03/22/2021
Ashurst advises on Ji'an Chengtou Holding's US$270 million 4.5% bond issuance
The Ashurst team was led by partner Jini Lee
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03/22/2021
King & Wood Mallesons Continues China Expansion
They will become the backbones of KWM in the region and even the west part at large.
03/21/2021
Ireland’s Investment Limited Partnership Reform – The Future Looks Bright
The Act is intended to modernise Ireland’s existing legal framework applicable to regulated investment limited partnerships (ILPs) bringing it in line with comparable partnership vehicles available in other leading fund jurisdictions.
03/21/2021
SEC Risk Alert: Digital asset securities
For national securities exchanges, the Division will review platforms that facilitate trading in digital asset securities and review whether they meet the definition of an 'exchange' under the Exchange Act
03/21/2021
Latham & Watkins Advises Underwriters in the Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc.'s IPO
Latham & Watkins LLP represents the underwriters in the offering with a capital markets team led by New York Partners Marc Jaffe and Ian Schuman
03/21/2021
BVI Court injuncts EGM to consider privatisation
If consummated, the current proposed merger would see the two founders of the company assume private ownership of Newater together with a PRC investor.
03/21/2021
Discontinued proceedings – a costly business
The Court also cited the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal decision in Weavering v Peterson and Ekstrom stating that as a matter of procedure
03/21/2021
Latham & Watkins Advises Manchester United’s New Principal Shirt Partner
Market leading global media, sports and entertainment team represents global tech company in deal with one of the world’s most popular sports teams.
03/21/2021
Walkers (Cayman) acts on Vector Acquisition Corporation II's Upsized US$450 Million IPO
Vector Capital's previous SPAC (Vector Acquisition Corporation) recently raised US$300 million in September 2020 and is pending an acquisition of Rocket Lab.
03/18/2021
UK Supreme Court: SFO cannot compel foreign companies to produce documents held outside the UK under section 2 powers
The practical effect of this decision is that, going forwards, foreign companies that do not operate in the UK, including foreign companies with UK subsidiaries, will no longer risk being subject to a Notice.
03/18/2021
Locking down market abuse
It is clear that the changes brought about by the pandemic (such as working from home) continue to have a significant impact in respect of market abuse and the measures required to prevent it.
03/18/2021
“On high alert…”
As companies across sectors faced operational challenges, IT and management teams often took their focus off internal cyber security and focused instead on trying to adapt to the new agile environment and trying to stay operational in challenging times.
03/18/2021
New report highlights industry efforts to strengthen ethnic diversity
The findings of this report show that our industry is turning ideas into action, and taking steps towards greater ethnic diversity and inclusion.
03/18/2021
Dentons takes home two awards for LGBTQI+ inclusion
The win follows Dentons’ most recent achievement at the Australian Workplace Equality Index Awards held late last year, where it received Gold Status and Employer of the Year for LGBTQI+ inclusion.
03/18/2021
The world's largest law firm announces combination with elite Bolivian law firm
Dentons' combination with Guevara & Gutierrez would further strengthen Dentons’ position as the only pan-Latin American and the Caribbean law firm and would position Dentons as the only global law firm in Bolivia.
03/18/2021
Privacy disclosure incident leads to largest ever award of compensation for non-economic loss
Payment to nearly 1,300 members of representative complaint
03/18/2021
BVI: ICLG Mergers & Acquisitions 2021
This guide covers common issues in M&A laws and regulations
03/18/2021
Linklaters advises BC Partners
The Linklaters team was led by Partner Ben Rodham with Lauren Bretton
03/18/2021
Carey Olsen acts for ad hoc group of bondholders in Luckin Coffee restructuring
The restructuring of Luckin Coffee is intended to be implemented by way of a scheme of arrangement, to be sanctioned by the Cayman Islands Grand Court, with certain milestones being set out in the RSA that must be achieved for it to proceed.
03/18/2021
Ashurst advises on EF Solare Italia's SACE Green Guarantee financing
The loan is part guaranteed by the new green guarantee issued by SACE SpA pursuant to the simplification decree as part of the Italian Green New Deal.