Corporate

Corporate / mergers and acquisitions:

A PRC bank-backed financial institution on its proposed subscription of new shares in Quam Limited and mandatory general offer.

Arts Optical Group on a very substantial disposal and connected transaction of its land and premises in Shenzhen.

An Austrian based telecommunications operator  on its acquisition of a GSM business in the EMEA and Taiwan and a global GSM-R business from Nortel Networks Corporation, on corporate, employment and benefit issues.

Jiangsu Shagang Group on its acquisition of a 45% stake in Grange Resources Limited. Subsequently, Grange combined with Australian Bulk Minerals, a Shagang-controlled operator of an iron-ore mine in Tasmania, to create a new US$ 836 million Australian iron ore group.

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Equity capital markets

A PRC backed HK financial institution on an offering of convertible bonds issued by a Hong Kong-listed company.

A PRC based insurance company on its dual listings in Hong Kong and New York.

Kinetic Mines and Energy Limited on its initial public offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, including its international offering (144A/Reg S) of 837,000,000 shares and Hong Kong public offering of 93,000,000 shares.

PCD Stores (Group) Limited on its initial public offering of shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (now privatized).

Employment

Advising on employment aspects of merger and acquisitions transactions.

Advising on employment and employee incentives for FIG institutions and others.

Advising on employment related data privacy issues