Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised China Resources Gas Group Limited (CR Gas) on its establishment of a US$1.5 billion GMTN programme and the initial Rule 144A/Regulation S issuance under the programme of US$750 million 4.5% notes due 2022.

A Chinese law firm has tapped an experienced litigation partner in Asia legal jobs to direct the opening of the its new Hong Kong law office.

Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited on its US$2.3 billion acquisition of the H shares of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (ICBC) held by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. This is the Hong Kong Corporate team’s most recent transaction in a series of headline deals since January totalling over US$7 billion.

DLA Piper today announces the appointment of Robert Caldwell as a partner in its Hong Kong and Greater China Finance & Projects practice. Robert joins DLA Piper from King & Wood Hong Kong (formerly Arculli Fong & Ng) where he was a partner.

International law firm Eversheds has advised New World China Land Limited (NWCL) on the biggest corporate dim sum bond issue ever, raising a total of CNY 4.3 billion.

Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it advised CDH Investments (“CDH”), an international alternative asset fund manager and one of the largest private equity firms in China, as the Subscriber in Hong Kong-based Tse Sui Luen Jewellery (International) Limited’s (“TSL”) HK$250,000,000 Tranche 1 convertible bond issuance. This marks the first time that CDH has invested in a Hong Kong-listed company over the past few years.

International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Chailease Finance (BVI) on its debut issue of offshore renminbi bond at 5% for a tenor of three years. The notes, amounted to RMB750m (US$119m), are guaranteed by the issuer’s parent company, Chailease Finance Co., Ltd. This is the first time a Taiwanese non-bank financial institution has issued a dim sum bond.

Leading offshore firm Appleby acted as Bermuda counsel for Li & Fung (Retailing) Limited in connection with its acquisition of apparel firm Hang Ten Group Holdings Ltd. for US$340.70 million.

Simpson Thacher recently represented Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs International, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch International and Samsung Securities Co., Ltd. as initial purchasers, in connection with an offering of US$1 billion aggregate principal amount of 1.75% Notes due 2017. The notes were issued by Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (“Samsung Electronics”), and are guaranteed by Samsung Electronics. Samsung Electronics, in its first overseas bond offering in recent years, offered a record amount in the global market with yields being paid to bondholders falling lower than that for the South Korean government debt, the first Korean company to do so. The offering was conducted in reliance upon Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933.

International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP has appointed Gavin MacLaren and Mark Plenderleith as partners to boost its energy, natural resources and infrastructure capability in Asia.