Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP obtained a favorable verdict in a defamation case in Virginia state court on behalf of Michael Hotung, the son of a wealthy Hong Kong businessman. The younger Mr. Hotung had sued his father Eric for making defamatory and insulting comments about him following a denial of paternity.

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Appleby acted as Cayman counsel for Bolina Holding Co. Limited in relation to its listing on the Main Board of the HKSE by way of a global offering on 13 July 2012.

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Appleby acted as Cayman counsel for Sheen Tai Holdings Group Company Limited in relation to its listing on the Main Board of the HKSE on 13 July 2012.

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Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised DBS Bank Limited as sole lead manager and bookrunner on the first Hong Kong dollar-denominated corporate perpetual. The HK$1 billion, 5.25% guaranteed senior perpetual securities were issued by Cheung Kong Bond Securities (02) Limited and guaranteed by Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited.

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Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it advised UBS, HSBC and BOCOM International, as joint bookrunners and lead managers on Chinese passenger vehicle dealer China Yongda Automobiles Services Holdings Limited’s (“Yongda Auto”) US$215 million Hong Kong Initial Public Offering. The transaction comprised a Reg S/Rule 144A international offering and a 15% greenshoe allocation which could increase the total deal size to US$248 million if exercised in full.

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Davis Polk advised BOCI Asia Limited and Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc as managers for a Hong Kong law Regulation S-only offering by AVIC International Finance & Investment Limited of its RMB1.5 billion 4.8% guaranteed bonds due 2015. The bonds are unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by AVIC International Holding Corporation. Approval from the PRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange has been obtained for the guarantees.

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Stibbe, a Benelux law firm, is launching a new office in Hong Kong, according to a press release. The firm’s new Asian base will focus on supporting clients in corporate, finance and tax law, as well as primarily helping Chinese clients with their European investments.The firm also aids European clients with various operations and business ventures in Asia.

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O’Melveny & Myers LLP is pleased to announce that Gigi Woo, a seasoned and well-respected Hong Kong securities lawyer, has joined the Firm as a Capital Markets partner. Woo will be based in the Firm’s Hong Kong office.

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Linklaters has advised the PRC Ministry of Finance (MOF) on its Renminbi (RMB) 23 billion (US$3.65 billion) sovereign bond offering in Hong Kong – by far the largest-ever offshore RMB bond transaction and a testament to the firm’s standing as the market leader for off-shore RMB financing.

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Kirkland & Ellis acted as the Hong Kong and U.S. legal advisers to the underwriters, led by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Standard Chartered, Guotai Junan and ICBC International, in the US$66 million initial public offering of Xiao Nan Guo Restaurants Holdings Limited (Stock code: 3666), which debuted its listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange today. Xiao Nan Guo is the largest self-owned, mid-to-high-end Chinese cuisine, full-service restaurant chain headquartered in the PRC.

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