Tag: Skadden

Sumitomo, SMBC Aviation Capital, Apollo and Brookfield are acquiring Air Lease Corporation in a USD7.4 billion deal

As India expands its global trade ties and modernises its legal framework, international law firms are racing to keep pace

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

Wu Yuting joins RedNote as the tech company's general counsel after nearly 15 years at Skadden

Asia Business Law Journal uncovers the most celebrated lawyers in Japan’s legal industry, featuring the country’s top 100 lawyers plus 30 Legal Icons

Skadden, KWM, Appleby, Latham & Watkins and Han Kun advised on CaoCao’s HKD1.85 billion HKEX listing, marking Geely’s 10th listed company

Hong Kong's stablecoin law, effective August 1, creates a licensing regime for fiat-backed cryptocurrencies, boosting investor protection

Jia Yuan adds 4 capital markets lawyers in HK & Beijing to expand its cross-border finance team

Xiaomi raised HKD42.5b via an 800m share sale on 27 Mar, advised by Skadden, Latham, JunHe, Jingtian, and Zhonghao

Skadden, Han Kun, Jingtian & Gongcheng, and Davis Polk advised Baidu on its USD1.48bn offshore bond issuance

We reveal the most-recommended foreign lawyers for India-related matters

Allianz, BlackRock, and T&D Holdings are set to acquire Viridium in a USD 3.8 billion deal

Asia Business Law Journal reveals the leading talent in Singapore’s legal profession

Jones Day expands its financial markets team, adding partner Kong Ming and counsel Dominic Sze to its Hong Kong branch

After Sun Kai and Xu Yilin left Skadden's Beijing office, a source says partners will relocate from Hong Kong and Shanghai

When helping clients navigate a complex legal landscape, young elite lawyers have brought fresh ideas and innovative approaches to the table

Skadden, Shihui, Ogier, Cleary Gottlieb, and Jingtian & Gongcheng guide Guming Holdings' HKD1.8 billion debut on the HKEX

PRC firms Zhong Lun and Jingtian & Gongcheng hire top talent from global firms

Morgan Lewis strengthens Asia real estate practice, hiring Gerald Fujii and Naoki Ueyama from Withers, with 20+ years' experience

Sun Ye joins Jia Yuan Law as senior partner, specializing in capital markets and cross-border M&A, splitting time between Beijing, Shang

Cooley has bolstered the talent at its Beijing office with the addition of capital markets partner Xu Yilin

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

Paul Weiss will be closing its sole office in the mainland, China Business Law Journal has confirmed

Skadden will close its Shanghai office due to market changes

Skadden appoints Friven Yeoh as head of Asia litigation and arbitration, joining from Sidley Austin

Skadden and King & Spalding advised on MAM's USD1.72 billion DESRI investment agreement

Skadden, Jia Yuan, Freshfields, and King & Wood Mallesons advised on Midea Group’s HKD31 billion IPO, Hong Kong’s largest in three years

Five law firms advised on Midea Group’s over HKD31 billion IPO, the largest debut on the Hong Kong bourse in the past three years

Skadden, Clifford Chance, Norton Rose, and Kirkland advised on L’Occitane chairman’s brand privatisation, ending its 14-year HKEX run

DLA Piper appoints Ed Sheremeta as Tokyo real estate co-head, relocating from Hong Kong where he led the same practice

Skadden and Latham & Watkins are advising Otsuka Pharmaceutical on its USD1.12 billion acquisition of Jnana Therapeutics

China Business Law Journal reveals its top performing law firms of 2023

The foreign firms that have overcome adversity and emerged as go-to choices for India legal matters

Elections, political tensions, accelerated regulation and shifting sands of opportunity are some of the factors influencing law firm movements in the region

Trial Holdings, a Japanese discount-store chain, completes global IPO on Tokyo Stock Exchange, raising USD258 million

Seven law firms seal Reliance-Viacom18-Disney USD8.5B joint venture deal

White & Case and Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) assist MMG's USD1.88B acquisition of Cuprous Capital for operating rights to the Khoemacau copper mine in Botswana

Luo specializes in private equity fund establishment, asset management, and designing management team incentives for private fund interest transfers

J&T Express, Southeast Asia's largest fast delivery company, debuted on HKEX, raising USD501 million through a second-largest IPO in the city's history.

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) and Skadden have acted on BYD Electronic’s USD2.2 billion acquisition of Jabil’s mobility business

Skadden, Kirkland & Ellis, Han Kun Law Offices, Latham & Watkins and Commerce & Finance Law Offices have advised electric vehicle manufacturer NIO 

Skadden, CM Law Firm, Maples Group, Kirkland & Ellis and Jingtian & Gongcheng have advised Tuhu Car, a Chinese automotive after-sales service provider, on its USD145 million IPO in Hong Kong

Skadden has advised cross-border e-commerce giant Shein in a strategic partnership with an American fashion industry

India Business Law Journal is pleased to present its selection of the top 15 foreign law firms for India-related work

Six law firms acted on Keep’s HKD313 million (USD40 million) IPO, marking the Chinese online fitness platform’s success

China Business Law Journal reveals its top performing law firms of 2022

Hesai Technology, a China-based developer of sensors used in autonomous driving, raised USD190 million on its Nasdaq debut, becoming the largest Chinese IPO in the US capital markets since October 2021

Automaker Geely Holdings’ luxury electric vehicle brand Lotus Technology agreed to merge with an LVMH-backed shell company, which saw legal support from Skadden, Han Kun Law Offices, Kirkland & Ellis, Fangda Partners and Shearman & Sterling

China Business Law Journal announces the most exciting China-related legal transactions and disputes of 2022

Three law firms advised automotive technology company ECARX on its Nasdaq listing via a merger with US special purpose acquisition company (SPAC)

DLA Piper advised international luxury conglomerate Lanvin Group in its New York Stock Exchange listing via a de-SPAC merger

K&L Gates has hired debt capital markets partner Jay Lee in Hong Kong, who joined from Simmons & Simmons

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)

Revealed: The top international law firms for India matters

Global retailer MINISO Group has achieved its dual-primary listing on the Hong Kong bourse, raising USD72.2 million. Five law firms assisted in the listing

NaaS Technology has been listed on Nasdaq through a merger with US company RISE Education Cayman in a deal that makes NaaS the third China concepts stock to go public in the US this year and the first IPO for an electric-vehicle charging-services provider

Top in-house counsel and external lawyers were quizzed to determine what skillsets are behind their successes in two very different legal roles

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

Our A-List lawyers share strategies for success

Chinese electric carmaker NIO debuted on Singapore Exchange by way of introduction without raising funds to become a triple-listed company in Singapore, the US and Hong Kong

Japanese entertainment conglomerate and video game company Square Enix Holdings has agreed to sell its North American studios and major game IPs to Sweden-based Embracer Group in a USD300 million deal

A property agency backed by multimedia giant Tencent has been given the go ahead for a dual-primary listing by way of introduction on the HKEX

Electric vehicle manufacturer NIO successfully listed on the main board of the HKEX by way of introduction with shares beginning trading on March 10

ByteDance, the parent company of Douyin and TikTok, has hired Julie Gao, a senior partner of Skadden, as its chief financial officer

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

India Business Law Journal reveals the standout deals and disputes of 2021 and the law firms that worked hard to successfully conclude them