Clifford Chance Asia Pacific

🍎 We've advised leading global nutrition, healthy and beauty company dsm-firmenich on the acquisition of 15.5% of total shares of Andre Pectin, one of the largest producers of apple and citrus pectin. The transaction increases dsm-firmenich's shareholding in Andre Pectin from 75% to 90.5%. 👏 Congratulations to the Clifford Chance and Shanghai He Ping Law Firm teams who advised on the transaction! Gregory Crookes, Tamlin Higgins, Pieter Leefers, Jingya Hu, Glen Ma, Jay Liang, Wu Shuang and Irene Zhang Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gbhPVizp

This March, industry leaders and innovators gathered in Hong Kong for Clifford Chance's E&I Week Client Conference 2025! 🌍💡 This year's theme was Unveiling the Trends: The Energy Transition & Digital Infrastructure in Asia Pacific. 🚀 Panelists Brian Harley, Stella Cramer, Vicky Ma, Jamie McLaren and Matthew Ball sparked a dynamic discussion on the future of digital infrastructure and data center investments in the region. They shared invaluable insights on AI's impact on development and the evolving regulatory landscape investors must navigate. 🤖 Alex Bidlake, Nadia Kalic, Matthew Buchanan, Kelly Gregory and Vasu Muthyala delved into the latest trends in energy and infrastructure, from offshore wind innovations to financing E&I assets in Asia Pacific. 🌊 Big thanks to everyone who joined us, and we can’t wait to see you next year. Stay ahead of what's unfolding in the energy and infrastructure sectors by visiting https://lnkd.in/g9vRGNFB. 🔗 #EnergyTransition #DigitalInfrastructure #DataCentres #AsiaPacific

👀 Get an insider's view of life at Clifford Chance with Hayden Poon, who has joined our vacation scheme and is a 2027 future trainee.    😎 Interested? If you're a pre-penultimate year #student, don't miss this opportunity to experience Clifford Chance for yourself with our upcoming 1.5 days #HongKong GLOW programme in August. You'll gain valuable connections, experience and tips that will help you turbocharge your first steps towards a #career in #law. 💼✨   Applications close soon on 30 April. Apply now: https://lnkd.in/gKFDAccK #WhereBrightMindsMeet #LawCareers #FutureLawyer

Luke Chen spoke with Private Equity International about the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)'s recent proposal for a #regulatory framework for retail private market #funds, with two potential #fund structures: a direct private market investment fund offering access to underlying #privateequity, #privatecredit or #infrastructures assets, and a long-term investment fund of funds (LIFF) providing access to a diversified portfolio of managers. 👉 Swipe through below for extracts. Read the full story (registration required): https://lnkd.in/guyjES5t #PrivateCapital #Regulation

Late in March, Clifford Chance hosted the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) Australia Branch Vis Pre-Moot in our #Sydney office. Eight teams appeared before an esteemed panel chaired by Hon Justice Stevenson, NSW Supreme Court, with Kristian Maley from Clifford Chance – also Chair of CIArb Australia Young Member's Group – and Tamlyn Mills from Norton Rose Fulbright. Panelists challenged the teams with a range of astute questions and counterpoints, which were met with robust and compelling engagement. UNSW prevailed in the Grand Final round, defeating the La Trobe University team before teams and arbitrators enjoyed a lively closing reception thanks to sponsor Sky Discovery and an intensive program of simulated hearings hosted by Clifford Chance. We wish the teams all the best success in the Vis East Moot and the Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot and welcome all the aspiring lawyers to the #arbitration community. #LawStudents #LegalCompetition #CareersinLaw #VisMoot

We've advised the Postal Savings Bank of China (PSBC) and China Construction Bank (CCB) on the banks' respective issuances of A-shares, totalling RMB235 billion (US$32.4 billion). These strategic transactions will replenish the core tier one capital of #China’s largest #banks, strengthening the country’s high-quality financial sector and driving sustained recovery and growth of the wider economy. Congratulations to our deal team! Tianning Xiang, Tim Wang, Jing Jing, Chang Lei, Hu Xinyi Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g8wxkkc4

Warranty and Indemnity Insurance has become an integral component of M&A #transactions in #Australia, and across the globe, offering a strategic tool to manage certain transaction #risks.   In this edition of What's Market, we consider this rapidly involving insurance product, key areas that are frequently the subject of #carveouts and exclusions, and emerging trends in the Australian W&I landscape including synthetic coverage and knowledge and materiality scrapes.   Read the full briefing on our website: https://lnkd.in/guJxHa62   💡Connect with our team David Clee, Marcus Berghouse, Isabelle Cameron, Cameron Hassall, Naomi Griffin, Penelope McCann. #Insurance #MergersandAcquisitions #Transactions #Takeovers

We are advising clean #energy company ENN Energy Holdings Ltd on its proposed #privatisation by Xinneng (Hong Kong) Energy Investment Limited, a subsidiary of ENN Natural Gas Co., Ltd., which currently holds a 34.28% stake in ENN Energy. The privatisation proposal is one of the largest for a #HongKong listed company announced thus far this year, valuing ENN Energy at approximately HK$90.5 billion (approximately US$11.6 billion). Congratulations to our deal team! Tommy Tam, Winnie Poon, Anson Wong, Priscilla Au Yeung, Janice C. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gkMczqGi #TakePrivates

We've advised Scape Australia on the conversion of its AU$6 billion Scape Core Fund, its flagship purpose-built student accommodation (#PBSA) fund, into an open-ended pooled fund. Concurrently with conversion, two portfolios of PBSA properties were merged into the Scape Core Fund. As part of the project, we also advised Scape Australia on its raising of over AU$1 billion of fresh #equity commitments across its PBSA and build-to-rent platform from new and existing #investors. 🕮 Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/g9VsYgUE 👏 Congratulations to our deal team Philip Podzebenko, John P. Karantonis, Ffion Williams, Elizabeth Richmond, Chloe Cheng, Siena Casgrain, Jianxiong Chen, Bridget Clarebrough, Henry Garing, Lisa J., Tegan Kelly, Jae-Ho Kim, Michelle Ma, Olivia Berger, Sophia Ramaer, Jacinta Wild, Vivian Lee, Isabel Lovisi, Susan Nelson, Sho young Kim, Nicholas Tzortzis and Anjia Zhou.

We have advised a syndicate of global banks as underwriters in connection with the issuance of US$1 billion 7.25% bonds due 2028 by Greenko Wind Projects (Mauritius) Ltd, a subsidiary of Greenko Energy Holdings, one of India’s leading energy transition companies. The proceeds will primarily be used to refinance outstanding indebtedness used for the construction and development of the Pinnapuram pumped storage project in Andhra Pradesh, India. Lead partner Alan Yeung was supported by Stephanie Liman, Alec Duncan and Holly Hill. https://lnkd.in/ga8prTUW