Bank of China news

In the largest tie-up so far between a Hong Kong firm and a foreign firm, Koo and Partners has merged with Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker – losing its name, and lawyers, in the process.

Investor confidence in Hong Kong remains strong despite the persisting recession, with the level of equity raising at its highest since peaking in 2000.

While the rest of the world grapples with recession, China is poised to move into overdrive. But will WTO accession really change the face of the mainland? Lauren Scott reports.

Targeting growth overseas has helped boost US firms' turnover during a difficult economic period. Deciding how best to tackle Hong Kong remains open for debate. Stephen Mulrenan re

Described as an English badge, the select few UK firms considered part of the so-called ‘magic circle’, have the found that the term isn’t quite the stamp of approval in Hong Kong as it is in London. Stephen Mulrenan finds out why.

Barristers and lawyers face a "chilling threat" to client confidentiality as the Hong Kong legal profession awaits judgment on one of the most far-reaching judicial reviews into the cardinal oath.

On November 7 at the Ritz Carlton hotel, Asian Legal Business hosted itsinaugural awards ceremony to celebrate the achievements of law firms in theregion in 2002. We present this year's winners as well as some of theincriminating evidence from the evening.

On November 5, the China Securities Regulatory Commis-sion (CSRC) and the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) enacted the Interim Measures for the Administration of Domestic Securities Investment by Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (the Measures), which came into effect on December 1.

On November 5, the China Securities Regulatory Commis-sion (CSRC) and the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) enacted the Interim Measures for the Administration of Domestic Securities Investment by Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (the Measures), which came into effect on December 1.

* M&As, IPOs, securitizations and other financing firsts * Worth over US$50bn in value * Involving more than 10 different jurisdictions * And more than 30 of Asia’s most reputable law firms

Clifford Chance advised the co-ordinating lead arrangers (Citigroup and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China) on the US$3.4 billion Integrated Petrochemical Site financing for Sinopec and BASF in Nanjing, PRC.

The Australian Government's US$3.2bn (A$5.58bn) divestment of the Kingsford Smith Airport (Sydney Airport) to the Southern Cross Airports consortium was the largest announced transaction in 2002

An intensive wave of legislation recently, in relation to acquisitions by foreign investors, may well see China overtake Australia as the most active jurisdiction in Asia for announced deals

After tough times, more optimism is pervading the capital markets scene. While firms focus more on debt than equity, more complex structures are expected

In the June issue of ALB, we reviewed the legal spending habits of Asia's largest 25 companies. Here we examine where that spend is going and what measures firms are taking to lure more of it

On the back of our ASX100 in-house counsel feature, Stephen Mulrenan looks at where some of Asia-Pacific's biggest legal spenders are putting that spend - and what firms are doing to get it

Iraq and SARS ensured that very few prospective project financings matured in 2003. But not to be discouraged, practitioners are looking forward to a brighter future. Stephen Mulrenan reports

Clifford Chance has advised on the first conversion of a Sino-foreign joint venture bank to a wholly foreign-owned bank (WFOE Bank) in China.

The managing partner of Llinks Law Office left the firm to join Shanghai rival Pu Dong Law Office because he was not prepared to help finance the firm's growth plans.

What were the top deals of 2003? ALB set itself the difficult task of singling out the 10 most innovative, groundbreaking and significant deals of the year in the Asia-Pacific region. And here's what we came up with ...