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White & Case grows its global M&A practice with the onboarding of Parthiv Rishi as a partner in Singapore

Paul Hastings advises the selling shareholders on IMM Private Equity¡¯s acquisition of South Korean toolmaker Ehwa Diamond Industrial.

The practical realities of executing international transactions took centre stage at a JICN seminar in Tokyo

DLA Piper strengthens corporate talent with the appointment of Jake Robson as a partner at its Singapore office

Miura & Partners will expand its footprint in Japan with the launch of a new office in Naha, Okinawa, in January 2027

Brazilian meat processing giant JBS Group seals joint venture with Indonesia¡¯s Danantara?Investment Management

Philippines-based VAL merges with Inicio Law to broaden its practice areas as the firm approaches its 10th anniversary in 2027

Allianz Global Investors to acquire UOB Asset Management (UOBAM) for SGD555 million (USD433 million)

Lee & Ko and ClassHankyul chart proposed merger of South Korean digital set-top box manufacturer Humax and its holding company Humax Holdings

The Han Kun Hangzhou office held its opening ceremony on 10 August and is formally based at the International Financial Center

Taiwan¡¯s Financial Supervisory Commission approves a proposed merger between Shin Kong Bank and Taishin Bank

Thanathip & Partners counsels Bangkok-headquartered energy company Banpu Public Company (Banpu) on its amalgamation?with Banpu Power Public Company (BPP)

Wharf REIC secures an agreement to sell Wheelock Place in Singapore for USD864.8 million, with an expected profit of USD128.8 million

Kansai Electric Power Company acquires a 14% stake in PMJVCo Holdings, which owns the 600MW Wawa Pumped Storage Hydropower Project in the Philippines.

Freshfields shores up its global M&A and capital practice with the return of Sean Donovan as a partner at its Singapore office

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu gives corporate and M&A team a boost with the addition of Atsushi Nishitani as a partner in Tokyo

Linklaters bolsters the firm¡¯s corporate practice in Singapore with the return of Alun Evans as a partner

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India rewrites M&A rules offering faster mergers, tougher CCI review, liberalised FDI and new acquisition finance

Indonesia¡¯s M&A roadmap charts power, mining and healthcare rules for investors navigating regulatory approvals and constraints

Japan¡¯s 2025 M&A boom hits highs as METI takeover guidelines and tender-offer reforms reshape deals

Philippines reforms boost foreign investment and M&A as liberalisation, tax incentives and ESG reshape dealmaking

Taiwan M&A shifts outward amid geopolitical pressure and evolving regulatory scrutiny shaping deal strategy

Arnold & Porter lifts corporate and finance practice in South Korea with onboarding of Chee-Kwan Kim as a partner in its M&A team in Seoul

Withers advises Japan¡¯s Mitsubishi HC Capital on a EUR400 million (USD460 million) renewable energy portfolio acquisition

A&O Shearman advises financial services company Allianz on its SGD2.7 billion (USD2.1 billion) acquisition of HSBC Life Singapore.

Chinese beauty giant Proya¡¯s latest RMB351 million investment to acquire 12.55% in Flower Knows secures 51% controlling stake in cosmetics brand

Han Kun welcomes the return of Li Laixiang in Shenzhen, strengthening its commercial transaction capabilities in technology

Firms are working on a proposed merger of South Korean mobile parts manufacturer RFTech and automotive supplier Eco Volt

Firms act on Samsung Biologics¡¯ proposed CHF1.46 billion (USD1.8 billion) acquisition of Switzerland-based PolyPeptide Group

Shook Lin & Bok Singapore advise Healthway Medical Group on its proposed acquisition of Bridgepoint Health for an undisclosed amount

Uber¡¯s USD14.8 billion Delivery Hero buy is set to establish the largest food delivery group outside China

Corrs Chambers Westgarth and Gilbert + Tobin counsel on Vault Minerals¡¯ proposed merger with Genesis Minerals to create an Australian gold producer entity with a pro forma market capitalisation of around AUD12.6 billion (USD8.8 billion)

Lee & Ko is the sole legal adviser on a proposed merger between South Korean logistics and courier service provider Logen and electronic components developer Moda-InnoChips

Ocampo & Suralvo Law Offices advises Gunkul Engineering on a deal to develop Asean¡¯s largest floating solar project on Laguna Lake in the Philippines

Shook Lin & Bok and BR Law Corporation advise on Centre Testing International Group¡¯s 100% acquisition of Ugene Laboratory Services

YKVN and Shin & Kim assist on Phat Dat Real Estate Development Corporation¡¯s (PDR) 35% purchase in South Korea¡¯s Lotte Properties HCMC

Assegaf Hamzah & Partners advises Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison and Aplikanusa Lintasarta on establishing Infra Fiber Teknologi that will operate an 86,000 kilometre fibre optic network

Firms?assist?on?the launch of?South Korea¡¯s largest renewable energy platform by KKR and?SK Group, which is?valued at KRW2 trillion (USD1.3 billion)?

