Mayer Brown Represents Sinochem on $1.7 Billion Horizontal Wolfcamp Shale Transaction with Pioneer Natural Resources

Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that it is representing Sinochem Petroleum USA LLC, a US subsidiary of the Beijing-based Sinochem Group, on a $1.7 billion transaction to purchase a 40% undivided interest in approximately 207,000 net oil and natural gas leasehold acres held by Pioneer Natural Resources Company in the highly prospective horizontal Wolfcamp shale play within the Spraberry Trend of the Midland Basin in west Texas. Under the agreement, Sinochem will acquire approximately 82,800 net acres of leasehold with development rights for all the horizontal Wolfcamp shale play and deeper horizons.

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Rajah & Tann Expands to Cambodia and Myanmar

Rajah & Tann has expanded its regional footprint to Myanmar and Cambodia by integrating two local and well-established law firms in a move that enhances the reach of its network in the emerging markets of Asia and its access to lawyers who are able to practise local law.

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Herbert Smith Freehills Advises Joint Lead Managers on Westpac $500 Million Capital Notes Offer

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised the Joint Lead Managers of Westpac Banking Corporation’s (Westpac) offer of a new Tier 1 hybrid security known as Westpac Capital Notes, which are fully paid, non-cumulative, convertible, transferable, redeemable, subordinated, perpetual, unsecured notes issued by Westpac. The offer is to raise $500 million, with the ability to raise more or less.

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Appleby Advises on US$1.2 Billion Euroset Mobile Deal

Appleby has acted as British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) counsel to Garsdale Services Investment Limited (“Garsdale”) and USM Advisors in connection with the recent acquisition by MegaFon of its indirect 50% stake in Euroset, Russia’s largest mobile phone retailer.

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Simpson Thacher Represents Chinalco Mining Corporation International in Its Hong Kong IPO

The Hong Kong office and Beijing office of the Firm represented Chinalco Mining Corporation International (“CMC”), a resource development subsidiary of Aluminum Corporation of China’s (“Chinalco”), as its US counsel, in connection with its initial public offering in Hong Kong and Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of 1,764,913,000 ordinary shares, raising approximately HK$3.1 billion (approximately US$400 million) in gross proceeds (before the exercise of the over-allotment option). CMC’s ordinary shares are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. CMC is intended to act as Chinalco’s core platform for the future acquisition, investment, development and operation of non-ferrous and non-aluminum mineral resources and projects overseas.

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Simpson Thacher Represents Underwriters in IPO of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.

The Firm recently represented a group of underwriters, led by Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc., in the initial public offering of common stock of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (“Bright Horizons”), a portfolio company of Bain Capital Partners, LLC. Bright Horizons’ shares are now listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “BFAM”. Bright Horizons received approximately $222 million in gross proceeds from the offering.

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