Shearman, AMT, White & Case, MHM act as Japan’s Benesse goes private for $1.78 bln
Shearman & Sterling and Anderson Mori & Tomotsune are advising Japanese educational services provider Benesse Holdings on a 270-billion-yen ($1.78 billion) management buyout (MBO) plan proposed by Swedish investment house EQT AB Group, represented by White & Case.…
Slaughters, Skadden guide $1.8 bln acquisition of Coke Philippines
Slaughter and May, Villaraza & Angangco, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan have advised the buyers on a $1.8 billion acquisition of Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines (CCBPI) from Coca-Cola.
Wilson Sonsini, Davis Polk, Fangda, Jingtian on $470 mln WuXi XDC Hong Kong IPO
PRC law firm Fangda Partners and U.S. law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati have advised Chinese medical research group WuXi XDC on its $470 million Hong Kong IPO, the third-largest new share sale in the city in 2023. Davis Polk & Wardwell and Jingtian & Gongcheng acted for the underwriters.
Sidley, CC act on $650 mln Singapore green infra deal
U.S. law firm Sidley Austin has represented infrastructure-focused private equity firm Stonepeak on its $650 million investment in Singapore-based green infrastructure investment firm AGP Sustainable Real Assets, which was advised by Clifford Chance.
Freshies, CAM, AZB act on $488 mln Swiss-India insurance deal
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and AZB & Partners have advised on Zurich Insurance Company’s $488 million acquisition of a majority stake in Kotak Mahindra General Insurance Company from Kotak Mahindra Bank.
Skadden, Freshies lead on HK’s largest IPO in 2023
U.S. law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and PRC firm Jia Yuan Law Offices are advising Chinese home-appliance maker Midea Group on its planned $1 billion initial public offering, expected to be the first billion-dollar IPO in Hong Kong this year.
Cleary, Paul Hastings, Kim & Chang lead on Korea’s biggest IPO this year
U.S. law firms Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Paul Hastings, and South Korean law firm Kim & Chang have guided Doosan Robotics’ $317 million initial public offering on the Seoul Stock Exchange, the largest IPO in Korea this year.
Latham, Skadden lead on J&T Global Express’ $501 mln HK IPO
U.S. law firm Latham & Watkins and the PRC’s DaHui Lawyers have advised Asian courier service group J&T Global Express on its $501 million initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX), the second-largest listing on the bourse this year.
Nishimura, AMT, Fangda advise on $274 mln Japan optics deal
Japanese law firm Nishimura & Asahi and PRC firm Fangda Partners have represented U.S. vision systems company Cognex on its $273.5 million deal to buy optical component producer Moritex Corporation from Chinese private equity firm Trustar Capital, which was advised by Anderson Mori & Tomotsune.
Ashurst, Bakers, HSF guide $642 mln Australia real estate deal
Global law firm Ashurst has advised Australia’s Mirvac Group on its acquisition of land lease operator Serenitas from Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC for $642.76 million along with Pacific Equity Partners Secure Assets (PEP) and Tasman Capital Partners.