15 APRIL 2021 Top 10 Headlines | APARNA SAI Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Hughes Hubbard & Reed have advised Grab Holdings, the largest ride-hailing and food delivery firm in Southeast Asia, on its agreement to merge with special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Altimeter Growth Corp.
This deal is expected to be the largest-ever U.S. equity offering by a Southeast Asian company, according to Reuters. Cooley counselled Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan while Morrison & Foerster acted for an institutional investor. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For more news, click here to visit the website |
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| Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas has advised Indian online learning platform Byju’s on its $1 billion acquisition of Blackstone-backed Indian tutor Aakash Educational Services, which was represented by Khaitan & Co. Trilegal counselled Blackstone. Full Article |
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| Beijing-headquartered firm Jingtian & Gongcheng has hired Jimmy Chan (Chen Guohao) as a partner in Hong Kong from Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance. Full Article |
| Following the Cabinet’s approval on 14 January 2020, a new state enterprise, National Telecom Public Company Limited or “NT”, was formed on 7 January 2021 by a merger of CAT Telecom Public Company Limited (“CAT”) and TOT Public Company Limited (“TOT”). NT has assets worth over THB300 billion in value including over 25,000 telecommunication towers nationwide, spectrum usages, under water cables, radio frequency, underground conduits, fiber optic cables, 13 data centres across the nation and international telecommunications infrastructure, with more than 17,000 employees. Full Article |
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| Indian law firm J. Sagar Associates (JSA) has added Niruphama Ramakrishnan as a partner in Gurugram from rival AZB & Partners. Full Article |
| The Supreme Court of India (Court), recently on 26 March 2021, has delivered a breakthrough decision in the realm of Indian company law and corporate governance. The decision concerns one of the biggest corporate shareholder legal battles involving Tata Sons - the promoter of Tata companies and the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, which was extensively contested, both in terms of facts and law. However, this is not the reason why this decision assumes great significance. The decision attracts enormous attention since it explores every nook and corner of Section 241 & 242 of the Indian Companies Act, 2013 (2013 Act) and illuminates on various elementary concepts, in extraordinary precision. Full Article |
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| Big Six Korean law firm Yoon & Yang has bolstered its disputes offering with the additions of three new partners: Former presiding judges Su Yeol Lee and Sang Jae Park, and former chief prosecutor Young Hyun Kim. Full Article |
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| Bijoya Roy, formerly vice president and group general counsel at Indian e-commerce company Flipkart, has joined French alcoholic beverage producer Pernod Ricard as South Asia general counsel in Mumbai. Full Article |
| Adani nabs corporate expert from Everstone, three new disputes partners for Yoon & Yang, and much more in this week's Asia Appointments table. Full Article |
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