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Jurisdiction – India
Firm | Deal | Value | Client | Lawyer(s) involved |
ALMT Legal | iNurture Education Solutions’ fund raising from Bertelsmann India Investments | Rs. 30 crores ($5 million) | iNurture Education Solutions | Dhanya Menon (Partner)
Arindam Basu (Senior associate)
Parineeta Srivatsa (Associate) |
Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co | The Indian Hotels Company’s Regulation S rights offering of convertible debentures | $165 million | 1.DSP Merrill Lynch Ltd 2.JM Financial Institutional Securities Ltd 3.SBI Capital Markets Ltd 4.Standard Chartered Securities (India) Ltd |
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AZB & Partners | Michael & Susan Dell Foundation’s investment in Edutel Technologies | Rs. 12.4 crores ($2.02 million) | Michael & Susan Dell Foundation |
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AZB & Partners | SoftBank’s acquisition of equity linked securities in ANI Technologies | Rs. 11.4 billion ($210 million) | SIMI Pacific Pte Ltd | Srinath Dasari (Partner)
Nanditha Gopal (Senior associate) |
BMR Legal | Matrix Partners’ and Avigo Capital’s proposed sale of a part of their stake in Maharana Infrastructure and Professional Services | Rs. 300 crores ($48.8 million)
| Maharana Infrastructure and Professional Services and its promoter-chairman, Shailendra Bhadauria and family | Amit Khansaheb (Partner)
Vinayak Mishra (Managing associate)
Tejas Patel |
HSA Advocates | Matrix Partners’ and Avigo Capital’s proposed sale of a part of their stake in Maharana Infrastructure and Professional Services | Rs. 300 crores ($48.8 million)
| Avigo Capital
| Aparajit Bhattacharya, Harvinder Singh, Sumedha Dutta (Partners)
Devika Chadha (Associate) |
HSB Partners | Block trade of Redington India’s equity shares | $15 million | Harrow Investment Holding Ltd |
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J. Sagar Associates | Michael & Susan Dell Foundation’s investment in Edutel Technologies | Rs. 12.4 crores ($2.02 million) | Edutel Technologies Pvt Ltd and its promoters | Sajai Singh, Gerald Manoharan (Partners)
Vishnu Nair (Associate) |
Menon & Associates | PremjiInvest’s investment in Manipal Global Education Services | Rs. 870 crores ($145 million) | PremjiInvest | Satish Menon (Partner) |
S&R Associates | iNurture Education Solutions’ fund raising from Bertelsmann India Investments | Rs. 30 crores ($5 million) | Bertelsmann India Investments | Rajat Sethi (Partner)
Rachael Israel, Raya Hazarika, Ganeev Kaur Dhillon (Associates) |
Tatva Legal | PremjiInvest’s investment in Manipal Global Education Services | Rs. 870 crores ($145 million) | Manipal Global Education Services | Manav Nagaraj (Partner)
Anubhuti Bhardwaj (Associate) |
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Jurisdiction – Indonesia
Firm | Deal | Value | Client | Lawyer(s) involved |
K&L Gates | Nomura Singapore’s and Indonesia Eximbank’s financing of Sumatra Copper & Gold’s Tembang Project in Sumatra, Indonesia | $45 million | Sumatra Copper & Gold plc and its Indonesian subsidiary PT Dwinad Nusa Sejahtera | Chris Scott (Perth special counsel) |
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Jurisdiction – Laos
Firm | Deal | Value | Client | Lawyer(s) involved |
LS Horizon | Bank consortium’s loan agreement with the Government of Lao PDR to enable its investment in the Nam Ngiep 1 Power Company | $103.5 million | Government of Lao PDR |
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VNA Legal | Bank consortium’s loan agreement with the Government of Lao PDR to enable its investment in the Nam Ngiep 1 Power Company | $103.5 million | Bank consortium: 1.Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) 2.Export-Import Bank of Thailand 3.Bangkok Bank Public Company Ltd |
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Jurisdiction – Malaysia
Firm | Deal | Value | Client | Lawyer(s) involved |
Zaid Ibrahim & Co | Listing and offering of 185,063,000 stapled securities in Frasers Hospitality Trust, comprising Frasers Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust and Frasers Hospitality Business Trust on the SGX | S$367.9 million ($284.1 million) | Manager, Trustee-Manager and Sponsor |
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Jurisdiction – Myanmar
Firm | Deal | Value | Client | Lawyer(s) involved |
DFDL | Bank syndicate’s corporate loan grant to Pan Asia Majestic Eagle | $85 million | 1.DBS Bank 2.ING Bank 3.OCBC Bank 4.Standard Chartered Bank 5.Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp |
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Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy | Bank syndicate’s corporate loan grant to Pan Asia Majestic Eagle | $85 million | Pan Asia Majestic Eagle Ltd |
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Norton Rose Fulbright | Bank syndicate’s corporate loan grant to Pan Asia Majestic Eagle | $85 million | 1.DBS Bank 2.ING Bank 3.OCBC Bank 4.Standard Chartered Bank 5.Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp | Yu-En Ong (Partner)
Lishi Fong (Senior associate) |
VDB Loi | Bank syndicate’s corporate loan grant to Pan Asia Majestic Eagle | $85 million | Pan Asia Majestic Eagle Ltd |
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Jurisdiction – Singapore
Firm | Deal | Value | Client | Lawyer(s) involved |
