NEWS & DEALS
News
Nishimura & Asahi, Lexcel to form new international firm
Japan’s Nishimura & Asahi will integrate with Taiwan-based Lexcel Law Offices on 1 January 2027 to form a new international full-service law firm
Kinstellar Southeast Asia adds two partners in Vietnam
Kinstellar Southeast Asia boosts its Vietnam services, appointing partners Vinh Nhan Phan and Thao Cung in Ho Chi Minh City
White & Case practice head joins wife at Secomb Arbitration
Matthew Secomb, formerly head of international arbitration in Asia-Pacific for White & Case, joins his wife, Anne, at boutique practice Secomb Arbitration
Deals
Toyota co-leads USD300m seed financing in Walden Robotics
Firms advise on a USD300 million seed financing round in Walden Robotics co-led by Toyota Motor Corporation and Deviation Capital
Allianz Global Investors acquires UOBAM for USD433m
Allianz Global Investors to acquire UOB Asset Management (UOBAM) for SGD555 million (USD433 million)
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader guides SEA energy project financing
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader assists the Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF) on USD50 million in senior secured debt financing to Ukko Renewable
