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The leading transactions and disputes, and the lawyers and law firms that guided them    

A look back at the blockbuster transactions of 2025 as we gallop into the Year of the Horse

Kuaishou Technology has issued its first offshore bonds, raising the equivalent of USD2 billion through a dual-currency offering

Bright Scholar Education, backed by Country Garden¡¯s founding family, has completed privatisation and delisted from NYSE

Country Garden¡¯s USD17.7bn offshore debt restructuring took effect on 30 December 2025, among China¡¯s largest

Appleby hired cross-border lawyer Calamus Huang as partner in Hong Kong to strengthen its corporate practice in Greater China

As India expands its global trade ties and modernises its legal framework, international law firms are racing to keep pace

Which Chinese and international law firms have earned client trust through exceptional expertise?          

Skadden, KWM, Appleby, Latham & Watkins and Han Kun advised on CaoCao¡¯s HKD1.85 billion HKEX listing, marking Geely¡¯s 10th listed company

Managing partner David Bulley has an ambitious plan for Appleby¡¯s Asia development as he considers opening a second mainland office in 2025

The foreign firms that have overcome adversity and emerged as go-to choices for India legal matters

Appleby has bolstered its Shanghai teams with the hiring of litigation and restructuring specialist Ben McCosker, formerly a counsel at Mayer Brown

Milbank, Appleby, Loeb & Loeb, and Dahui Lawyers aided the merger agreement between Hotel101 Global, a Singaporean hotel operator, and JVSPAC Acquisition, a Hong Kong SPAC

Appleby will add John McCarroll SC as a partner to bolster its dispute resolution team in Hong Kong which takes effect in mid-April

Appleby has broadened its fund financing capability with the addition of new partner Lily Miao in the corporate department of its Hong Kong office

Appleby has welcomed Damon Booth and Yan Zeng to the Hong Kong office reinforcing the firm¡¯s commitment to delivering exceptional legal services in the region

Chan specialises in equity capital markets, M&A, foreign investment, corporate governance and compliance matters and regulatory enforcement

Appleby hires partner Hannah Yao to join the Shanghai office, becoming the second offshore law firm with a permanent lawyer based in mainland China after Harneys

India Business Law Journal is pleased to present its selection of the top 15 foreign law firms for India-related work

After almost three years as a counsel at Carey Olsen, Hong Kong-based offshore funds lawyer Eason Huang returns as a registered foreign lawyer at Appleby, where he will also split his time with the firm¡¯s Shanghai office as a partner

Davis Polk, Appleby and Latham & Watkins advised on a proposed special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger involving Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast at an equity value of USD23 billion

Sidley Austin and Appleby assisted China Fortune Land Development (CFLD) to complete a USD4.96 billion offshore debt restructuring, the largest of its kind in China

Revealed: The top international law firms for India matters

The HKEX listing of Vision Deal, a special purpose acquisition company backed by former Alibaba CEO David Wei, saw three firms advising in the HKD1 billion (USD127 million) transaction

Richard Grasby, an offshore private wealth expert, has joined Appleby as a partner to lead the Hong Kong office¡¯s private client and trusts practice.

India Business Law Journal reveals the standout deals and disputes of 2021 and the law firms that worked hard to successfully conclude them  

As a wave of dealmaking showcases legal prowess around the world, India Business Law Journal reveals the top foreign law firms for India work

Baker & McKenzie advised Pacific Andes Resources on its three-year RMB bond issuance