Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that it is taking the next step in a remarkable period of expansion in China by opening offices in Beijing and Shanghai. The office expansion into mainland China was approved on October 21 by  the People's Republic...

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, a leading global law firm, announced today that it has advised Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited (Citi), Morgan Stanley Asia Limited (Morgan Stanley) and UBS AG Hong Kong Branch (UBS) as the joint sponsors, joint...

Skadden is advising Meadville Holdings Limited, the leading provider of volume high-end printed circuit boards (PCBs), in its business combination with TTM Technologies, Inc., North America's largest PCB manufacturer. The combination creates one of the largest...

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, a leading global law firm, announced today that it has advised Goldman Sachs in a US$200 million five-year convertible bond offering by STX Pan Ocean, Korea's largest bulk shipping company. The convertible bond offering...

DLA Piper today announced it has advised Pera Global Holdings Limited (Pera Global), a leading CAE/ CAD (computer aided engineering/ design) software developer, in its US$10 million private equity financing from CAX Holdings Limited, an affiliate of Baring...

O'Melveny & Myers represented Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong Branch, Merrill Lynch and BOCOM International Securities as well as other underwriters in the US$276 million global offering of Mingfa Group (International) Company Limited (HKSE Stock Code: 846)...

Lovells acted on the sale of 92.7% of shares of Beijing Leader & Harvest Electric Technologies Co., Ltd. to private equity fund Affinity Equity Partners for US$200 million. This transaction represents China's largest ever buyout where the acquirer is...

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (Orrick) has advised SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (SKT), South Korea's largest mobile telecommunications service provider, listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Korea Stock Exchange, in its sale of a 3.7% stake in China...

Maples and Calder (led by Anthony Webster) has advised Hong Kong-based Senrigan Capital Management Limited as to matters of Cayman Islands law only in connection with the establishment of its first event-driven hedge fund. Senrigan Master Fund will invest...

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson represented Stone Group Holdings Limited in its privatisation by way of a scheme of arrangement and withdrawal of listing from the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The total consideration under the privatisation...

Latham & Watkins represented The Ming An (Holdings) Company Limited (“MAH”) in connection with its privatization by way of a scheme of arrangement by China Taiping Insurance Holdings Company Limited (formerly known as China Insurance International...

Maples and Calder have acted as counsel as to Cayman Islands and BVI law to Evergrande Real Estate Group Limited, one of the largest developers of quality residential property projects and a leader in adopting a standardised operational model to manage various...

Latham & Watkins represented SearchMedia International Limited (“SearchMedia”), a leading media company in China, in its acquisition by Ideation Acquisition Corp. (“Ideation”). SearchMedia is a leading nationwide multi-platform...

Luxury menswear retailer and distributor Trinity Limited ("Trinity"), controlled by the parent company of Li & Fung Limited, commenced its listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange this morning. In connection with said listing, a global offering...

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, a leading global law firm, announced today that it has advised Morgan Stanley as the sole bookrunner in the HK$1.62 billion (approximately US$208 million) Hong Kong IPO and global offering of Yuzhou Properties Company...

Dorsey & Whitney in Hong Kong advised Sino Gold Mining Limited on the Hong Kong aspects of its merger with Eldorado Gold Corporation. Sino Gold is primarily listed on the ASX, and secondarily listed on the HKEx. (Dorsey & Whitney advised Sino Gold...

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (Orrick) advised Comtec Solar Systems Group Limited (Comtec), a China-based manufacturer of high-quality monocrystalline solar ingots and wafers, in its US$67 million initial public offering of 250 million shares (before...

DLA Piper today announced it advised on two more IPOs listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE) this year: Peak Sports Products Co., Ltd. ("Peak Sports") on 29 September (HKSE: 1968) and Shenguan Holdings ("Shenguan")...

O’Melveny represented Piper Jaffray & Co. as sole book-running manager and Susquehanna Financial Group, LLLP as co-manager in the US$60 million underwritten registered direct public offering of Zhongpin Inc. (“Zhongpin”, Nasdaq: HOGS)....

The Beijing and Istanbul offices of Gide Loyrette Nouel (GLN) have advised Taiyuan Iron & Steel (Group) Co. Ltd. (TISCO), China’s largest stainless steel producer, on an investment worth approximately USD 300 million in three Turkish mining companies....

Maples and Calder acted as the Cayman Islands legal adviser in the initial public offering by China Real Estate Information Corporation (the "Company") of American Depositary Receipts on the NASDAQ Global Market. Trading commenced on 16 October...

Latham & Watkins represented Canadian Solar Inc., a leading China-based manufacturer of solar cell, solar module and custom-designed solar application products, in connection with its follow-on offering of 6,000,000 common shares. Canadian Solar granted...

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, a leading global law firm, announced today that it has advised International Far Eastern Leasing Company Limited (Far Eastern), a leader in the finance leasing industry in China and a subsidiary of Sinochem Corporation,...

Winston & Strawn represented Roth Capital Partners LLC as placement agent in a registered direct offering of US$12.9 million of common stock by China Ritar Power Corp. China Ritar is a US publicly listed company with operations in China. Hong Kong-based...

Sidley Austin recently represented Powerlong Real Estate Holdings Limited in connection with its initial public offering listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange with concurrent global placements pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S. The IPO raised approximately...

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP advised Digital Media Group (DMG), a leader in China's subway television advertising market, on its US$160 million sale to VisionChina Media (VCM), one of China's largest out-of-home digital television advertising networks....

Allen & Overy today said it has acted for Standard Chartered Bank Limited and DBS Bank Ltd., as the Mandated Co-ordinating Arrangers on the HKD 3.1 billion transferable term loan and revolving credit facility for Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust (the...

Hogan & Hartson represented China Vanadium Titano-Magnetite Mining Company Limited, the second largest operator and the largest non-state-owned operator of iron ore mines in Sichuan, China, in its HK$2.06 billion (approximately US$264 million) initial...

The first transaction was the HK$2.8 billion onshore and offshore financing for Pride Pacific Limited and Beijing Jing Wei House & Land Estate Development Co., Ltd. (“BJJW”), both wholly-owned subsidiaries of Pacific Century Premium Developments...

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP represented Merrill Lynch Far East Limited, as placing agent, in connection with the "top-up" placement of 80,000,000 shares of Tianneng Power International Limited and the placement of 30,800,000...