Assegaf Hamzah & Partners advises Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN) on acquiring Bank SMBC Indonesia¡¯s pension loan portfolio for a reported IDR19.9 trillion (USD1.1 billion)

Newly established global law firm Novara officially launches with the opening of offices in Singapore, Tokyo, London and New York

Arianto & Partners establishes a dedicated Japan desk and is open to collaborating with Japanese firms

Clyde & Co expands its Asia-Pacific energy and construction practice with David Phua¡¯s addition in Singapore

Mallesons, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, and Ashurst Perkins Coie advise on South32¡¯s sale of its global aluminium portfolio to Alcoa Corporation

Japanese law firm Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu will grow its US presence with the launch of a Silicon Valley office in August 2026

Bae Kim & Lee and Kim & Chang advise on KRW500 billion (USD326 million) acquisition of Daekyung O&T, Korea¡¯s largest biodiesel feedstock producer

Malaysia¡¯s Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill (LHAG) recruits three lawyers from Zaid Ibrahim & Co, including former managing partner Amin Abdul Majid

Firms are advising on Deutsche Bank¡¯s sale of its retail, private banking and wealth management business in India to Kotak Mahindra

Kudun and Partners appoints Nopparat Lalitkomon, as head of its technology and data team, and Piyapat Tubin to lead the new antitrust practice

Firms counsel on Canada Pension Plan Investment Board¡¯s strategic CAD1 billion partnership with 91ÊÓƵ CtrlS Datacenters

HHP Law Firm, the Indonesian member firm of Baker McKenzie, names Ponti Partogi as its new managing partner

AnantLaw recruits Gagan Kathuria as a partner in its corporate M&A practice and will be based in the New Delhi office

Philippines law firm Ocampo & Suralvo Law Office strengthens corporate and M&A team with partner Lyra Flores-Bisnar¡¯s arrival

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Pune a balanced hub for investment, manufacturing, technology, GCCs and compliant market entry strategies

Bae Kim & Lee (BKL) is the sole legal adviser working on Sambu Engineering & Construction¡¯s corporate rehabilitation proceedings in South Korea

Latham & Watkins guides Japan¡¯s Tokyo Century Corporation on its joint venture with Singapore¡¯s OUE to acquire the Crowne Plaza Changi Airport

Prateek Bhandari joins Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co as a New Delhi partner in the firm¡¯s infrastructure, energy and project finance practice

Freshfields advises DFS Holdings on the sale of its DFS Okinawa travel retail business to Switzerland¡¯s Avolta for an undisclosed sum.

Baker McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise) has advised Tokyo-headquartered Mitsui Chemicals on its USD900 million acquisition of US-based Ultradent Products

Dentons HPRP, the global law firm¡¯s Indonesian arm, establishes a China desk to support business opportunities

Yum! Brands sells Pizza Hut business to Yum China and LongRange Capital, within and outside the Chinese mainland, respectively

Freshfields assists Blackstone on the sale of Singapore-headquartered Interplex Datacom to Taiwan-based BizLink Holding for USD850 million

Adnan Sundra & Low recruits partner Wong Mei Ying, strengthening the Malaysian law firm¡¯s M&A and equity capital markets practices

Shihui Partners launches a Hong Kong office in association with local peer HM Chan & Co, marking the Chinese mainland firm¡¯s fourth branch

Jones Day strengthens its corporate practice in Tokyo with the appointment of Daigo Takahashi as of counsel

White & Case beefs up its global M&A practice in Tokyo with the addition of partners Noah Carr and Gordon Palmquist

Allens advises BGH Capital on its AUD2.37 billion (USD1.6 billion) acquisition of Aspen Pharmacare¡¯s Asia-Pacific business

Tilleke & Gibbins appoints Chanakarn Boonyasith as a partner at its Bangkok office, strengthening the employment practice

Dechert¡¯s former China practice head Wang Yang joins K&L Gates in Hong Kong as a partner

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer bolsters corporate practice in Tokyo with the addition of partner James Campbell

Clifford Chance advises Mitsui & Co on a deal with French multinational Ceva Sant¨¦ Animale to establish Japanese joint venture Ceva Bussan Animal Health

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Allens, Linklaters, Mallesons, Chapman Tripp and Cooley advise on Jardine Matheson¡¯s AUD3.4 billion acquisition of I MED Radiology Network

MinterEllison counsels mining giant Anglo American¡¯s USD3.8 billion sale of its Australian steelmaking coal portfolio to UK-registered peer Dhilmar

SMIC¡¯s planned RMB40.6 billion acquisition of subsidiary SMIC Northern is the largest restructuring on the Star Market to date

Allen & Gledhill appoints Wang Xin partner to lead China practice in Shanghai, strengthening M&A

Jipyong and Kudun and Partners advise RIMAN¡¯s Thailand entry, managing licensing, regulation and compliance strategy    

ENEOS acquires Chevron Asia-Pacific downstream fuels and lubricants assets for JPY336 billion, pending 2027 approvals

