Tag: Chemicals
Former AstraZeneca associate legal director joins Han Kun
Han Kun appoints former AstraZeneca associate legal director Wang Rongxia as patent counsel in its Beijing office
Key takeaways from China’s new Ecological and Environmental Code
China’s Ecological Environment Code unifies pollution, ecology, decarbonisation and liability, raising corporate compliance standards
Bundled and binding
Ecological and Environmental Code reshapes corporate lifecycle compliance
India changes gear with new trade deal
The India-UK CETA will liberalise trade, boost key sectors like automobiles and services, and reshape post-Brexit global economic ties
Firms act on Sinopec’s HKD7.75bn exchangeable bonds
Sinopec Group raised HKD7.75b via exchangeable bonds, one of the largest such deals by a Chinese firm in recent years
Rajah & Tann?hires new head for China amid investment surge
Rajah & Tann Asia appoints Michelle Li as head of arbitration, construction, and projects for China
Trio acts on Nippon Paint’s USD2.3bn chemical deal
Davis Polk, Gibson Dunn, and Katzke & Morgenbesser advise on Nippon Paint’s $2.3B acquisition of AOC, owned by Lone Star Funds
CAM counsels Coromandel on 8.82% BMCC acquisition
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised Coromandel Chemicals and Coromandel International on acquiring an additional equity stake in Senegal's Baobab Mining and Chemicals Corporation
SAM, AZB act on Paradeep-Mangalore fertiliser maker merger
The merger of Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilisers with Paradeep Phosphates, forming a leading integrated private sector fertiliser entity in India
Japan’s largest firms lead on Itochu’s USD1.5bn buyouts
Five firms are advising Itochu Corp on its JPY220 billion (USD1.5 billion) acquisitions in apparel and chemicals sectors
Veritas Legal acts in joint venture for UPL and Aarti Industries
Veritas Legal acted for UPL in its joint venture with Aarti Industries, where the two have agreed to manufacture and market specialty chemicals
S&R, Dentons Link Legal aid in ICIG buy of Vasant Chemicals
Dentons Link Legal and S&R Associates has assisted on the sale of a majority stake in Vasant Chemicals to the ICIG for an undisclosed amount
Korea’s LG Chem pioneers AI integration in legal processes
LG Chem, the largest chemical company in Korea, has emerged as the first Korean enterprise to transform its legal solutions with AI by adopting Luminance Corporate
Patent litigation expert Timothy Bickham joins Dentons
Dentons welcomes partner Timothy Bickham to the Washington DC Office, who will also be head of Dentons China’s IP litigation team to improve the firm’s patent litigation services
Yongtai Technology is first Shenzhen firm to list in London
JunHe, Linklaters and Clifford Chance have advised on chemical company Zhejiang Yongtai Technology’s global depository receipt (GDR) offering
AZB, Baker McKenzie counsel Sika in acquiring MBCC Group
AZB & Partners and Baker McKenzie advised Swiss multinational chemical company, Sika, to successfully acquire renowned international chemicals supplier, the MBCC Group, for an undisclosed amount
Five firms steer Saudi Aramco’s Chinese business expansion
White & Case, Fangda Partners, Grandall Law Firm, T&C Law Firm and JunHe have advised various parties in two of Saudi oil giant Aramco’s latest oil projects in China
Shell appoints JunHe on ethylene joint venture with CNOOC
JunHe advised UK petrochemical titan Shell on PRC law when it developed an ethylene joint venture phase III project with oil giant China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC)
S&R counsels?chemical firm Solenis in USD4.6bn merger?with Diversey
S&R Associates is representing leading global chemical producer Solenis, a portfolio company of Platinum Equity
Slaughter and May, JunHe team up in deals worth USD7bn
Slaughter and May and JunHe have advised the UK chemical giant INEOS on a string of deals valued at USD7 billion with Sinopec
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