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By defying the worldwide destruction of private wealth, Asia's super-rich are flying in the face of a global trend. Jeremy Torr reports.

The single largest industrial merger in Thailand since the 1997 Asian financial crisis, NTS Steel Group and Siam Cement’s steel producing facilities, closed. The restructuring and insolvency team at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Bangkok, advised Credit Suisse First Boston, as agent to a significant number of noteholders.

Cheung Kong has completed the sale of five Hong Kong shopping malls to Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust (Fortune REIT), a new real estate investment trust to be established in Singapore and listed on the Singapore Stock exchange.

Lovells has turned to a former director and group general counsel of Hong Kong conglomerate Jardine Matheson for a new regional head of corporate. Greg Terry joined the UK firm as a partner in Hong Kong on 16 June.

Cheung Kong has completed the sale of five Hong Kong shopping malls to Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust (Fortune REIT), a new real estate investment trust to be established in Singapore and listed on the Singapore Stock exchange.

Following the successful completion of Hong Kong's first Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) and in response to the jurisdiction's new code on REITs, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (HKSE) has amended its listing rules.

Now in its second year, the Asian Legal Business Awards is due to take place on 25 September in Hong Kong. Here we reveal the official list of finalists

The acquisition of one of Indonesia's largest coal mining companies and one of the biggest coal exporters in the world is a sign of things to come in Indonesia, say lawyers.

The ASX is experiencing a floating frenzy as companies rush to market to take advantage of improved investor sentiment. But how long will it last?

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 ...

Australian Legal Business takes a look at the top deals of 2003 - and the lawyers who helped to make them happen

The strong Nasdaq debut showing of Shanghai-based Linktone (LTON) has continued the trend of high investor interest on Wall Street in Chinese companies.

Clifford Chance has welcomed back securitisation practitioner Paul Chu from Credit Suisse First Boston.

"We've got a good book of business on," is what Gilbert + Tobin M&A partner Garry Besson said last year shortly after Thomson Financial released its half-yearly results on M&A activity across Australia and New Zealand.

Only one year after accepting the role of regional head of corporate at Lovells, Greg Terry is leaving the UK firm to become managing director and general counsel for the Asia Pacific region at Morgan Stanley.

The board and partnership of Allens Arthur Robinson has delayed indefinitely the decision on who will succeed retiring chairman Kevin McCann, following the leaking of an internal memo recommending former partner Peter Cameron for the role.

White & Case has targeted greater underwriter representation in Asia with the hire of US securities partner Joshua Zimmerman from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.

Only one year after accepting the role of regional head of corporate at Lovells, Greg Terry is leaving the UK firm to become managing director and general counsel for the Asia-Pacific region at Morgan Stanley.

The board and partnership of Allens Arthur Robinson (AAR) has delayed indefinitely the decision on who will succeed retiring chairman Kevin McCann, following the leaking of an internal memo recommending former partner Peter Cameron for the role.

James Hardie has proposed to take lawyers out of the process of compensating asbestos victims - with potential savings running into the millions of dollars if compensation is administered via a capped statutory scheme.