KICA and JILA strengthen cross-border collaboration at a joint legal exchange event in Tokyo

LPA Tokyo hires partner Yoshiki Tsurumaki from King & Wood to boost corporate and M&A

Hogan Lovells and Freshfields advise on Brookfield¡¯s acquisition of World Freight Company

Allen & Gledhill establishes two new practices ¨C technology disputes, and healthcare, life sciences and pharmaceuticals

Drew & Napier assists digital asset platform Payward on its USD600 million acquisition of Hong Kong-based fintech Reap

Firms serve Kobe Bussan and Gourmet Kineya on their Meal Hub joint venture and airline catering business acquisition

Italian law firm Gianni & Origoni appoints Hong Kong-based partner Teresa Lee

Dechert appoints two partners from Milbank ¨C David Cho, ex-managing partner of the Seoul office, and special counsel Min Kim

Firms advise on Vault Minerals and Regis Resources merger to establish a new Australian Securities Exchange-listed gold company

Global Vietnam Lawyers names Le Phuong Dang as a partner and head of its Hanoi office, effective 4 May 2026

Mallesons appoints Mark McNamara as the firm¡¯s new chair, effective 30 June 2026, succeeding David Friedlander

Pinsent Masons appoints partners Chen Han Toh and Nicholas Hanna as co-heads of the firm¡¯s Singapore joint law venture, Pinsent Masons MPillay

Indonesian law firm Makarim & Taira S appoints Vincent Lie as its new managing partner, effective 1 May 2026

MinterEllison has advised Sumitomo Metal Mining Oceania, the Australian subsidiary of Japan¡¯s Sumitomo Metal Mining

Nishimura & Asahi advises on Japanese automotive instrument manufacturer Nippon Seiki¡¯s JPY49.8 billion (USD312 million) Toyodenso share buy

Fujian-based knitting machinery leader Huixing Machine completes the acquisition of the core business of 120-year-old German counterpart Mayer & Cie

Walkers and Baker McKenzie advise on Malaysian developer IOI Properties Group¡¯s SGD2.5 billion (USD1.9 billion) Singapore tower buy

Ashurst ADTLaw advises CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust?(CICT) on its SGD3.9 billion (USD3 billion) acquisition of Paragon

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto advises Hitachi Global Life Solutions on the JPY110 billion reorganisation of its home appliance business

AJ & Co appoints Rouse Lawyers founder's brother as a partner in its corporate advisory team in Brisbane

Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow, the Singapore arm of the global law firm, and Gibson Dunn advised on regulatory technology company Diginex¡¯s

Grandall Law Firm has added six equity partners across its Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Fuzhou and Wuhan offices

Lee & Ko guides Korean global game developer Netmarble and affiliate Netmarble Neo on a bid to integrate the latter as a wholly owned subsidiary

Malaysian law firm Zaid Ibrahim & Co promotes Jonathan Lim Hon Kiat as managing partner, effective 3 April 2026

Practitioners say that while red-chip model is unlikely to disappear, companies will increasingly have to demonstrate its commercial necessity and regulatory compliance

Fieldfisher has welcomed the return of Margaret Tan back to the firm¡¯s fold as a partner at the Shanghai office, strengthening the corporate practice in Greater China

Four lawyers launch their own firm, Puno & Partners, in the Philippines

Nishimura & Asahi assists Panasonic on the transfer of its power tool division to Japanese manufacturer Makita

Firms are advising Delivery Hero on selling its foodpanda transport business in Taiwan to Grab for USD600 million

Simmons & Simmons has hired trademark lawyer Patsy Lau as a partner at its Hong Kong office, further strengthening its Asia

JunHe Law Offices welcomes return of partner Ryan Choi at the Hong Kong branch to bolster its capital markets practice

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is planning to reopen a Singapore office to strengthen cross-border capabilities across the Asia-Pacific region

A&O Shearman hires partner from one of Japan¡¯s big four in a historic first for an international law firm in Tokyo

JunHe has recruited private equity lawyer Zhao Rongjing as a partner, based at the firm¡¯s Shanghai and Hong Kong offices

In 2018, a large state-owned design institute signed a strategic co-operation agreement with a Hong Kong investment company to jointly develop a hydropower project in Nepal

Manila-based firm Sabornay Law has formed an alliance with Japan¡¯s Uryu & Itoga (U&I) to strengthen cross-border legal capabilities between the Philippines and Japan

South Korean law firms Lee & Ko and Shin & Kim are counselling on LY Corporation-backed LAAA Investment¡¯s KRW300 billion (USD200 million) investment in Kakao Games

Firms assist Thailand-based Arise Digital Technology¡¯s USD3.2 billion acquisition of a 25% stake in telecoms company True Corporation

In investment and M&A deals, valuation adjustment mechanism (VAM) agreements, also known as bet-on agreements, are increasingly used to bind the parties¡¯ interests and drive the target¡¯s performance