Law firm Eversheds has advised New World China Land Limited (NWCL) on the establishment of its US$1.5 billion Medium Term Note Programme and its first issuance under the Programme. More >>

Davis Polk advised The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, UBS AG, Hong Kong Branch, CCB International Capital Limited, ABCI Capital Limited, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited and J.P. Morgan Securities plc as joint bookrunners and joint lead managers in connection with the Regulation S only offering by King Power Capital Ltd. (“Issuer”) of its US$300 million 3.875% guaranteed notes due 2019 and US$700 million 5.625% guaranteed notes due 2024 (“Notes”). The Notes are unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by China Travel Service (Holdings) Hong Kong Limited (香港中旅(集團)有限公司)(“Guarantor”). The Issuer is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Guarantor. More >>

Beijing-headquartered smartphone maker Xiaomi has secured a USD1 billion loan from 29 banks with an aim to increase its international expansion. Allen & Overy is advising the borrower Xiaomi on this significant loan in the smartphone sector. Please enter ByLine. More >>

International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised a consortium of underwriters on a rights issue and related finance facilities from Country Garden Holdings Company Limited. Country Garden is a Hong Kong listed company and one of the leading real estate developers in mainland China. More >>

The Firm represented Goldman Sachs in the initial public offering and Rule 144A/Regulation S offering by Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited. Hua Hong sold an aggregate of 228,696,000 ordinary shares in the offering (before greenshoe) and raised gross proceeds of approximately HK$2,572.8 million (US$332.0 million). The ordinary shares of Hua Hong are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Goldman Sachs acted as sole sponsor, sole global coordinator and sole bookrunner. More >>

Global Law Office advises Wuzhou International Holdings Limited on its offering of USD100,000,000 convertible notes to Pingan Real Estate (Hong Kong) Company Limited and PA Glorious Opportunity VIII Limited. More >>

Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm advised WH Group Limited, the world’s largest pork company, with global leadership across key segments of the industry value chain, including packaged meats, fresh pork and hog production, on its term loan facility provided by certain banks in the amount of US$1.5 billion.

Proceeds from the facility will be used to refinance the entire outstanding principal of WH Group Limited’s existing US$4 billion term loan facility from 2013. More >>

Allen & Overy has advised HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank as joint global coordinators and bookrunners along with several other bookrunners and co-managers on the USD1 billion sukuk offering by The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, the first Islamic bond issuance by the HKSAR Government. The AAA-rated 5-year trust certificates were offered in a combined Rule 144A/Regulation S transaction to institutional investors internationally. More >>