24 MARCH 2022 Top 10 Headlines | MARI IWATA Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Anderson Mori & Tomotsune are among the firms advising Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck on its $1.25 merger with blank-check firm Thunder Bridge Capital Partners, which was represented by Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, Allen & Overy and others.
Coincheck, which has about 1.5 million customers, operates a marketplace for buying and selling cryptocurrencies and an exchange for digital assets such as non-fungible tokens, according to Reuters. IT added that this merger will allow Coincheck to go public on the Nasdaq. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For more news, click here to visit the website |
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| Khaitan & Co, India’s second-largest firm, has added a third partner to its Singapore office, which opened in August last year. Dispute resolution lawyer Kartikey Mahajan joins from the Mumbai office of Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co (SAM), where he was a counsel. Full Article |
| It is no secret that 2021 was a big year for M&A in Asia. As the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic began to lessen, deals once again picked up and the future began to look brighter. As activity increased into a steady flow of blockbuster deals, lawyers found their hands full — and their expertise in hot demand. Now, as 2022 is well and truly underway, lawyers are strapping in for another eventful year of work. Full Article |
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| Clifford Chance has advised Tencent on its role as lead investor in the $497 million Series B equity financing of Italian buy-now-pay-later firm Scalapay, which was advised by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. The funding round makes Scalapay the first unicorn in Italy. Full Article |
| India’s L&L Partners has added Ashutosh Narang as a partner in its corporate practice in Mumbai from financial services platform Capital India Finance, where he was general counsel and head of the legal and compliance team. Full Article |
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| In 2021, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) had a robust year, with over 90 listings raising over $318 billion Hong Kong dollars. Shanghai Stock exchange also supported a large volume of new listings on the SSE STAR Market and significant deals on the STAR Market and Main Board. Many new economy companies have looked to Hong Kong and China as the most preferred listing destination for Chinese companies. Full Article |
| Saraf and Partners, established last year, has continued its growth spurt with the hire of disputes and IP expert Shashank Manish as a partner in Delhi from P&A Law Offices. Full Article |
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| ALB honours leading women lawyers in Asia who have continuously made their mark in the market. We are pleased to launch our Asia's Top 15 Female Lawyers, which will be announced in the ALB magazine's June 2022 issue.
Submission Deadline: Friday, 15 April 2022, 6:00 pm (Singapore Time)
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| The Biden administration has formally determined that violence committed against the Rohingya minority by Myanmar's military amounts to genocide and crimes against humanity, U.S. officials told Reuters, a move that advocates say should bolster efforts to hold the junta that now runs Myanmar accountable. Full Article |
| Indian firm Induslaw has expanded its real estate practice after merging with real-estate-focused outfit ASLF, which has offices in the southern cities of Bengaluru and Chennai. Full Article |
| Sri Lanka will hire a global law firm to provide technical assistance on debt restructuring ahead of talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the country's economic crisis, a top official said on Tuesday. Full Article |
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