Skip to main content

Top Header menu

  • About us
  • ALB D&I
  • Advertisement
  • Contact Us
  • Log in
search
  • Asia
  • China
  • Admin

Main navigation

  • News
    • Breaking News
      • Appointments
      • Deals
      • In House News
      • Other News
    • Features and Analysis
    • News By Jurisdiction
    • Expert commentary
  • E-Magazines
    • E-Magazine Archive
  • Events
    • In-House Summits
    • Law Awards
    • Masterclasses
    • Partner Events
    • Forums & Conferences
  • Find A Firm
  • Legal Jobs
  • Virtual Events
  • Videos
  • Rankings & Research
    • Listing
  • Handbooks
    • ALB HONG KONG IPO HANDBOOK 2020
    • ALB ASIA INSOLVENCY & RESTRUCTURING HANDBOOK 2020
    • ALB LEGAL GUIDE TO THE GREATER BAY AREA 2021
    • ALB GUIDE TO SHANGHAI STAR MARKET IPOs 2021
  • Subscribe

Menu

  • News
  • Events
  • E-Magazines
  • Find A Firm
  • Legal Jobs
  • Rankings & Research
  • Listing
  • Virtual Events
  • videos
  • handbooks
  • subscribe

Log in to your account

  • Reset your password

Close

Your Tagline or Office Address

7 law firms advise on Hong Kong’s first de-SPAC merger

BY Mari Iwata | 04 Sep 23

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Maples and Calder have advised special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Aquila Acquisition Corporation on its HK$10 billion ($ 1.27 billion) de-SPAC merger with ZG Group, marking Hong Kong’s first-ever de-SPAC transaction. Kirkland & Ellis, Shihui Partners and Maples and Calder have acted for ZG Group.
Norton Rose hires cap markets partner from Kirkland in Hong Kong

BY Nimitt Dixit | 08 Aug 23

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has added a capital markets partner in Hong Kong as global IPO markets look to finish 2023 strong after a slump in the first half of the year.
Shearman, Kirkland, MoFo advise on Softbank’s sale of U.S. fund to Mubadala

BY Mari Iwata | 25 May 23

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.
Sullivan hires restructuring partner in HK from Kirkland

BY Mari Iwata | 17 May 23

Sullivan & Cromwell has nabbed financing and restructuring expert Jacqueline Wenchen Tang as a partner in Hong Kong from fellow U.S. firm Kirkland & Ellis.
CC, Kirkland, CAM, SAM advise on $400 mln renewables deal

BY Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 | 23 Feb 23

Clifford Chance, Kirkland & Ellis and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas have advised Swiss PE firm Partners Group on its $400 million acquisition of Indian renewable energy platform Sunsure Energy, which was represented by Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas.
Former Kirkland HK partner joins King & Spalding in Singapore

BY Mari Iwata | 01 Dec 22

King & Spalding has hired investigations and white-collar crime expert Richard Sharpe as a partner in Singapore. Sharpe joins from the Hong Kong office of Kirkland & Ellis.
Goodwin builds PE strength in HK with Kirkland hire

BY Mari Iwata | 29 Jun 22

U.S. law firm Goodwin Procter has hired private equity specialist Daniel Dusek as partner in Hong Kong from Kirkland & Ellis.
CC lands HK funds partner from Kirkland

BY Kristen Liu 刘诗宇 | 14 Jun 22

Clifford Chance has hired Xing Liyong, an expert in funds and investment management, as a partner in its Hong Kong office from Kirkland & Ellis.
Partner movement at Kirkland HK continues with PE hire from Ropes

BY Mari Iwata | 15 Mar 22

​​​​​​​Kirkland & Ellis has hired private equity and M&A lawyer Peng Yu as a partner in its Hong Kong office from Ropes & Gray.
Kirkland loses another cap markets partner in HK

BY Aparna Sai | 10 Mar 22

Capital markets specialist Howie Farn has joined Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer as a partner in Hong Kong from Kirkland & Ellis.
  • Load More

Subscribe to our newsletter

Stay up to date with the latest trends in Asian Legal issues

Asian Legal Business (ALB) is owned by Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals.

Publications

  • News
  • Appointments
  • Deals
  • In-House News
  • Features & Analysis
  • Expert Commentary

Events

  • All Events
  • In-House Summits
  • Law Awards
  • Masterclasses
  • Partner Events
  • Forums & Conferences

Jobs

  • All Legal Jobs
  • Post a Job
  • Job Log In

Contact Us

  • About US
  • Condition of use
  • Contact us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Advertise with ALB
  • Asia
  • China
  • Admin

Copyright © Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters