Davis Polk advised BOCI Asia Limited and Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc as managers for a Hong Kong law Regulation S-only offering by AVIC International Finance & Investment Limited of its RMB1.5 billion 4.8% guaranteed bonds due 2015. The bonds are unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by AVIC International Holding Corporation. Approval from the PRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange has been obtained for the guarantees.

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Stibbe, a Benelux law firm, is launching a new office in Hong Kong, according to a press release. The firm’s new Asian base will focus on supporting clients in corporate, finance and tax law, as well as primarily helping Chinese clients with their European investments.The firm also aids European clients with various operations and business ventures in Asia.

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O’Melveny & Myers LLP is pleased to announce that Gigi Woo, a seasoned and well-respected Hong Kong securities lawyer, has joined the Firm as a Capital Markets partner. Woo will be based in the Firm’s Hong Kong office.

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Linklaters has advised the PRC Ministry of Finance (MOF) on its Renminbi (RMB) 23 billion (US$3.65 billion) sovereign bond offering in Hong Kong – by far the largest-ever offshore RMB bond transaction and a testament to the firm’s standing as the market leader for off-shore RMB financing.

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Kirkland & Ellis acted as the Hong Kong and U.S. legal advisers to the underwriters, led by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Standard Chartered, Guotai Junan and ICBC International, in the US$66 million initial public offering of Xiao Nan Guo Restaurants Holdings Limited (Stock code: 3666), which debuted its listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange today. Xiao Nan Guo is the largest self-owned, mid-to-high-end Chinese cuisine, full-service restaurant chain headquartered in the PRC.

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Chinese metallic wire manufacturer Fushi Copperweld Inc. announced that is has agreed to be taken private by an investment group led by its co-chief executive, Li Fu, and private equity firm Abax Global Capital (Hong Kong) Ltd. for $364 million. The per share price of $9.50 represents a 21 percent premium on the stock’s closing price on June 28.

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Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised on two deals involving the issuance of bonds for the Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad (MEXIM Bank) and PTTEP Canada International Finance Limited.

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Village Roadshow Entertainment Group (VREG) has announced it has obtained $275 million of new funding in a six-year mezzanine debt and equity arrangement provided by Trinity Opportunities Limited (Trinity). The facility was arranged by VREG in partnership with Hong Kong-based Shikumen Capital Management (HK) Limited (SCM).

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David Renton is joining us as partner in our international energy sector group and corporate practice group. He is the eighth new partner to our Asian offices so far this year and will be based in our Hong Kong office.

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Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it represented CITIC Securities, UBS and Bank of America Merrill Lynch as the Joint Global Coordinators in Huadian Fuxin Energy Corporation Limited’s (“Huadian Fuxin”) US$319 million global offering and listing of its H-shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The transaction comprised a Hong Kong public offering and a Reg S/Rule 144A international offering.

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