Tag: M&A

HHP rehires M&A partner Bima Sarumpaet to meet rising investment demand in Jakarta

Toppan is buying Sonoco's packaging business for USD1.8 billion

Miura & Partners has expanded its presence in Asia with the upcoming launch of a Bangkok office

India's revised Competition Act introduces key changes in merger control, aligning with global antitrust

Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners hired tax expert Hidehiro Utsumi to strengthen its M&A and cross-border tax

Paul Weiss and Milbank will close their Beijing offices, joining other US law firms leaving mainland China

Ashurst adds Kok Jin Ong as partner in Singapore to boost its energy practice

Hylands boosts its Beijing office with new partners Liu Xinlei, Luo Bing, and Liu Fei

China Oriental and ArcelorMittal have formed a USD2.66 billion JV to produce steel for electric vehicles and green energy

Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) plans to merge with New York’s Kramer Levin, expanding its US practice to strengthen sector expertise in Asia

K&L Gates expands its energy practice in Singapore with Brad Roach and Alexandra Jones

Eversheds Sutherland closed Beijing office; Jay Ze now at Stephenson Harwood

Shihui Partners has welcomed dispute resolution specialist Zhao Baao as a new partner in Beijing

Nishimura & Asahi is set to launch in Hong Kong to expand its scope of legal work advising on cross-border investments involving companies in the city and Japan

Simon Chen is the new managing partner of Wei Tu's Shanghai branch

Pathik Arora, formerly with Senvion Wind Technology, is now the general counsel at Engie India

Lee & Ko has hired arbitration expert Park Eun Young to lead its international disputes group

Atsumi & Sakai has hired Christopher Marc Hodgens, a registered foreign lawyer in New South Wales and Australian federal law, as a partner

Nishimura & Asahi strengthened its real estate practice in Vietnam by adding partner Nguyen Ngoc Phuc in Ho Chi Minh City

Fangda Partners has opened its first overseas office in Singapore with partners Wang Yingying and Tan Suyin

Zhong Lun Law Firm added senior counsel Sophie Chen in Beijing and partner Li Wei along with senior consultant Ren Ke in Shenzhen

Tilleke & Gibbins hires Pootranon and Krailadsiri for Bangkok capital markets and tax

RDS Partnership has recruited Raphael Tay, enhancing its M&A capabilities with his 40 years of legal experience

Tahota Law Firm opens first northeast China branch in Harbin, expanding influence to Russia and northeast Asia

Global Law Office has added partners Ryan Ren, Yan Shiye, Cai Ying, and Le Yuxin

Global law firm White & Case has appointed Alicia Albury as a partner in its real estate and M&A practice in Sydney

Stephenson Harwood's Singapore alliance firm, Virtus Law, appoints partner Eunice Yao to bolster expertise in capital markets, M&A, and fintech

After a long lull in investment activity, m&a deals are picking up across asia

O'Melveny’s New York-based partner, Portia Ku, will succeed Walker Wallis, who retired on 30 June, as the new managing partner in the firm’s Shanghai office

Kain Lawyers expands nationally, opening a Melbourne office and appointing Nick Brown as director to boost M&A expertise

Duan & Duan Law Firm has expanded its partnership with the addition of Vincent Zhu, Peter Zeng and Liu Hongjun

Dorsey has hired partner Rachel Han to improve its capital markets practice in Hong Kong

At a time of heightened M&A activity, IBLJ identifies leading international advisers who are key for getting deals done in India

Hogan Lovells has hired a partner in its M&A practice in Greater China from White & Case, Jiang Shaohui, who also brings two team members to the firm

HHR Lawyers has appointed Pardamean Kurniawan as its newest partner, enhancing the firm’s services in Jakarta

RPC has welcomed Kiat Wee Lau as a partner in its corporate practice to enhance the firm’s capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region

DOCVIT Law Firm has established its 10th branch office

Former KPMG Hong Kong legal arm founder Shirley Fu joins Charles Russell Speechlys, bringing a team of three

Global Law Office has welcomed Li Deyuan, Li Yuanyuan and Yang Haoyan to their Beijing and Chengdu offices to boost the firm’s businesses in private equity and investment funds, M&A, and banking and financing

Latham & Watkins has appointed Yohei Nakagawa as a partner in its Tokyo office, boosting the firm’s M&A and private equity practice

Wintell & Co expands with new offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, welcoming senior partners Ray Li and Wei Yi, along with senior adviser Eding Yi

