Announcement | JunHe welcomes Mr. Chris Tang

JunHe warmly welcomes Mr. Chris Tang in our Hong Kong office. Mr. Tang’s areas of expertise are capital markets, corporate and M&A.

VEGAS LEX in Best Lawyers 2019

On 27 June 2018, the results of Best Lawyers 2019 rating* have been announced: VEGAS LEX experts strengthened its positions in main fields of law.

Bär & Karrer Advises Vontobel on the Placement of CHF 450 Million Tier 1 Bonds to fund the acquisit

Vontobel Holding AG successfully completed the placement of CHF 450 million perpetual additional tier 1 subordinated bonds. The additional tier 1 subordinated bonds were issued at 100% of their nominal amount with an interest of 2.625% until 2023. The proceeds of this capital market transaction will be mainly used to finance the acquisition of Notenstein …

AVELLUM Advises Uber on Merger Control Clearance for Joint Venture with Yandex

AVELLUM acted as the Ukrainian legal counsel to Uber on obtaining a merger control clearance from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine for the creation of a joint venture with Yandex. The new company is valued at USD3.8 billion.

AVELLUM Advises Ukrainian Investment Firm on Establishment of JV in Renewable Energy Sector

AVELLUM Advises Ukrainian Investment Firm on Establishment of Joint Venture in Renewable Energy Sector AVELLUM acted as the legal counsel to Investment Capital Ukraine (“ICU”) on the establishment of a joint venture with VR Capital Group to develop a 63.8 MW solar power plant in Khmelnytskyi region.

AVELLUM advises EBRD on UAH/EUR multi-currency loan to Nova Poshta

AVELLUM advises EBRD on UAH/EUR multi-currency loan to Nova Poshta AVELLUM acted as the Ukrainian legal counsel to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (“EBRD”) in connection with a senior secured loan of up to EUR9.5 million to Limited Liability Company “Nova Poshta” (“Nova Poshta”).

AVELLUM advises Nordcurrent on acquisition of Blam! Games Studios

AVELLUM advises Nordcurrent on acquisition of Blam! Games Studios AVELLUM acted as the Ukrainian legal counsel to Nordcurrent on the acquisition of Blam! Games Studios. Nordcurrent is the largest game development studio in the Baltic region. Blam! Games Studios is a Ukrainian game development and animation studio, which has been cooperating with Nordcurrent since 2014.

BCLP (Russia) advised MasterCard Member Association on Russia’s first Cash-Out service

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (Russia) LLP has advised MasterCard Member Association on launching an innovative service on the Russian market: simultaneous cash-out with POS payment by bank card at shop tills (tentatively named “Cash-Out” or “Purchase with Cash Back”). 

Legelata advises AGRIF COOPERATIEF U.A of the Netherlands in Acquisition of Stake in Inecobank cjsc

AGRIF COOPERATIEF U.A. is a fund managed by Incofin Investment Management in Belgium. Incofin Investment Management is an alternative fund manager which are focused on investments in emerging countries and are driven by desire to promote inclusive progress. Leading investors of agRIF Cooperatief U.A  are leading development funds, banks, insurance companies, pension funds, high net …

Highlights: ELA Asia Pacific Client Conference

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan hosted the Employment Law Alliance (ELA) Asia Pacific Client Conference last March 13, 2018. The meeting was attended by 57 representatives from 26 Philippine companies, and by 27 representatives from ELA member firms in China, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.