Tag: Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF)
HSF, Fieldfisher advise on Hainan Mining lithium rights deal
HSF and Fieldfisher have assisted on Hainan Mining’s acquisition of the mining and exploration rights of the Bougouni lithium project in Mali, West Africa
Tiantu debuts as first Chinese PE/VC firm to list on HKEX
O’Melveny, Grandall, Carey Olsen, HSF and Jia Yuan assisted Tiantu Capital in completing its USD144 million IPO on HKEX, making it the first mainland PE/VC company to list in the city
HSF advises Sumitomo on African fintech investment in M-Kopa
HSF advised Japanese investment company Sumitomo Corporation on its USD36.5 million investment in M-Kopa, an African fintech platform providing financial products to underbanked customers
Singapore litigator joins HSF alliance to launch dispute practice
Litigator Daniel Chia joins Prolegis, a HSF alliance law firm in Singapore, as a director and head of litigation, and brings on board a trio of lawyers from his previous firm, Morgan Lewis
HSF hires corporate partner in Bangkok
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has hired M&A and competition lawyer Nonnabhat (Niab) Paiboon as a corporate partner in Bangkok
Philippines’ Globe Telecoms to sell more than 5,000 towers
Philippines’ mobile leader Globe Telecom will sell 5,709 cellular towers for USD1.28 billion to two local companies – Frontier Tower Associates Philippines (FTAP) and Miescor Infrastructure Development Corporation (MIDC)
HSF assists BP in renewable-energy hub stake
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) advised British oil and gas company BP in acquiring a 40.5 per cent stake and the operatorship of the Asian Renewable Energy Hub (AREH) project