International law firm Simmons & Simmons has announced that it is opening an office in Singapore. It will be the firm’s fifth office in Asia, after Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo.

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Sidley Austin LLP has announced that Gregory Salathé joined the firm as a partner earlier this week. He is a member of the firm’s M&A practice and will reside in its Singapore office after a transition period in Tokyo.

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The Singapore office of Watson, Farley & Williams (“WFW”), a leading international law firm, along with its Singapore law capability Asia Practice LLP, is pleased to announce that it has, in conjunction with Asia Practice LLP, advised the Reignwood Group on the acquisition of the entire share and loan capital of Sardinia Properties Pte Ltd (the “Target”).

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Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised Australia’s Toga Group on a 50:50 joint venture in hotel management and ownership with Singapore’s Far East Orchard Limited.

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King & Spalding has recruited Peter Megens, one of Australia’s leading international arbitration and construction lawyers, as a partner in its Singapore office. Megens will join King & Spalding from King & Wood Mallesons in Melbourne, Australia, where he is co-head of that firm’s arbitration practice and a senior member of its construction team. Megens is expected to arrive at King & Spalding in July.

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Stamford Law scored the lead role in advising SGX-listed Contel Corporation Limited in its S$582 million proposed reverse take-over by British Virgin Islands incorporated but Singapore-based YuuZoo Corporation. The Proposed RTO shall be effected via a shares and options scheme of arrangement to be sanctioned by the BVI courts, whereby Contel will acquire the entire issued and paid-up YuuZoo share capital and outstanding options from the YuuZoo shares and options holders, by way of exchange for new Contel shares and options. Upon completion of the Proposed RTO, YuuZoo shares and options holders will own 85% of Contel and YuuZoo will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Contel.

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International law firm Pinsent Masons has boosted its international TMT practice with the appointment of leading partner Bryan Tan in Singapore. Bryan joins Pinsent Masons with a team of lawyers from Keystone Law Corporation, a boutique law firm in Singapore specialising in TMT, where he was Founding Partner and Director.

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Herbert Smith Freehills has acted as international counsel to Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, DBS Bank Ltd., The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and Standard Chartered Bank, as joint lead managers in relation to the issuance of S$250 million 4.25% notes (the “Notes”) due 2016 by Tata Communications (Netherlands) B.V., which were guaranteed by Tata Communications Limited.

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KhattarWong LLP announces the appointment of Mr Shashi Nathan, one of Singapore’s leading criminal defence lawyers, as Partner of Criminal Litigation Department.

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International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised CVC Capital Partners and Indonesian department store operator PT Matahari Department Stores Tbk on the US$1.3 billion global offering of approximately 40% of the issued share capital of Matahari Department Stores by CVC and PT Multipolar Tbk. The deal attracted 15 cornerstone investors, who together purchased approximately 33% of the offering.

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