Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised Carrefour on the sale of its 60% stake in Carrefour Indonesia for €525 million to its local partner, CT Corp, which will become Carrefour’s exclusive franchisee in the country. The deal is expected to close in January 2013, subject to the approval of the Indonesian anti-trust authorities.

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International legal practice Norton Rose has advised the global leader in mobile device lifecycle services Brightpoint, Inc. (“BrightPoint”) on the merger with Ingram Micro Inc. (“Ingram Micro”), a Fortune 100 company, and the world’s largest wholesale technology distributor and a global leader in IT supply-chain, mobile device lifecycle services and logistics solutions

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International legal practice Norton Rose has advised the Republic of Indonesia for a second time on another large scale international sukuk issuance. The firm advised the Republic of Indonesia on the establishment of a US$3 billion sukuk issuance program and the initial issuance of US$1 billion of sukuk under the program. The issuance, which closed on November 21, 2012, has a maturity of ten years, with periodic distributions of 3.3 per cent per annum. The issuance was governed by English laws and was offered under Rule 144A and Regulation S of the US Securities Act to a broad range of investors based inside and outside the US.

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International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited (“China Unicom”) on its proposed acquisition of 100% equity interest in Unicom New Horizon Telecommunications Company Limited (“Unicom New Horizon”) from China United Network Communications Group Company Limited through a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Unicom, for a total consideration of approximately RMB12.17 billion (approximately US$1.95 billion).

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International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has assisted Sunshine Oilsands on its secondary listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”).

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