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Han Kun has been shortlisted for the ALB China Law Awards 2019 in the following award categories: 1. China Law Firm of the Year 2. Beijing Law Firm of the Year 3. Deal Firm of the Year 4. Private Equity Law Firm of the Year - China 5. Anti-Trust & Competition Law Firm of the Year 6. Regulatory Compliance Law Firm of the Year 7. Healthcare Law Firm of the Year 8. Dealmaker of the Year - China: Charles LI 9. Equity Market Deal of the Year ■ iQIYI, Inc.'s U.S ...

Shepherd and Wedderburn’s corporate finance team was last night named Corporate and Commercial Team of the Year at the prestigious Scottish Legal Awards. The awards, which are now in their 16th year, celebrate the achievements of the best performing individuals, teams and firms in the Scottish legal sector ...

This is the third time that Karanovic & Partners is selected among some of the best law firms in Europe to take home this renowned accolade, awarded by The Lawyer Magazine. The Lawyer European awards showcase the impressive achievements of Europe’s finest law firms, and this year marks their 10th anniversary. The ceremony took place on 19 March, at the Grosevenor House hotel in London, with more than 350 managing and senior partners from top firms across the continent in attendance ...

Sweet & Maxwell, the Legal Division of Thomson Reuters has recently published its sixth edition of Arbitration World, Jurisdictional and Institutional Comparisons (2018). This book is written by leading experts in arbitration from different jurisdictions. Mr. Chen Xianglin, partner of Han Kun Law Offices is invited to contribute to the China Chapter. Others from Han Kun have also helped with the writing including its partner Li Xiaoming and associates Ms. Wang Yanyan and Ms. Sun Ying ...

Pellerano & Herrera assisted Parkland Fuel Corporation, one of North America's fastest growing independent marketers of fuel and petroleum products, in the acquisition of 75% of Sol Investment Limited’s shares, an owner of Esso gas stations in the Dominican Republic, for global amount of US$1.21 billion. Sol is the largest oil company in the Caribbean, operating in 23 countries. Pellerano & Herrera served as counsel in the acquisition and acquisition finance ...

Scotland must address eight core issues in order to seize export opportunities and build an economy fit for the future, according to a landmark study by the Fraser of Allander Institute. The Scotland in 2050: Realising Our Global Potential report, commissioned by the law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn to coincide with its 250th anniversary, canvassed the views of more than 100 business leaders, industry bodies and representatives of public and third sector organisations ...

Banco La Hipotecaria, S.A., acting as trustee of the Fifteenth Mortgage-Backed Notes Trust (an issuer trust constituted under the laws of Panama), registered Mortgage Loans Notes in three tranches for an amount of up to US$40,000,000 with the Superintendency of Capital Markets of Panama, which notes were successfully placed through the Panama Stock Exchange. Payments due to holders under the Mortgage Loan Notes are guaranteed by a collateral trust constituted under the laws of Panama ...

Banco La Hipotecaria, S.A., acting as trustee of the Fourteenth Mortgage-Backed Notes Trust (an issuer trust constituted under the laws of Panama), registered Mortgage Loans Notes in three tranches for an amount of up to US$60,000,000 with the Superintendency of Capital Markets of Panama, which notes were successfully placed through the Panama Stock Exchange. Payments due to holders under the Mortgage Loan Notes are guaranteed by a collateral trust constituted under the laws of Panama ...

Panama, February 18, 2019. Morgan & Morgan was part of the team of lawyers that represented Electron Investment, S.A. (“EISA”), in an arbitration process filed by Constructora Seli Panamá, S.A. (“SELI”), before the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) ...

Morgan & Morgan acted as Panamanian legal counsel to Farallon Nicaragua, a vertically integrated producer of farmed shrimp and a leading supplier of branded fresh-frozen shrimp to major markets in Asia Europe and the U.S., in connection with the sale of its business to Cooke Inc., a New Brunswick Canadian company and parent of Cooke Aquaculture Inc. Morgan & Morgan was required to advise Farallon Nicaragua on legal matters related to this M&A transaction ...

Buenos Aires, March 15th, 2019. On March 13th, Beccar Varela promoted Dr. Daniel Levi to partner, in recognition of his dedication and expertise, which have allowed him to develop a promising and exceptional career. Daniel focuses on the areas of Corporate Finance, Banking and Financial Institutions, and Corporate Law. He joined the firm in 2004 ...

Buenos Aires, 13 March 2019. Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal advised Grupo Lonza on the transfer of Arch Química Argentina SRL’s quotas to Platinum Equity. The transaction, which closed on February 28, 2019, is part of a global operation in which Grupo Lonza transferred it entire global water treatment business to Platinum Equity. Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal acted as legal advisor to Grupo Lonza with partner Pablo Artagaveytia, and associates Hugo Jong Uk Woo and Verónica Raffaeli ...

