| Davis Polk & Wardwell and Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu have represented Sushiro Global Holdings on its $615 million initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, serving as U.S. and Japan counsel, respectively. | King & Wood Mallesons has strengthened its construction practice in Hong Kong by appointing Sam Farrands as the head of projects from Australia’s MinterEllison. | | Baker McKenzie and Singapore’s TSMP Law Corporation have represented Chinese conglomerate HNA Holding on its $1 billion purchase of Singapore-listed logistics firm CWT, which turned to Kirkland & Ellis and WongPartnership for advice. | Davis Polk & Wardwell has welcomed Patrick Sinclair as a litigation partner in Hong Kong from Ropes & Gray. |
| Jones Day has recruited Katsumi Shirai as a transaction partner in Tokyo from Japan’s TMI Associates. | | Baker McKenzie has represented U.S. food giant Post Holdings on its $1.8 billion purchase of British cereal maker Weetabix from China’s Bright Food Group and an investment fund owned by Barings Private Equity Asia, which tapped Ropes & Gray and Linklaters for advice. | | India’s Luthra & Luthra Law Offices has hired Pallavi Bedi as corporate partner from J. Sagar Associates (JSA). | | DLA Piper has hired William “Skip” Fisher as partner and China head of patent from Hogan Lovells. | | KWM hires HK construction partner from MinterEllison, DLA nabs China patent head from Hogan Lovells, and many more in this week’s Asia Appointments table. | | Bakers, Ropes and Links on Post’s $1.8 bln buy of Weetabix from Bright Food; Davis Polk, STB, NO&T and AMT on Sushiro’s $615 mln IPO in Tokyo, and many more in this week’s Asia deals table. |
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