Foreign-related practice expert Feng Caihong, previously a consultant at King & Wood Mallesons, has joined Anli Partners’ Beijing headquarters as a partner

The State Council published in full its revised Provisions on Thresholds for the Filing of Concentrations of Undertakings on 26 January 2024

Specialist David Clinch joins multinational law firm Pinsent Masons MPillay as a partner in a boost for its corporate team in Singapore

Clifford Chance and White & Case guide CVC in USD1.2bn acquisition of Japan's Sogo Medical - Nikkei Asia

Christopher & Lee Ong (CLO), a member firm of Rajah & Tann Asia in Malaysia, welcomes partners Adrian Chee, Jennifer Lee, Justin Chua, Jacyn Phuah and Adrian Yap, who will drive the corporate team to new heights

JunHe is extending its American footprint with the establishment of its third US office in the eastern city of Seattle, adding to the New York and Silicon Valley branches

Nishimura & Asahi has welcomed Jason Jose Jiao as a partner, marking a significant addition as the first Philippine-qualified partner to join the firm’s Japan office

Nag, with 18 years' experience in infrastructure projects, M&A, and energy-related matters, joins from Luthra and Luthra

Christopher Osborne is a new partner at SCL Nishimura & Asahi in Thailand, bringing two decades of cross-border legal expertise to the firm

Allison Lee, who has practised at Debevoise & Plimpton, brings 15 years of M&A experience to Mayer Brown as a Hong Kong-based partner

Sumit Sinha, who has joined Phoenix Legal as a partner, brings on board two colleagues, Ashima Dewan who becomes associate partner and Sukanya Bhattacharya will be a senior associate

Anisha Shroff will be heading the new Stratage Law Partners office in Bengaluru as a partner, with the firm hoping its presence in the city will effectively cater to clients in southern India

V&T Law Firm has recently set up the Kunming office to enhance its presence in southwest China

Asia M&A booms with government incentives and global investor interest. To compete, dealmakers must keep current on trends and regulations

Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) has added M&A lawyer Kenneth Leong as a corporate partner in Singapore

Tracy Wut, head of the M&A practice in Hong Kong, mainland China and Asia at Baker McKenzie, has been promoted as managing partner for a three-year term

After almost eight years as a Stephenson Harwood partner, corporate and private equity lawyer George Cyriac is set to join Morgan Lewis & Bockius in Singapore

South Korean law firm Yoon & Yang has hired Elayne Sung Heeseung from rival Lee & Ko and corporate lawyer Irene Kim from Samsung Electronics, who wil be senior foreign attorneys in the Seoul office

Two Singapore-based capital markets lawyers at Baker McKenzie, principal Kenny Kwan and local principal Caryn Ng, have moved to its rival, Allen & Overy, as partners

JSA advised Torreya Holdings in the 100% acquisition of Torreya Partners by Stifel Financial Corp for an undisclosed amount

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

Baker McKenzie advised Japanese financial holding company Nomura Holdings in completing the transfer of the entire stake of Nomura Asia Investment (Singapore) held in its Thai business

Project finance lawyer Jon Ornolfsson has left Morrison & Foerster, where he was a partner for more than three years and split his time between the Singapore and Tokyo offices, to join the Tokyo office of Baker McKenzie

Japanese firm Nishimura & Asahi through its Singaporean arm has established a strategic alliance with Malaysian counterpart, WM Leong & Co, to strengthen its presence in Southeast Asia

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

Hylands has appointed Tian Dapeng, Yin Yue, Cai Yuee, Lu Bing and Wang Yuan as partners at the firm’s Beijing headquarters

Zhong Lun Law Firm adds two partners to strengthen its capital markets, customs and import/export practice

Jingtian & Gongcheng has hired Arthur Tsang as a partner in its Shanghai office and Kelvan Cheung as a partner in Hong Kong

Phuong Tran has joined Allen & Gledhill as a partner in Ho Chi Minh City

Dipti Lavya Swain is resuming his independent practice, DLS Law Offices – the firm he left to join HSA Advocates in New Delhi as a partner

Enduring challenges amid a perfect storm

Does the de minimis exemption help or hinder the CCI?

Fangda Partners has made Zhang Huanyan a partner in its Guangzhou office

Global M&A activity has climbed sharply since last year, creating opportunities in emerging markets like India and the Philippines, which have relaxed and liberalised their investment policies