Shearman, Kirkland, MoFo advise on Softbank’s sale of U.S. fund to Mubadala
Shearman & Sterling has advised Abu Dhabi's sovereign weal fund Mubadala Investment on its acquisition of a majority stake in U.S. asset manager Fortress Investment Group from Japan's SoftBank Group, which turned to Morrison Foerster for counsel. Kirkland & Ellis represented Fortress.
Nishimura, AMT advising on SBI’s $1.1 bln takeover bid for Shinsei Bank
Nishimura & Asahi is advising Japanese investment company SBI Holdings on its 154 billion yen ($1.12 billion) takeover bid for its unit SBI Shinsei Bank, which is being represented by Anderson Mori & Tomotsune.
India’s IndusLaw adds partners from SAM, Tatva
Indian law firm IndusLaw has hired disputes lawyer Suadat Ahmad Kirmani and banking expert Pritha Chatterjee as partners from Tatva Legal and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co, respectively.
Khaitan, SAM, Trilegal act on $1.4 bln India real estate deal
Khaitan & Co has advised Brookfield Asset Management on its $1.4 billion sale of two commercial properties in India to a partnership between its locally listed REIT Brookfield India, represented by Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, and Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC, counselled by Trilegal.
India’s Goswami & Nigam opens Dubai office
Indian boutique law firm Goswami & Nigam has opened an office in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, in a bid to cater to clients in the UAE and the wider Middle East region.
Ashurst adds 4 partners in Asia, including 3 from Shearman
UK-headquartered law firm Ashurst has hired four partners in Singapore and Seoul. Jean-Louis Neves Mandelli and Scott Baggett (Singapore), and Anna Chung (Seoul) join from Shearman & Sterling, while Lawrence Jhe (also Seoul) joins from Kim, Chang & Lee.
Law firms Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling plan merger
London-based law firm Allen & Overy and New York's Shearman & Sterling plan to merge, they announced on Sunday, in a deal that would create one of the world's largest legal practices with combined global revenue of approximately $3.4 billion.
Ince Hong Kong hires litigator from Loeb & Loeb
Ince Hong Kong has brought on board disputes lawyer Priscilla Wong as a partner from Loeb & Loeb, where she was a counsel.
Korea’s Yoon & Yang makes senior hires from Lee & Ko, Samsung
Korean Big Six law firm Yoon & Yang has hired shipping finance specialist Elayne Heeseung Sung and corporate expert Irene Y. Kim as senior foreign attorneys in Seoul from Lee & Ko and Samsung Electronics, respectively.
Hong Kong’s Hauzen recruits former Deutsche lawyer as partner
Hong Kong law firm Hauzen has hired corporate and regulatory lawyer Andy Lau as a partner. Lau’s most recent role was at Deutsche Bank, where he was senior legal counsel between 2018 and 2021.
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