Stamford law is advising SGX-listed Contel Corporation (‘Contel’), in an all-shares acquisition of Midland Silicon (‘Midland”), a US-based silicon trading group with a strategic focus on metallurgical solar grade and poly-silicon fines to solar wafer producers (‘Midland Acquisition’).

International law firm Stephenson Harwood’s Singapore office has recently advised on two media company acquisitions.

Stamford Law scored the lead role in advising SGX-listed United Fiber System (‘UFS’) in a S$1.5 billion reverse takeover transaction by which UFS will acquire 67% of IDX-listed coal mining Golden Energy Mines (‘GEMS’) from IDX-listed leading energy and infrastructure company, Dian Swastatika Sentosa (‘DSS’).

Hogan Lovells has bolstered its top-ranked projects practice with the hire of high-profile Asia finance partner Bruce Schulberg, who will join Hogan Lovells on 30 January.

Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised Doedijns International BV (Doedijns) on its “bolt-on” acquisition of Singapore-based Wilmax Control Systems Ltd (Wilmax), a provider of control automation and process packages for the oil and gas and petrochemical industries, with facilities in Singapore, Indonesia and Dubai, supporting the South East Asia and Middle East markets.

Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised Japan’s Mitsui & Co., Ltd., through Galaxy NewSpring Pte. Ltd., a joint venture company equally held by Mitsui and Singapore’s Hyflux Ltd., on the purchase of two of Hyflux’s water treatment companies for US$41.2 million. The agreement was signed on 27 December 2011.

KhattarWong LLP is pleased to announce that Long Hsueh Ching has rejoined the Firm as a Partner in the Corporate & Securities Law department.

CNOOC Limited has issued a press release to announce that its subsidiary, CNOOC Southeast Asia Limited, sold CNOOC ONWJ Ltd. to EMP International (BVI) Limited (“EMPI”) for consideration of approximately US$212 million. CNOOC ONWJ Ltd. holds a 36.7205% working interest in Offshore Northwest Java Production Sharing Contract (the “ONWJ PSC”) in Indonesia.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Nestlé S.A. on its $S2.1 billion acquisition of 60 percent of Hsu Fu Chi, a leading manufacturer and distributor of confectionery products in China listed on the SGX-ST in Singapore.

International law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has today announced the appointment of corporate partner Ken Cheung to its Singapore office.