Buenos Aires, 13 March 2019. Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites & Arntsen and Beccar Varela participated as legal counsels in the structuring of a syndicated loan for up to US$32,200,000, granted by Banco Macro S.A. (Banco Macro) and Banco de Inversión y Comercio Exterior S.A. (BICE) to Consorcio de Gestión del Puerto de Quequén (the Consortium), responsible for the administration and development of the Quequén port area, the adjacent water areas and the main access channel to the port ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced that William J. Kohler, co-leader of the firm’s Mobility and Advanced Transportation Team and senior counsel in its Corporate Finance Practice Group, has been appointed by the Connected Vehicle Trade Association (CVTA) to serve as a member of its Board of Directors. Headquartered in Plymouth, Mich ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Tracy D. Winston to its Government Policy & Practice Group as a government policy advisor in the firm’s Lansing office. Prior to joining Dykema, Winston served as Democratic Caucus Policy Advisor for the Michigan House of Representatives. In her previous advisory role, Winston focused her work on health and insurance policy ...

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Michael A. Dorfman, Robert “Dean” Hagan, and Heidi J. Herman to its Chicago office. Dorfman joins Dykema as Member in its Intellectual Property and IP Litigation Department, while Hagan and Herman each join as Senior Counsel in the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group ...

As is the case across Central America, Consortium’s San Salvador office is one of the leading firms in the market. Few competitors can boast such a strong banking and finance practice, and the same holds for its corporate and M&A division, which rakes in large amounts of work. While 2018 was not as strong as the previous year, mainly because of the country’s elections in early 2019, the firm was still involved in most of the largest transaction the market could offer ...

On March 12, 2019, China Business Law Journal (CBLJ) announced the winners of the 2019 China Business Law Awards. Han Kun was honored as a "Firm of the Year" in the following five practice areas/industries: 1. Mergers & Acquisitions Firm of the Year 2. Private Equity & Venture Capital Firm of the Year 3. IT, Telecoms & E-commerce Firm of the Year 4. Aviation Firm of the Year 5 ...

Asian-Mena Counsel recently announced its "Deals of the Year 2018". Two Han Kun-advised deals were recognized as "Deals of the Year 2018": 1. iQiyi Nasdaq IPO 2. NIO New York IPO Asian-Mena Counsel is published by the In-House Community. The In-House Community is comprised of 20,000+ individual member in-house lawyers and those with a responsibility for legal and compliance issues in the Asia-mena region ...

With a Frankfurt-based team led by partner Thomas K. Schrell, business law firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised HF Private Debt on financing the acquisition of all shares in M&M Werbeagentur GmbH – phone card marketing. The financing volume was not disclosed. M&M Werbeagentur was acquired via a member of ICP Group. Both companies, which operate under a joint holding company, are among Europe’s market leaders for innovative electronic transaction and sales systems ...

A leading provider of secure IT infrastructure solutions in Europe, Conscia Holding acquires NIL Skupina, a leading IT services provider headquartered Slovenia, with subsidiaries in Serbia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates. The Karanovic & Partners legal team – led by Senior Partner* Marko Ketler and Associate Živa Nucic, advised Conscia Holding in this transaction. The services included acquisition advisory, as well as a legal due diligence ...

Han Kun advised and acted as the PRC counsel to the joint bookrunners on Futu Holdings Limited's U.S. initial public offering and listing on the Nasdaq Global Market (NASDAQ: FHL). Futu Holdings Limited is a leading online securities brokerage platform ...

As of March 2019, Dr. Martin G. Ströhmann, LL.M. (Chicago) joined the Munich office of law firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek. As Salaried Partner, he will expand the firm’s Compliance practice in Munich and will join the teams led by Partners Boris Dürr and Dr. Arnold Büssemaker. Dr. Martin Ströhmann (46), is admitted as Rechtsanwalt (lawyer) in Germany and as Attorney and Counselor-At-Law in New York. Dr ...

With a team led by Boris Dürr and Dr. Oliver Treptow, both from the firm’s Munich office, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advised private equity investor Auctus and its portfolio company GS Star Hotels on the acquisition of a majority interest in Rilano Holding GmbH. With this transaction, GS Star group is consistently implementing its expansion concept and expanding its offering to include additional hotels in Germany and Austria ...

The award-winning venture capital team at Shoosmiths has guided the development capital team of its long-term client Octopus Investments on its £5 million growth investment into Rotolight, which creates advanced LED lighting for the photography and filmmaking industry. Rotolight’s products have been used by the BBC, ITV’s Dancing on Ice, EA Sports and Disney, and been used in box office hits like James Bond’s Skyfall and Tom Hanks’ Captain Phillips ...