Tag: Investment Financing

Hanwha Life Insurance to acquire a KRW440 billion (USD322 million) controlling stake in consumer finance company Acuon Capital from EQT.

AMD enters into a definitive agreement to acquire World Labs in a deal valued at USD8.2 billion

Jingtian & Gongcheng hires Lai Jianglin and her team members Hu Yizhou and Guo Zhongyong as partners for its Guangzhou office

Daiwa House Industry buys 30% interest in Miller Homes from Apollo-managed funds for an undisclosed amount

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas bolsters its Delhi-NCR corporate practice with the appointment of Rohan Jain and Kshitij Arora as partners 

International Finance Corporation provides a USD500 million US dollar-denominated ECB facility to the Small Industries Development Bank of India 

Latham & Watkins acts for Nations Natuna Barat on its purchase of 75% in the Duyung offshore gas project in Indonesia 

Loeb & Loeb expands its global presence with the launch of a Singapore office 

New Mountain Capital makes a significant minority investment in Appleby to boost growth strategy

Norton Rose Fulbright hires Han Lijie as a partner at its Shanghai office

Jingtian & Gongcheng recruits three partners, with Liu Hongchuan and Chen Huan joining its Beijing office and Gu Mingzhu in Shenzhen

ITOCHU Corporation invests USD1.9 billion in aircraft lessor Aviation Capital Group

ACCRALAW advises Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing’s acquisition of a 30% stake in RCBC Leasing and Finance Corporation

KKR and an IMM Investment-Stonebridge consortium invest KRW3.08 trillion (USD2.2 billion) in Korean AI data centre company SK Horizon

Kirkland & Ellis and Linklaters advise ESR Group on sustainability-linked refinancing facilities totalling more than USD2 billion

Shanghai-based boutique Sunwell Law Firm hires Wang Jin and Zhang Tao, both joining from Hiways, as senior partners

Dentons HPRP beefs up its tax practice with the addition of partner Rita Mansjur in Indonesia

King & Spalding adds Nicola Yeomans as a partner, strengthening its corporate practice group in Singapore

Stephenson Harwood recruits Michelle Taylor, former managing partner of TN Partners as a partner at its Hong Kong office

XPeng signs equity financing agreements with several investors for its humanoid robotics business, raising more than USD900 million

Alibaba completes an HKD80 billion new share placement, marking the largest placing to date in Hong Kong stock market history

State Grid completes a landmark RMB14.9 billion (USD2.22 billion) issuance of dim sum bonds in Hong Kong

Third-party funding institution Hozu Capital appoints Cindy Huang as co-founder and chief operating officer

Merits & Tree Law Offices hires Xue Yizhong and Zhang Jinhui as partners at its Shanghai and Beijing offices, respectively

A practical guide to deals and market trends in Asia

Grandall Law Firm recruits Xie Zhensheng and Cui Bo as equity partners at its Guangzhou and Xi’an offices, respectively

Indonesia issues its first sovereign panda bonds in China, raising RMB7 billion (USD1.04 billion) in the largest single such issuance to date

Hanwha Aerospace issues first US dollar bond offering of USD500 million in 5% senior unsecured notes due in 2029

Chinese beauty giant Proya’s latest RMB351 million investment to acquire 12.55% in Flower Knows secures 51% controlling stake in cosmetics brand

DHH Law Firm opens in Mexico, expanding its cross-border legal services network across North and Latin America

Circular transactions with documents and bills but no actual goods can turn civil disputes into criminal cases

Baker McKenzie advises Vietnam’s Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank, (MB Bank) on numerous offshore financing transactions, totalling USD550 million

Ocampo & Suralvo Law Offices advises Gunkul Engineering on a deal to develop Asean’s largest floating solar project on Laguna Lake in the Philippines

Ashurst Perkins Coie and ILP aid a Japan Bank for International Co-operation-led consortium on a JPY80 billion (USD493 million) loan for an energy project in India

Pinsent Masons MPillay recruits Jessica Loy as a partner strengthening its financing capability in Singapore

Newly established global law firm Novara officially launches with the opening of offices in Singapore, Tokyo, London and New York

Norton Rose Fulbright and Rajah & Tann Singapore act on financing for PLM Power’s SGD1 billion (USD773 million) energy project in the Lion City

Linklaters, its alliance partner Allens and YKVN advise on Masan Group’s landmark USD750 million senior unsecured syndicated loan

