Skadden, Hogan Lovells guide $1 bln TDCX take-private deal
U.S. law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has advised billionaire Laurent Junique, the founder and CEO of TDCX, in his move to take the company private at an equity valuation of approximately $1.037 billion.
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Cleary, Freshies lead on China shoemaker’s planned $1 bln HK IPO
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and JunHe are advising Chinese footwear and apparel maker Belle Fashion Group on its planned Hong Kong IPO that is set to raise between $500 million and $1 billion. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Haiwen & Partners are representing the joint sponsors.
A&O, Bakers advise on Korea’s first perpetual core logistics fund
Allen & Overy has advised ESR Group on the establishment by its South Korean platform of Korea’s first perpetual, open-ended core logistics fund, with Baker McKenzie representing APG Asset Management on its investment into the fund exceeding $400 million.
CC, Allens, VILAF, Links advise on $870 mln sale of Home Credit VN business
Magic Circle law firm Clifford Chance and Allens have advised Netherlands-based consumer finance provider Home Credit Group on the 800-million-euro ($870 million) sale of its Vietnam business to Thailand’s Siam Commercial Bank, which was advised by Linklaters and VILAF.
Top Indian firms, Skadden, Cleary on $8.5 bln Disney-Reliance merger
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Khaitan & Co, and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co are advising Reliance Industries and its media subsidiary Viacom18 on a planned $8.5 billion media merger with Walt Disney’s Star India.
Nishimura, MHM advise on Dai-ichi Life’s $2 bln acquisition of Benefit One
Nishimura & Asahi has advised Japanese life insurance giant Dai-ichi Life Holdings on its 2.9-trillion-yen ($2 billion) acquisition of healthcare platform Benefit One, which was represented by Mori Hamada & Matsumoto.
Simpson Thacher advises CVC Capital on $6.8 bln Asia fund
U.S. law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has advised PE fund CVC Capital Partners on the establishment of its sixth Asia fund, CVC Capital Partners Asia VI, which raised $6.8 billion.
White & Case guides TotalEnergies on $903 mln purchase of stake in Malaysia’s SapuraOMV
White & Case has advised French energy group TotalEnergies on its $903 million acquisition of a 50 percent stake in Malaysia-headquartered SapuraOMV from Austrian oil and gas company OMV.
5 firms act on $5.9 bln Japan-Australia chip industry deal
DLA Piper, Covington & Burling and Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu are advising Japanese automotive chipmaker Renesas on its planned A$9.1 billion ($5.9 billion) acquisition of Australian electronics design firm Altium, which is being represented by King & Wood Mallesons and Reed Smith.
Clifford Chance, Nishimura, MHM lead on CVC’s $1.2 bln acquisition of Sogo Medical Group
Clifford Chance and Nishimura & Asahi have acted for private equity firm CVC Capital Partners on its 17-billion-yen ($1.2 billion) acquisition of Sogo Medical Group, Japan’s fifth-biggest pharmacy by store numbers. Sogo was represented by Mori Hamada & Matsumoto.