Sullivan & Cromwell is advising SoftBank Group on the planned NASDAQ IPO of its UK subsidiary, chip designer Arm Holdings, which is represented by Morrison & Foerster. Davis Polk & Wardwell is acting for underwriters.

Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has welcomed back project finance specialist Rupert Baker as a partner in Singapore from Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group, where he was a senior counsel and head of the project finance and energy group.

IndusLaw has assisted Indian hotel chain OYO in raising $1 billion from existing investors, including Japan’s Softbank Group and Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing.

AZB & Partners has represented SoftBank Group on its $400 million investment in India’s Paytm E-Commerce, which turned to Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas for advice.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton and New York-based Hughes Hubbard & Reed have advised ride-hailing company Grab on a $2 billion investment from Chinese peer Didi Chuxing and Japan’s SoftBank Group, which turned to Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and Herbert Smith Freehills, respectively, for counsel.

Ashurst has advised Japanese electronics maker Sharp on its $1 billion investment in SoftBank Group's planned $100 billion Vision Fund, the world’s largest private equity fund, which turned to Linklaters for advice.