Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP announced today that Martin Rogers and James Wadham, leading litigators in Asia, will join the firm as partners in Hong Kong. Their arrival extends Davis Polk’s leadership among the elite corporate law firms in Asia with an outstanding litigation capability. Globally, this decision exemplifies Davis Polk’s strategic focus on delivering the best lawyers, providing the most critical advice, to the most sophisticated clients in the world’s major financial centers.

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The Firm is representing an investor group comprised of New China Trust Co. Ltd., China Aviation Industrial Fund and P3 Investments Ltd. in connection with their agreement to purchase up to a 90% stake in International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), which is an aircraft leasing company wholly-owned by American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG).

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International law firm Dechert advised PPR S.A., one of the world’s largest luxury group, on its acquisition of Chinese fine-jewelry maker Qeelin Ltd. The acquisition of Qeelin will give PPR strength and depth in its retail and luxury goods business in Asia and Europe, especially in China, a key region for its global growth.

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Simmons & Simmons has continued to expand in China with the appointment of Financial Markets partner Jay Lee, who commenced in the Hong Kong office on 05 December.

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Shearman & Sterling has advised Studio City Finance on its Rule 144A/Regulation S high yield bond offering of senior notes guaranteed by its subsidiaries. Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore Branch, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, BOCI Asia Limited, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Merrill Lynch International and UBS AG, Hong Kong Branch were the joint bookrunners on the offering.

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International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Hong Kong-listed leading property developer, Shui On Land Limited, on its issuance of US$500 million senior perpetual capital securities with an annual distribution rate of 10.125 percent.

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International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised HSBC Holdings plc on the sale of its entire shareholding in Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Ltd, representing 15.57% of the issued share capital of Ping An Insurance.

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Shearman & Sterling advised Future Land Development Holdings Limited (“Future Land”), a Chinese real estate developer, in connection with the HK$2.06 billion ($265 million) primary listing and global offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

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Watson, Farley & Williams (“WFW”), a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Richard Wilmot as a partner in its Hong Kong office.

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Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it represented COSCO Finance (2011) Limited (“COSCO Finance”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong listed China COSCO Holdings Company Limited (“China COSCO”), on its issuance of credit enhanced USD-denominated bonds in the aggregate principal amount of US$1 billion.

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