Offshore law firm Mourant will set up an office in Singapore, its ninth globally and second in Asia. It will be led by funds expert Craig Luton, who joins the firm as a partner from rival Maples and Calder.

Chinese auto insurance technology platform Cheche Group has recently completed its merger with the Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) Prime Impact Acquisition I, formerly listed on the New York Stock Exchange. As of Sep.18, the merged entity has become a publicly traded company listed on NASDAQ.

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.

Cayman Islands-headquartered offshore firm Maples and Calder has added partner Ian Clark to its Asia funds and investment management practice in Singapore.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Shihui Partners have advised China’s leading logistics provider JD Logistics on its $3.2 billion IPO in Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Han Kun Law Offices advising the joint underwriters.

Fangda Partners and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett have advised Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba on its $11.3 billion secondary listing in Hong Kong, with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and King & Wood Mallesons advising the joint sponsors and underwriters.

Offshore law firm Walkers has added James Gaden as partner to its Corporate and Investment Funds Group in Hong Kong office from rival Maples and Calder.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has advised Yixin Group, China’s largest online car retailer, on its $867 million initial public offering in Hong Kong, with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer acting as legal adviser to the joint sponsors and underwriters.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has advised China Literature, the e-publishing arm of Chinese tech giant Tencent, on its initial public offering in Hong Kong that is anticipated to raise as much as $800 million.