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| JAPAN/INDIA | ►► NTT DOCOMO–Tata Teleservices investment US$2,700m Firm: Khaitan & Co Lead lawyer: Upendra Joshi Client: NTT DoCoMo Inc Firm: Skadden Arps Lead lawyers: Upendra Joshi, Keigo Yamaguchi, Khaitan & Co Michael Mies, Nobuhisa Ishizuka Client: NTT DoCoMo Inc Firm: AZB & Partners Lead lawyers: Abhijit Joshi, Zia Mody Client: Tata Teleservices
►► Your month at a glance Firm
Jurisdiction
Deal name
Ashurst
Indonesia
Salamander Energy, Murphy Overseas Ventures oil exploration bid
AZB & Partners
India/Japan
NTT DOCOMO - Tata Teleservices investment
AZB & Partners
India
Emami -Zandu Pharmaceutical Works share acquisition
Baker & McKenzie
China/Turkemenistan
Central Asia - China pipeline project
Bryan Cave
China
China Everbright Ltd - ALAM stake acquisition
Clifford Chance
China/Turkemenistan
Central Asia - China pipeline project
DLA Piper
1,100 0.85 1,100
Energy & resources M&A Energy & resources
307
Equity market Investment funds
Hong Kong/Japan
Rain Fall film financing
Korea
Heraeus - Saint-Gobain Quartz acquisition
F Zimmern & Co
Hong Kong/Japan
Rain Fall film financing
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Japan
Siemens AG - Fujitsu Siemens Computers
UAE
Lamprell plc stock exchange listing
China/Turkemenistan
Central Asia - China pipeline project
Fried, Frank (in assoc with Huen Wong & Co.)
China/Hong Kong
Chow Tai Fook Group - Peace Mark acquisition
Hammonds
Japan/UK
Hwang Mok Park JSM
Undisc.
Finance
1,500
M&A
154
M&A
Undisc. 565 Undisc. 1,100
Finance M&A Finance Energy & resources
65
M&A
Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP - Lucite International Group acquisition
1,600
M&A
Korea
Heraeus - Saint-Gobain Quartz acquisition
1,500
M&A
China
Dah Chong Hong Holdings - Silver Precious International acquisition
18
M&A
Kanga & Company
India
Emami -Zandu Pharmaceutical Works share acquisition
Undisc.
M&A
Khaitan & Co
India/Japan
NTT DOCOMO - Tata Teleservices investment
2,700
M&A
India
Blackstone Group - CMS Computers investment
KhattarWong & Partners
Singapore
Safe Step Group - King’s Safetywear offer
66
M&A
Kim & Chang
Korea
Plextronics - Korea Parts & Fasteners Co JV
22
Finance
Korea
Snow Peak - C&C Korea acquisition
Korea
Heraeus - Saint-Gobain Quartz acquisition
Korea
Lifetime Studios Korea - Willmake assets acquisition
US$60m
Firm: SJ Berwin Lead lawyer: Mark Mallon Client: Kajima
M&A
250
• In addition, DOCOMO expects to acquire up to 20% of shares in Tata Teleservices Maharashtra through joint tender offer with Tata Sons
►► Kajima–Nomura JV
M&A
Natural Beauty Bio-Technology privatisation
Speymill Macau Property Company - AIA Tower purchase
| JAPAN |
Energy & resources
Grosvenor - Vega Property Group JV
Hong Kong
• Khaitan & Co advised on investment structures and Indian law including, aspects of the foreign investment and corporate laws
2,700
Deal type
Hong Kong
DSL Lawyers
• Skadden has had a longstanding relationship with NTT DOCOMO and has advised on several strategic investments in recent years
Undisc.
Hong Kong
• NTT DOCOMO will acquire 26% Tata Teleservices common shares
• Deal marks entry of the Japanese giant into world’s fastest-growing telecom market, which reportedly has three times more subscribers than Japan
Value(US$m)
Undisc.
Equity market
Undisc.
M&A
1,500
M&A
Undisc.
M&A
Firm: Linklaters Lead lawyers: Christopher Coombe, Jonathan Evans Client: Nomura Holdings
King & Wood
China
Jiangxi Copper Bond Issue
Lee & Lee
Korea
United Technology Holdings listing
Singapore
W.C. Heraeus GmbH - Kulicke & Soffa Industries unit acquisition
• Kajima Properties entered JV with Nomura Real Estate UK
Linklaters
Japan
Kajima - Nomura JV
Linklaters Allen & Gledhill
Singapore
Singapore Airport Terminal Services-Singapore Food Industries stake acquisition
Lovells
Indonesia
Salamander Energy, Murphy Overseas Ventures oil exploration bid
Luthra & Luthra
India
GMR Kamalanga project
1000
Construction/ finance
Macfarlanes
Japan/UK
Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP - Lucite International Group acquisition
1600
M&A
• Kajima and Nomura have also established a parallel joint venture for the purpose of providing strategic management advice and recommendations to the trustees of the JPUT. Operational property management will be provided by Kajima www.legalbusinessonline.com
995
Finance
10
Finance
165 60 285 Undisc
M&A Banking M&A Energy & resources
7