Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised Metropolitan Light Company Limited, a company formed by CVC Funds, on its acquisition of Hong Kong Broadband Network (HKBN) and the IDD business from City Telecom (H.K.) Limited (CTI).

Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised on two separate bond offerings, Shangri-La Asia’s US$600 million five-year notes and Vincom’s US$185 million convertible bond.

International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is advising SouthGobi Resources Ltd, a premium coal production and development company, in relation to the proposed proportional takeover bid by Aluminium Corporation of China (Chalco) for up to 60% of SouthGobi and a Cooperation Agreement entered into between SouthGobi and Chalco.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised a consortium of Chinese banks on syndicated secured financing of approximately US$1 billion to Reliance Communications Limited, India’s second largest telecoms operator by subscriber numbers. The funds will be used to refinance outstanding Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs) which the company issued in 2007.

The Firm recently acted as both United States and Hong Kong counsel to Zoomlion H.K. SPV Co., Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong (the “Issuer”), and its parent, Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co., Ltd., a joint stock company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China which common shares are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (the “Parent”), in connection with the offering and sale of US$400 million aggregate principal amount of 6.875% Senior Notes due 2017 of the Issuer. The notes are unconditionally guaranteed by the Parent on a senior basis. The offering was conducted in reliance upon Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The notes were rated BB+ and BBB- by S&P and Fitch, respectively, and contained only investment-grade covenants. The Notes are listed and quoted on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited.

Latham & Watkins represents Kinetic Mines and Energy Limited, an integrated coal provider operating in China, in connection with its initial public offering (IPO) of 930,000,000 shares and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, including its international offering (144A/Reg S) of 837,000,000 shares and Hong Kong public offering of 93,000,000 shares. The offering raised approximately HK$1.1 billion gross proceeds after pricing its offering at HK$1.26 per share on 16 March 2012.

As we continue to drive the expansion of our offering in the Asia-Pacific region, we are pleased to appoint Richard Keady and Pádraig Walsh as Partners to our Hong Kong office. These appointments bring the new partners in Asia to seven so far this year, including four in Hong Kong. We will now have 28 partners in Asia.

Herbert Smith advised Goldman Sachs (Asia) and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, as joint placing agents, on the sale of 210 million shares of Li & Fung Limited held by its controlling shareholder, Li & Fung (1937) Limited, for HK$3.9 billion (US$502 million) under a top-up placement.

Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it advised Far East Horizon Ltd., (“Far East Horizon”), a leading financial services company focusing on financial leasing and a subsidiary of Sinochem Group, one of the largest Chinese state-owned enterprises, on its US$371 million share placement. UBS was the sole placing agent and Far East Horizon plans to use the money raised from the placement to fund its ongoing growth.

Mayer Brown JSM is pleased to announce that it has advised Development Bank of Mongolia LLC (“DBM”) and the Ministry of Finance of the Government of Mongolia on its recent issuance of US$580 million senior guaranteed bonds.