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Clifford Chance has advised RCBC on the international aspects of SMBC investment, increasing SMBC’s stake in the Philippines bank from 5% to 20%

China Aviation Lithium Battery (CALB) has debuted on the HKEX, raising HKD10.1 billion (USD1.29 billion), ranking it as the third largest IPO on the city’s bourse by the end of October this year

Chinese electric vehicle maker Leapmotor Technology’s rare move to engage legal advisers on PRC data security and US export laws in its successful IPO points to a growing need to scrutinise compliance in these areas

A trio of law firms guided Chinese online pharmacy platform Dingdang Health in its Hong Kong IPO of  HKD12 per share, raising HKD402.4 million (USD51 million)

Corporate partner Valerie Kong’s career at will come full circle when she takes up her appointment as the Singapore office managing partner effective from 1 October, succeeding Kai-Niklas Schneider who had been at the helm since 2016

Khaitan & Co helped Axis Bank in gaining the green light in record time for its INR123 billion (USD1.6 billion) acquisition of Citibank’s Indian consumer business

Actis, a global investor in sustainable infrastructure, has acquired a shareholding in a 220MW combined cycle gas turbine power plant in the Bhola district, Bangladesh, from Indian conglomerate Shapoorji Pallonji Group

French retailer Carrefour Group has sold its 60% equity stake in PresiCarre Corporation, the operator of Carrefour Taiwan, to a local food and retail conglomerate Uni-President

Clifford Chance hired white-collar expert Vasu Muthyala as a partner in its litigation and dispute resolution practice in Singapore.

A Tencent-backed Chinese drama series company, Linmon Media, has raised HKD420 million (USD53.5 million) from its IPO on the HKEX

Revealed: The top international law firms for India matters

The world’s largest iron and steel company China Baowu Steel Group, a state-owned enterprise, has acquired a 51% stake in XinSteel

The world’s first public sector issuance of social and green dual-tranch bonds saw Linklaters’ capital markets partner Gloria Cheung advising the issuer, Hong Kong developer New World Development

Finance and restructuring partner Andrew Brereton will become the new managing partner at King & Spalding’s Singapore office

Carey Olsen has hired funds lawyer Rebecca Lee as an of counsel in its corporate and investment funds team in Singapore

China insurance conglomerate Ping An's fintech subsidiary, OneConnect Financial Technology, has debuted on the main board of the HKEX by way of introduction and dual-primary listing

Concerns that Indonesian businesses face in domestic and international arbitration was the focus of a seminar hosted by the Indonesian Corporate Counsel Association (ICCA) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Court of Arbitration

Following an extensive nomination process, Asia Business Law Journal unveils the top performers of Japan’s legal profession

Japan's leading general trading company Mitsui & Co has agreed to buy 28.6% of the shares in Rol-Ryż, a leading European pulses and rice distributor and subsidiary of Italian rice company Euricom

Clifford Chance has strengthened its global funds and investment management team with the hire of Xing Liyong as a partner in Hong Kong

China Business Law Journal reveals the law firms that have excelled in the past year

Private equity R-Bridge Healthcare Fund struck a USD40 million royalty-backed financing for Yisheng Biopharma – making it the first deal of its type in China’s biopharmaceutical industry

Kartikey Mahajan has been named as a partner at Khaitan & Co’s Singapore office dispute resolution practice

Clifford Chance advised on antitrust related to restructuring between China XD Group and several subsidiaries of State Grid, the state-owned utility company

Aquila Acquisition Corporation became the first special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) to list in Hong Kong

Clifford Chance hired major projects and contentious construction specialist Spencer Flay as a partner in its litigation and dispute resolution practice in Perth

Carey Olsen’s Singapore office has added investment funds specialist Tom Katsaros to its investment funds offering as a consultant, and experienced litigator Helen Wang to its litigation, insolvency and restructuring practice as a counsel

Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has acquired issued shares in American nuclear reactor producer NuScale Power for USD110 million

Q&A platform Zhihu raised HKD834 million (USD106.3 million) in a homecoming IPO on HKEX

Offshore financial centres worldwide have made relentless efforts to attract foreign business, and outward-looking Asian companies have responded to this demand by setting up overseas entities. However, finding the right legal team is daunting

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, the international legal community has condemned not just with words, but by boycotting Russian business and transactions

We look back at the most significant transactions and disputes of last year as we ring in the year of the tiger

As a wave of dealmaking showcases legal prowess around the world, India Business Law Journal reveals the top foreign law firms for India work