Ropes & Gray represented the Blackstone-led buyer group consortium in the going-private transaction of China-based Pactera Technology International Ltd. (Pactera), which signed on October 17, 2013.

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Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it represented Vista Land & Lifescapes, Inc. (“Vista Land”), the largest homebuilder in the Philippines, on its issuance of US$100 million 6.75% guaranteed notes due 2018 (the “Notes”).

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Baker & McKenzie advised the joint sponsors – BOCI Asia Limited (“BOCI”) and J.P. Morgan Securities (Far East) Limited – and the joint global coordinators – BOCI and J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited, as Hong Kong and US law counsel, on the HK$2,016 million global offering of Nexteer Automotive Group Limited (“Nexteer”), a global leading automotive steering and driveline systems supplier. The shares commenced trading on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 7 October 2013.

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International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised a consortium of underwriters of a US$5.47 billion A and H rights issue of China Merchants Bank. This rights issue is also the largest equity and follow-on offering in China and Asia, excluding Japan, this year.

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Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad (MEXIM), on the establishment of its US$1 billion multicurrency sukuk programme. The programme was arranged by BNP Paribas, CIMB, HSBC and Maybank. The sukuk programme is based on the Islamic principle of wakala.

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Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Ji Liu has joined the firm’s Hong Kong office as a partner in the Corporate Department. Liu’s practice focuses on US domestic and cross-border capital markets transactions, representing issuers and underwriters on IPOs, secondary offerings, Rule 144A/Regulation S offerings and high yield bonds, as well as representing companies on compliance matters under US federal securities laws. Liu also has considerable experience advising on mergers and acquisitions, bank finance and venture capital investments as well as corporate governance matters.

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Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co. Ltd, on its US$1.3 billion listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

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Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised Haitong International Holdings, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Haitong Securities Co., Ltd, on its proposed acquisition of the China leasing business held by UT Capital Group Co., Ltd for US$715 million from private equity firm, TPG Capital.

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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Shuanghui International Holdings Limited (“Shuanghui International”), the owner of China’s largest publicly-traded meat processing enterprise, in the successful completion of its US$7.1 billion acquisition of Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NYSE: SFD). Smithfield’s shareholders approved the merger on September 24 and the transaction closed on September 26, 2013.

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DLA Piper has advised a syndicate of banks consisting of ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Natixis and Société Générale on a US$195m prepayment facility for Xinjiang Zhaokun Trading Co. Ltd (“Zhaokun”), an aluminium producer in the Kashgar province of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”), to finance the purchase and production of aluminium, and to refinance an existing prepayment facility provided by Zhaokun’s existing offtaker, Gerald Metals S.A.

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