O’Melveny & Myers LLP represented PT MNC Sky Vision Tbk. (MSKY) in connection with its initial public offering of ordinary shares on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. O’Melveny advised MSKY on its Rule 144A international offering to eligible investors outside of Indonesia. The offering amount was 1,412,776,000 ordinary shares, or 20% of its outstanding shares, at a price of Rp. 1,520 per offer share, or approximately US$227.8 million raised.

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Colin Ng & Partners LLP (CNP) acted for China Resources Gas Group Limited as Singapore counsel advising on the due diligence and Singapore law aspects of the transaction documents. The work done was in connection with the acquisition of the entire share capital of AEI China Gas Ltd by Thousand Victory Investments Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Resources Gas Group Limited) from AEI Asia Ltd for a consideration of US$238 million.

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Linklaters has advised the Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners on the highly successful US$3.2 billion IPO of Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad (FGVH) on the Malaysian Stock Exchange. The largest IPO in Asia in 2012 and the second largest in the world this year after Facebook.

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Global legal practiceSquire Sanders officially launched its office in Singapore earlier this month with a reception at One On the Bund, part of the former Clifford Pier. The reception attracted over 150 guests, including the US Ambassador to Singapore, David Adelman, and Singapore’s Ambassador to Peru and High Commissioner to Ghana, Giam Chin Toon.

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The global law firm Jones Day has announced that dispute resolution partner Mike Pollen and corporate partner Kevin Murphy have joined the Firm’s Singapore Office. Both partners provide additional depth to Jones Day’s regional capabilities.

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Global law firm White & Case LLP is strengthening its global mining capabilities with the hire of John Tivey, who joins the Firm as a partner from Freehills in Melbourne, Australia, where he headed that firm’s mining practice.

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International law firm Clyde & Co is pleased to announce the addition of infrastructure and structured finance specialist Michael Horn as a partner in the firm’s Singapore office. Michael is the latest lateral partner hire to join the firm’s rapidly expanding Asia-Pacific projects and infrastructure group.

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Shearman & Sterling LLP is advising the financiers, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and a consortium of Pakistan financiers, in connection with the financing of the Foundation Wind I and II Power Projects in Pakistan. The principal sponsor of the projects is Fauji Foundation.

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The Singapore office of Watson, Farley & Williams LLP (“WFW”) is pleased to announce that it advised Armada D1 Pte. Ltd. in relation to a bridge loan facility of an initial amount of US$100,000,000 made available by Bank of India, Bank of Baroda and Indian Overseas Bank, with Bank of India, Singapore Branch acting as agent for the lenders.

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International law firm Eversheds has appointed one of the world’s leading arbitration and construction lawyers, Iain Black as a Partner and Head of Asia Construction and Infrastructure practice in its Singapore office.

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