Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised ING Bank N.V. (“ING”) on its sale of three-year bonds in Japan, raising JPY175.9 billion ($2.1 billion) in aggregate. This was the largest issue of JPY bonds in Japan by a foreign issuer in 2012, and one of the biggest ever fundraisings by a European issuer in Japan.
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Baker & McKenzie is the legal advisor to China Merchants Holdings (International) Company Limited (“CMHI”), the largest public port operator in China, on its strategic partnership with CMA CGM, the world’s third largest container shipping company, and its agreement to acquire 49% equity interest in Terminal Link, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the CMA CGM Group, for €400 million.
Tags: Baker McKenzie | Hong KongBaker & McKenzie recently advised its long-standing client, Yuexiu Group, on two significant debt capital market transactions, namely:
Baker & McKenzie successfully advised Uralchem Group, the leading Russian fertilizer maker, on a debut USD220 million 5-year multi-currency syndicated pre-export loan facility arranged by ING Bank, Raiffeisenbank, Sberbank and VTB Capital as mandated lead arrangers and with HSBC Bank and Rosbank as lead arrangers. The loan was structured as a classic pre-export finance facility backed by deliveries of export-grade fertilizers and other export-grade commodities.
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Intellectual property law firm Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C. today announced the addition of Robert P. Parker, an accomplished litigator with a practice focused on complex civil matters involving IP, technology, regulatory and international commercial issues.
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Allen & Overy has advised International Finance Corporation (IFC) as co-lead Negotiator, Hedging Bank and Arranger for the OPEC Fund for International Development and the Canada Climate Change Program; and Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V. (FMO) as Mandated Lead Arranger for a consortium of lenders comprising the African Development Bank, Deutsche Investitions-und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH (DEG), Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund, ICF-Debt Pool and la Société de Promotion et de Participation pour la Coopération Economique (Proparco), on the project financing for the expansion of the Takoradi 2 power plant in Ghana.
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Shearman & Sterling represented Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as joint bookrunners in connection with Banco Davivienda S.A.’s offering of US$500 million Senior Notes due 2018. Banco Davivienda S.A. is one of the largest financial institutions in Colombia and is a leading, integrated full service bank with the strongest consumer banking franchise in Colombia.
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Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today that former Senate Committee Staff Director Frank Macchiarola is joining the firm’s Policy Resolution Group (PRG) in Washington, D.C. Macchiarola, the former staff director of two prominent Senate committees, will bolster PRG’s environmental and energy practices as well as help expand the group’s healthcare and education practices.
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Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it represented Future Land Development Holdings Limited (“Future Land”), a leading Chinese property developer focused on developing quality residential and mixed-use projects and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, in its issuance of US dollar denominated senior notes in the aggregate principal amount of US$200 million.
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