20 DEC 2018 Top 10 Headlines | APARNA SAI Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Fangda Partners have advised Chinese medical tech platform WuXi AppTec on its $1 billion Hong Kong initial public offering, with Shearman & Sterling and Jia Yuan Law Offices representing the sponsors.
According to Reuters, the listing values the company at $10.2 billion in a deal that marks one of this year’s last big stock offerings in the Asian financial hub.
Hong Kong is poised to become the world’s top IPO centre by volume this year, with $33.2 billion raised so far, Refinitiv data shows. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For more news, click here to visit the website |
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| JunHe has welcomed back Cathryn Jin as a corporate partner in Beijing from Fangda Partners, where she was partner. Full Article |
| Asian Legal Business is pleased to announce the opening of submissions for the ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2019, the most prestigious legal awards in the region Full Article |
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| Michael Lew, the chief operating officer of Rajah & Tann Technologies, talks about the importance of harnessing Big Data, and the increasingly prominent role played by e-discovery in Asia’s legal industry. Full Article |
| Singapore-based Oon & Bazul opened its South Korea practice with the appointment of Julia Yu as an international arbitration partner and head of its Korea practice from Bae, Kim & Lee, where she was a special counsel. Full Article |
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| Indonesia, one of the world’s biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, has this year started turning to green finance markets to fund new environmentally friendly development projects. Lawyers say that while interest is strong, the road ahead is challenging. Full Article |
| Llinks Law Offices has hired funds expert Frank Fu as a counsel in Shanghai from the China Securities Regulatory Commission. Full Article |
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| Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas had appointed corporate specialist Harsh Kumar as a partner in the firm’s Delhi office from rival Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas. Full Article |
| International firms assist on Tencent’s $1.07 bln NYSE IPO, Clifford Chance leads on Sumitomo’s $1.62 bln syndicated loan, and much more in this week’s Asia Deals table. Full Article |
| Magic Circle law firm, Clifford Chance, has launched a new innovation lab, Create+65, to identify, incubate, test and pilot new legal technology solutions. Full Article |
| DLA Piper nabs senior hire from Chandler, CAM lures another partner from SAM, and much more in this week’s Asia Appointments table. Full Article |
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