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Ogier hires banking lawyer in HK from offshore rival Walkers

BY Aparna Sai |

Offshore law firm Ogier has hired banking and finance specialist David Nelson as a partner in Hong Kong from Walkers, where he was a senior associate.
Offshore firm Walkers snaps up partner from Campbells

BY John Kang |

Offshore law firm Walkers has hired Callum McNeil as a partner in the firm’s insolvency, restructuring and dispute resolution group in Hong Kong from the British Virgin Islands office of Campbells.
9 law firms star in Mongolian Mining Corp’s $800 mln restructuring deal

BY Raj Gunashekar |

Davis Polk & Wardwell has acted for Mongolian Mining Corporation (MMC) in a complex, cross-border bank bond restructuring deal valued at $800 million.
Latham, Weil, Ropes, K&E on Nord Anglia Education’s go-private deal in HK

BY John Kang |

Latham & Watkins has advised Nord Anglia Education on its go-private deal with a consortium led by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Baring Private Equity Asia, which owns 67 percent of the Hong Kong-based operator of international schools.
HK: Offshore law firm Walkers hires finance specialist from Mourant Ozannes

BY Ashima Ohri |

Offshore law firm Walkers has hired finance expert James Webb as a partner in its Hong Kong office from rival Mourant Ozannes, where he was an associate.
SE Asia Deals: Week of July 11

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

Sidley, A&G, Links advise on $2.5 bln sale of SG building to Qatar fund, Wong & Partners, Cheang & Ariff on Zurich Insurance’s takaful buy, and more in this week’s Southeast Asia deals table.
SE Asia Deals: Week of Aug.10

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

CC, Bakers act on Metro Group’s purchase of Classic Fine Foods Group, AZB and JSA advise on Nickelodeon Asia’s investment in Prism Television, and more in this week’s Southeast Asia Deals table.
Walkers, Bakers, CC assist Saudi airport financing

BY ALB |

Walkers has advised Saudi Binladin Group Sukuk Ltd on the issuance of its fourth short-term sukuk al-murabaha, part of an approximately 12 billion Saudi riyal ($3.2 billion)financing of one of the phases of construction and development of Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport.
SE Asia Appts: New partners galore at Amarchand

BY Vasundhara Chatterjee |

Two key laterals and more promotions than you can count mean its almost all AMSS in this week’s Southeast Asia appointments roundup.
SG: Walkers adds counsel from Ogier

BY ALB |

Offshore law firm Walkers has hired Robert Foote as a counsel from Ogier, along with Casheen van Halder as an associate from McFarlanes, as it looks to expand in Singapore.