NEWS & DEALS
News
Jones Day powers up APAC finance with Australia partner hire
Jones Day has hired Benjamin Downie in Sydney to strengthen its structured finance and capital markets practice across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region
Greenberg grows Singapore bench in cross-border boost
Greenberg Traurig strengthens its Singapore team with Ashok Lalwani and Shih-Chi Pan to boost cross-border and India-focused legal capabilities across Asia
Baker Botts boosts global digital reach with Singapore partner
Joshua Cole joins Baker Botts in Singapore, bringing 25+ years of experience in M&A, data centres, and subsea cable transactions across APAC
Deals
AHP, Freshfields, CMS, Skrine drive Petronas-Eni oil-gas JV
Petronas and Eni have formed a 50:50 joint venture to combine oil and gas assets in Malaysia and Indonesia with legal support from Freshfields, CMS, Skrine, and AHP
Japanese firms steer USD1.9bn construction sector stake buy
Mori Hamada advised Daiwa House on its USD1.9 billion stake buy in Sumitomo Densetsu, with Anderson Mori acting for the target
Japan’s NEC in USD2.9bn takeover bid for US software company
NEC Corporation plans to acquire US software firm CSG Systems International for USD2.9 billion, with Freshfields and Simpson Thacher advising
