SoftBank Corp on its $627 million investment in Indian online marketplace Snapdeal.