Global Law Office recruits four partners and their teams to strengthen its capabilities in dispute resolution and investment

Designing India GCCs involves vehicle, location, labour, data, pricing and transfer pricing compliance for strategic durability

Pune a balanced hub for investment, manufacturing, technology, GCCs and compliant market entry strategies

China Minmetals Corporation’s subsidiary MMG raises USD1.6 billion from a share placement and bond issuance

DLA Piper advises Sumber Energi Surya Morowali on a project set to be among the largest solar PV and battery energy storage facilities in Indonesia

Firms assist on Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences’ INR15 billion (USD155 million) qualified institutional placement of shares

Nidhi Khadria joins JSA as a partner based in the firm’s Mumbai office, strengthening its corporate practice

JSA counsels RAK Ceramics India on its issuance of senior redeemable non-convertible debentures (NCDs) on a private placement basis

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co and CMS IndusLaw assist on SolarSquare’s INR5.08 million (USD53 million) series C funding

China’s issues new guiding opinions to tighten regulatory oversight on the private equity industry and companies face “growing pains”

China Commercial Law Firm recruits Luo Shazhou and Ji Zhe as partners at its Shanghai office, bolstering the capital markets practice

JunHe hires Cui Duan as a partner at its Beijing headquarters to strengthen the firm’s capabilities in complex financing transactions

The HKMC issues its maiden multi-currency native digital bonds worth around HKD12 billion (USD1.5 billion) in the largest such global issuance

Anthropic topples OpenAI as world’s most valuable AI startup after completing H-round financing, valuing it at USD965 billion

Han Kun appoints Huang Peng, former managing partner of East & Concord’s Hangzhou office, to join the firm in the same city

The appeal of panda bonds surges in 2026, with issuance volume reaching RMB88.24 billion (USD13 billion) in a record high for a single quarter

Jingtian & Gongcheng officially opens Ningbo office on 24 April, marking the firm’s 11th branch nationwide

King & Wood has recently strengthened its capabilities in financial regulation, fintech and cross-border practice areas with a series of senior hires

As geopolitical shifts and tighter scrutiny reshape Belt and Road investments, businesses must adopt full-cycle legal strategies to ensure stability and growth.

Zhong Lun has continued to bolster its ranks by adding four partners, following Tony Chow’s appointment in February

Chinese private rocket company iSpace has raised RMB5.04 billion in a series D++ financing round, marking the largest single fundraising in China’s commercial launch vehicle sector

As China’s real estate sector continues its downward adjustment, multiple developers are entangled in debt distress

Zhong Lun has hired former Sidley Austin counsel Alan Wong as a non-equity partner in Hong Kong, strengthening its capital markets work

Anli Partners has entered Dubai by allying with boutique firm Sulaiman Al-Naqbi, riding the wave of Chinese global expansion

Which Chinese and international law firms have earned client trust through exceptional expertise?          

Commerce & Finance advised CCB on its RMB105 billion A-share private placement to the Ministry of Finance to boost core capital

Danielle Roman becomes Mourant’s Hong Kong managing partner, succeeding Paul Christopher in August

Experts from India, Malaysia and Taiwan are closely monitoring market regulatory shifts and investor behaviours to identify emerging opportunities

Jingtian & Gongcheng has added three partners to its Chengdu office to expand services in the southwest

GLO hires four new partners in Chengdu, Shanghai, Shenzhen & Beijing, boosting regional and practice capabilities

Fangda Partners helped Avatr secure USD1.5 billion in series C funding

Chi Weihong, ex-TianTong, founded Zai Sheng Law Firm, specializing in debt restructuring and bankruptcy

Luthra and Luthra assisted Gorbea Solar in securing USD148.07 million financing from multiple banks

Commercial dispute resolution specialist Wu Bin has joined W&H Law Firm as a senior partner based in Shanghai

DaHui Lawyers has recruited Kenny Yu as a partner at its Shanghai office, bolstering the firm’s corporate/M&A practice group

Asia Business Law Journal names the country's top law firms. Lim Miran and Chandu Gopalakrishnan report

Guantao Law Firm has opened two offices in Nanchang and Wenzhou, bringing the number of its offices to 28 worldwide.

DOCVIT Law Firm hires Wu Xinwu as a Haikou-based partner to boost its investment, financing and M&A business

The June report expected global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows in 2022 to move on a downward trajectory or remain flat at best, while signaling an increasing trend in FDI screening among developed countries