Allen & Gledhill | Cordlife Group Ltd.’s establishment of its multicurrency debt issuance programme | S$500 million ($386.3 million) | Arrangers | Jeanne Ong (Partner)
Sewa Du Ying (Associate) |
Allen & Gledhill | Listing and offering of 185,063,000 stapled securities in Frasers Hospitality Trust, comprising Frasers Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust and Frasers Hospitality Business Trust on the SGX | S$367.9 million ($284.1 million) | Manager, Trustee-Manager and Sponsor |
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Allen & Gledhill | Lease Retail Investments 3’s establishment of its multicurrency MTN programme and issue of secured notes | S$500 million ($387.4 million - MTN programme)
S$300 million ($232.4 million - Notes issue) | Arrangers and Trustee/Agents | Margaret Chin, Magdalene Leong (Partners) |
Allen & Gledhill | Transfer of Ezra’s offshore support services division to associate company EOC | $520 million | 1.Ezra Holdings Ltd 2.EOC Ltd | Christopher Koh (Partner) |
Herbert Smith Freehills | Tata Motors’ Regulation S-only offering of 4.625 percent and 5.75 percent dual-tranche fixed-rate bonds | $750 million | Joint lead managers and joint bookrunners: 1.ANZ 2.Citi 3.Credit Suisse 4.Standard Chartered Bank | Philip Lee (Partner)
Gareth Deiner (Senior associate)
Nupur Kant, Jessica Loy (Associates) |
Jones Day | Asian Plantations’ public takeover by FELDA Global Ventures Holdings | 107.6 million pounds ($173.5 million) | Asian Plantations Ltd | Joe Bauerschmidt, David Longstaff, (Partners)
Jonathan Witherall (Associate) |
Jones Day | Block trade of Redington India’s equity shares | $15 million | Harrow Investment Holding Ltd | Manoj Bhargava (Partner) |
Jones Day | Regulation S and Rule 144A block trade of shares in AirAsia | $78.8 million | Placement agents: 1.CIMB Investment Bank Bhd 2.Credit Suisse (Singapore) Ltd | Joe Bauerschmidt (Partner)
Jonathan Witherall (Associate) |
Jones Day | The Indian Hotels Company’s Regulation S rights offering of convertible debentures | $165 million | 1.DSP Merrill Lynch Ltd 2.JM Financial Institutional Securities Ltd 3.SBI Capital Markets Ltd 4.Standard Chartered Securities (India) Ltd | Manoj Bhargava (Partner)
Nikhil Naredi (Associate) |
Paul Hastings | IBC Capital’s acquisition of Goodpack | $789 million (Total financing) | Banks: 1.Morgan Stanley Senior Funding Inc 2.Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC 3.Goldman Sachs Bank USA 4.Mizuho Bank Ltd 5.DBS Bank Ltd 6.Natixis (New York branch) 7.Natixis (SG branch) 8.Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc 9.KKR Capital Markets LLC 10.OCBC Ltd 11.Morgan Stanley Senior Funding Inc 12.Credit Suisse AG (Cayman Islands branch) | Mike Michetti, Michele Cohen, Michael Baker, Brett King (Partners)
Shekhar Kumar, Seth Chandler, Katherine Forer, Natasha Chua Tan (Associates) |
Quahe Woo & Palmer | Harmony (S) Holdings’ acquisition of a 51.26 percent stake in Fischer Tech | S$43.7 million ($37.2 million) | Fischer Tech Ltd | Yeo Khung Chye (Partner)
Keith Oh (Associate) |
Rodyk & Davidson | Listing and offering of 185,063,000 stapled securities in Frasers Hospitality Trust, comprising Frasers Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust and Frasers Hospitality Business Trust on the SGX | S$367.9 million ($284.1 million) | REIT Trustee |
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WongPartnership | Cordlife Group Ltd.’s establishment of its multicurrency debt issuance programme | S$500 million ($386.3 million) | Cordlife Group Ltd | Hui Choon Yuen, Goh Gin Nee (Partners) |
WongPartnership | EMAS Offshore’s Regulation S global offering and secondary listing on the SGX | S$58.8 million ($45.43 million) | Underwriters: 1.DBS Bank Ltd 2.Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd | Gail Ong, James Choo (Partners) |
WongPartnership | Harmony (S) Holdings’ acquisition of a 51.26 percent stake in Fischer Tech | S$43.7 million ($37.2 million) | Harmony (S) Holdings Pte Ltd | Mark Choy, Milton Toon (Partners) |
WongPartnership | Lease Retail Investments 3’s establishment of its multicurrency MTN programme and issue of secured notes | S$500 million (MTN programme)
S$300 million (Notes issue) | Lend Lease Retail Investments 3 Pte Ltd | Trevor Chuan Alvin Chia (Partners) |
WongPartnership | Listing and offering of 185,063,000 stapled securities in Frasers Hospitality Trust, comprising Frasers Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust and Frasers Hospitality Business Trust on the SGX | S$367.9 million ($284.1 million) | Joint bookrunners and underwriters: 1.DBS Bank Ltd 2.Standard Chartered Securities (Singapore) Pte Ltd 3.Morgan Stanley Asia (Singapore) Pte Ltd 4.United Overseas Bank Ltd | Rachel Eng (Joint managing partner)
Alvin Chia (Partner) |
WongPartnership | Swiber Holdings’ issue of 7.75 percent fixed-rate notes due 2017 | CNY450 million ($73.8 million) | 1.Swiber Holdings Ltd 2.DBS Bank Ltd 3.ANZ Bank 4.HSBC Bank 5.ICBC Bank (SG branch) | Hui Choon Yuen, Goh Gin Nee (Partners) |
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Jurisdiction – Thailand
Firm | Deal | Value | Client | Lawyer(s) involved |
Chandler & Thong-ek Law Offices | Bank consortium’s loan agreement with the Government of Lao PDR to enable its investment in the Nam Ngiep 1 Power Company | $103.5 million | Bank consortium: 1.Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) 2.Export-Import Bank of Thailand 3.Bangkok Bank Public Company Ltd |
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