Herbert Smith Freehills advised Barrick Gold Corporation on the sale of its 50% interest in Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines for US$750 million to Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited. KCGM owns and operates the Super Pit gold mine in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia. Barrick Gold Corporation is the largest gold mining company in the world, with its headquarters […]
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) advised AAC Technologies Holdings Inc. (AAC Technologies) on its first-time issuance of US$388 million 3% senior notes due 2024. AAC Technologies is one of the world’s leading solutions providers for smart devices. It offers advanced solutions enabled by its cutting-edge and proprietary technologies to the global consumer electronics industry. Its […]
Slaughter and May, Hong Kong, is advising COFCO (Hong Kong) Limited in its proposed privatisation of HK listed China Agri-Industries Holdings Limited. he proposal will be implemented by way of a scheme of arrangement pursuant to the Companies Ordinance of Hong Kong. The scheme consideration will be paid in cash. Upon completion of the proposal, […]
Khaitan & Co advised City Football Group Limited on their acquisition of Mumbai City FC. City Football Group (CFG) acquired a majority stake in its eighth club, Mumbai City FC in the Indian Super League, marking a major move into Indian football. CFG became the 65% majority shareholder of the Club, alongside existing shareholders, acclaimed […]
Osborne Clarke has advised Fortnum & Mason on the opening of its new store in Hong Kong this month, which marks its first standalone store and restaurant opening outside of the UK. The new Hong Kong restaurant and store are set within Victoria Dockside’s pioneering cultural hub of K11 MUSEA. Fortnum & Mason is a […]
Allen & Overy has advised the joint lead managers in connection with the offering of EUR4 billion sovereign bonds by the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China. This is China’s first Euro-denominated bond issuance in 15 years. The EUR4 billion sovereign bond issuance consisted of a EUR2 billion 7-year tranche, EUR1 billion […]
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow advised Goldbell Evolution Network (GEN) Pte Ltd on the deal. Goldbell Evolution Network (GEN) Pte Ltd, a member of the Goldbell Group, obtained a Capital Markets Services (CMS) Licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), which allows them to launch their new private debt investment platform, GEN. GEN is […]
Linklaters acted as international legal advisor to the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China on their pricing of US$6 billion and RMB 5 billion of bonds in Hong Kong, respectively. The US$6 billion bond offering is the largest ever US dollar denominated sovereign bond offering by the PRC government. This issuance has […]
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised the underwriters in the offering GSX Techedu Inc. priced its follow-on public offering of 18,000,000 American Depositary Shares (ADSs) sold by several selling shareholders at an offering price of $14.00 per ADS for a total offering size of $252 million (or approximately $289 million if the underwriters fully exercise […]
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised on this operation. Simpson Thacher represented Alibaba Group Holding Limited on the deal. The US$11.3bn transaction (before any exercise of the over-allotment option) represents a number of ground-breaking milestones. As well as being the world’s largest public offering of the year to date, it was the first ever public retail […]
Kirkland & Ellis advised on the formation of Resolution Life Group Holdings (RLGH). RLGH secured commitments in excess of $3 billion from a broad mix of global institutional investors. Resolution Life’s investors are leading financial institutions, insurance companies, pension plans, sovereign wealth funds and family offices. A number of which have joined the Resolution Life […]
J.P. Morgan acted as financial advisor and Paul Hastings LLP served as legal counsel to First Advantage. Stifel acted as financial advisor and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP served as legal counsel to Silver Lake. Silver Lake has signed a definitive agreement to acquire First Advantage from Symphony Technology Group (STG). Financial details were not […]
