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Ogier’s Hong Kong dispute resolution experts named industry leaders in Asia

Asian Legal Business highlights the achievements of dispute resolution practitioners at offshore law firms.

The sanctions regime in the British Virgin Islands

This will demonstrate effective implementation of controls and reduce the risk of any breach, leading to potential enforcement action and penalties.

Latham Advises on Financing for Apollo’s Acquisition of Evri

London team represents arrangers on the transaction to acquire one of the UK’s largest parcel delivery companies.

Freshfields advises Pandox AB on UK acquisition of three aparthotels in central London for £230 million

The acquisition is financed by available cash funds and a new green bank loan.

Allens advises Campus Living Villages on new student accommodation financing

Allens is a market leader in the student accommodation sector, having advised both sponsors and financiers on numerous projects across all states and territories in Australia over 20 years.

Irish court decision demonstrates standards expected when handling employee personal data

McCabe later attended a disciplinary hearing and was summarily dismissed.

Herbert Smith Freehills energy team advises Firm Power and Terrain Solar on acquisition by AGL Energy

Herbert Smith Freehills advises Firm Power and Terrain Solar on its battery and solar acquisition by AGL Energy

Citi and BMO look to A&O Shearman to advise on AIIB’s inaugural issuance on Euroclear’s Digital Financial Market Infrastructure platform

The A&O Shearman team advising the Joint Lead Managers was led from London by capital markets partner Peter Crossan alongside senior associate Michael Hossack and associate Lachlan Hopwood

Herbert Smith Freehills energy team advises Firm Power and Terrain Solar on acquisition by AGL Energy

HSFs energy partner, Peter Davis, said the $250 million acquisition is the biggest battery storage investment by AGL Energy to date.

Hogan Lovells advises ExxonMobil on joint divestment of Southern North Sea assets

The transactions are expected to close in 2025, subject to regulatory approvals.

KWM advises Ant digital technologies on inaugural cross-border Tokenised financing transaction

KWM provided support on all stages of the transaction, with a particular focus on the digital assets-related aspects as well as the innovative cross-border financing structure.

Carey Olsen advises Paratus Energy Services on the issuance of a US$500 million senior secured bond

This transaction marks one of the largest bond issuances in the Nordic bond market in recent years and was significantly oversubscribed, reflecting robust investor confidence and strong market demand.

Ogier in Guernsey advises on acquisition of crypto ETP issuer ETC Group

The Ogier team was led by partner Tim Clipstone

Burges Salmon acts for Clean Energy Capital on landmark investment from True Green Capital Management

The firm’s Corporate Energy M&A team has advised on a transformational investment to support its client’s 750MWp clean energy pipeline

Dentons advises lenders on financing for KKCG following its acquisition of Avenga

The financing will be used by KKCG’s Technology pillar to refinance existing loans used for the recent acquisition of Avenga

Withers delivers success in claim against obstructive estate co-administrator

In October 2022 the agent recommended reducing the asking price to £630,000.

Tech Imprints: Procurement of advanced technology

The region’s technological advancements are rapidly transforming local economies and setting global trends.

Carey Olsen assists DeFinity Markets in securing JFSC approval for digital assets settlement platform

The challenger-model will see investment-grade buy and sell-side clients transact with each other using bank-intermediated credit via the prime brokerage desk.

Conyers Advises on the Establishment and Licensing of Bellemeade Re 2024-1 Ltd. as a Special Purpose Insurer

This vehicle was sponsored by Arch Mortgage Insurance Company and United Guaranty Residential Insurance Company.

Greater focus on pay equity and transparency under new Labour government

The infrastructure sector reported the biggest pay gap of 21.4%, when compared against the financial services, energy, manufacturing, universities and telecommunications sectors.

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