05/14/2021
Conyers Wins Finance Deal of the Year
The Asia Legal Awards honour the year’s most complex and outstanding legal work in the region, and the lawyers and firms that excelled in Asia’s most competitive and promising practice areas.
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05/14/2021
Ogier in Guernsey assists Schiehallion with US$700 million secondary fundraise
Guernsey has a strong stable of listed funds and the secondaries market in Guernsey has been increasingly active this year.
05/14/2021
BVI Commercial Court provides guidance on the new statutory jurisdiction to grant free-standing interim relief in support of foreign proceedings
In this case, the Commercial Court has demonstrated that the BVI will assist foreign courts and that its approach to the grant of free-standing interim relief in support of foreign proceedings is consistent with the approach in England.
05/14/2021
Expert: Big Number of Isle of Man Offshore Bank Clients are Politicians
Economist Matthew Collin, used the data to draw conclusions about the types of people seeking offshore financial services and how well current methods of measuring wealth stored in tax havens are working.
05/14/2021
Financial Times crowns King & Wood Mallesons Most Innovative Law Firm in the Asia-Pacific
The firm was named Most Innovative Asia-Pacific Headquartered Law Firm in recognition of its digital first approach to client service and people development.
05/14/2021
KWM assists Suncorp with divestment of its Australian Wealth Business
Suncorp considers the sale a good outcome for Suncorp’s 137,000 superannuation members and would continue the simplification of the Suncorp Group portfolio.
05/14/2021
Enforcement and recognition of orders between Hong Kong and the Mainland
This Bill provides for the registration of specified orders made in the Mainland to be registered in the Hong Kong courts.
05/13/2021
Latham & Watkins Advises Goldman Sachs and Owl Rock
Interdisciplinary team advised on the financing for the 503B outsourcing services company to healthcare facilities.
05/13/2021
Dentons advises Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank
The project will not only help to improve energy security and promote economic development, but will also contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen Ukraine’s energy independence.
05/13/2021
Private equity and Cayman Islands funds: tips, trends and pitfalls for limited partners
It is surprising that investors making a significant investment haven’t always taken their own Cayman Islands counsel prior to committing capital.
05/13/2021
White & Case Advises Altitude Infra THD
The funds will enable it to accelerate its growth in the French fibre market and strengthen its position as the leading independent operator.
05/13/2021
Tax Blockers and US CLOs: Best Practice for Restructuring Distressed Assets
In line with prior downturns, over the last number of months we have seen a significant rise in the formation of 'tax blocker' subsidiaries for existing US CLO issuers with exposure to affected assets.
05/13/2021
Manchester Corporate team makes a flying start to 2021
The team, led by Partners Tim Jackson-Smith and Andrew Millar, supported by Leah Cairney, Matthew Newall and Kendra McCullough, is on track for a record year.
05/13/2021
Shoosmiths founding member of Northern Ireland Clean Hydrogen Group
The launch of the group comes at a “critical time” as Northern Ireland looks to a “post-Covid” green recovery.
05/13/2021
Maples Advises on CK Hutchison
The notes are guaranteed by CK Hutchison Holdings Limited and listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited.
05/13/2021
Shoosmiths takes a seat at Coalition for the Decarbonisation of Road Transport’s table
The coalition will focus on bringing demonstration projects to market to test, establish and scale the finance solutions needed to stimulate further innovation and investment across the UK.
05/13/2021
Clarification for banks on the Quincecare duty and dishonest assistance
This is a welcome judgment, clarifying the scope of the ‘Quincecare’ duty owed by banks to their customers, and providing guidance on ‘collective’ dishonest assistance against a corporate entity.
05/13/2021
Ashurst advises Norddeutsche Landesbank
The German private equity investor HANNOVER Finanz acts as equity provider for medium sized enterprises in the D-A-CH region.
05/13/2021
Ashurst advises Ardian Private Debt, Bank of Ireland and NIBC Bank
Ashurst regularly provides advice on acquisition financings and refinancings in the German care market.
05/13/2021
Restructuring culture needs to change – Hong Kong Court leads the way
The case echoes the recent “scanty in the extreme” restructuring proposal in Lamtex Holdings Limited where a similarly hopeless restructuring proposal led to the application for recognition being flatly refused.