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AZB, SAM continue to act as Jio sheds further stakes

BY Aparna Sai |

AZB & Partners has advised India’s Jio Platforms on its $1.5 billion sale of shares to global investment firm KKR, which was represented by Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.
STB, Skadden advise on $1.8 bln Taiwan-U.S. electronic components deal

BY Aparna Sai |

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Tsar & Tsai Law Firm advised Taiwanese electronic component manufacturer Yageo Corp on its $1.8 billion acquisition of U.S. rival Kemet Corp, which was counselled by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.
Fangda, STB, KWM, Freshfields act on Alibaba’s mammoth secondary listing

BY Hu Yangxiaoxiao 胡阳潇潇 |

Fangda Partners and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett have advised Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba on its $11.3 billion secondary listing in Hong Kong, with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and King & Wood Mallesons advising the joint sponsors and underwriters.
Host of law firms act as SoftBank, Naver set out to build $30 bln Asian tech giant

BY Aparna Sai, Reuters |

SoftBank Corp has announced plans to merge internet subsidiary Yahoo Japan with Korean messaging app operator Line Corp to create a $30 billion tech group, as it strives to compete more effectively with local rival Rakuten and U.S. tech powerhouses.
Cleary, Hogan Lovells, STB, N&A act on $2.2 bln chip deal

BY Aparna Sai |

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Hogan Lovells have advised U.S. chip gear maker Applied Materials on its agreement to buy Japanese peer Kokusai Electric for $2.2 billion from KKR & Co Inc, with Nishimura & Asahi and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett counselling the sellers.
Kim & Chang hires STB’s former Seoul head as senior foreign partner

BY Aparna Sai |

Kim & Chang, Korea’s biggest firm, has hired Youngjin Sohn as a senior foreign partner from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, where he led the now-closed Seoul office.
Simpson Thacher to exit Korea, as Shearman nears office opening

BY Elizabeth Beattie |

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is set to exit South Korea after six years in that country, even as fellow New York-headquartered firm Shearman & Sterling gets closer to opening an office there.
STB, CAM, Link Legal act on $530 million India waste management buyout

BY Aparna Sai, Reuters |

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas are advising private equity firm KKR on its acquisition of a 60 percent stake in Indian waste management company Ramky Enviro Engineers Limited (REEL), which was counselled by Link Legal India Law Services.
STB, Bakers star as KKR-led consortium acquires Taiwan’s LCY for $1.56 bln

BY Aparna Sai |

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Lee & Li have advised a consortium led by KKR & Co on its $1.56 billion acquisition of Taipei-listed LCY Chemical Corp, which was represented by Baker McKenzie.
STB, Davis Polk on KKR’s first-ever sale of yen bonds

BY John Kang, Reuters |

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has advised private equity firm KKR & Co on its first-ever sale of Japanese yen-denominated bonds, which raised 40.3 billion yen ($377 million). Davis Polk & Wardwell advised the underwriters Mizuho Securities and SMBC Nikko Securities.