Asian Legal Business (Hong Kong) Jan 2009

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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


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