Baker & McKenzie’s Hong Kong office advised Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited on the sale of its entire interests in five shopping malls in Hong Kong to Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust (“Fortune REIT”), a Singapore real estate investment trust. The aggregate acquisition value of the properties sold by Cheung Kong was approximately HK$3.1 billion. Fortune […]

The Sanyuan Challenge Australian Dairy, the first dairy joint venture between Australia and China, has today commenced operations. Officially launched at a formal function at Blake Dawson Waldron, the initial JV investment was shared equally between Beijing Sanyuan Foods and Challenge Dairy Cooperative. The JV forecasts initial investments of US$27 million and is reported to

White & Case today announced that James M. McGuire, former Counsel to the Governor of New York, under Hon. George E. Pataki, has joined the Firm as counsel in its commercial litigation practice in New York. McGuire served as the principal legal advisor to Governor Pataki following his appointment as Counsel to the Governor in

Low interest rates will produce slow growth in the Australian mergers and acquisitions market, according to Allens Arthur Robinson M&A practice leader Tim Bednall. Research by Thomson Financial released today showed a 43% increase in M&A transactions for the first six months of 2003. Mr Bednall cautioned that this growth was coming off a very

Businesses were alerted to the urgent need to review their IP strategies ahead of EU enlargement next year to take advantage of the favourable transitional rules for Community Trade Marks and Designs. The warning came at an international seminar in London organised jointly by law firm Holman Fenwick & Willan and the Singapore Business Group.

Reed Smith Crosby Heafey LLP today announced the addition of Tyree P. Jones, Jr. who joins as counsel in the firm’s San Francisco office. His practice focuses on employment law, with a special emphasis on employment litigation. A former founder of Interactive Law Group, Mr. Jones is the most recent addition to the firm’s growing

Blake Dawson Waldron’s Tax Group is consolidating its growth strategy with the partner appointment of leading Melbourne indirect tax lawyer, Geoff Mann. Previously head of tax with Freehills in Melbourne, Geoff’s practice will focus on indirect tax, predominantly GST, but will also include other indirect taxes such as stamp duty, land tax and employee benefits

International law firm Denton Wilde Sapte has advised ABN AMRO Bank N.V. on a syndicated loan facility for CJSC KazTransGas (KTG). The loan facility was originally for $125m but was well supported and significantly oversubscribed. As a result the facility was increased to $150m. DWS also advised ABN AMRO Bank N.V. in last year’s facility

Chadbourne & Parke represented Golden Telecom, Inc., a Nasdaq-listed Russian-based telecom company, in a share exchange agreement with affiliates of the Norwegian national operator, Telenor. Under the deal, Golden Telecom will acquire 100 percent of the shares of OAO Comincom including its wholly-owned subsidiary, OAO Combellga, the third largest alternative operator in Russia, in exchange

Baker & McKenzie announced today that it has elected Stewart Saxe as the new Managing Partner of its Canadian offices, for a two-year term that commences immediately. In this role Stewart will now also serve as a member of Baker & McKenzie’s Policy Committee and will also join the firm’s North American Regional Council. Stewart