Part III of the shortlist for Law.com International’s Asia Legal Awards 2022, which covers all of the deal awards, has now been released.
For M&A Deal of the Year in North Asia, all deals break the billion-dollar range. EBay’s $3.6 billion stake sale of its Korea arm, Starbucks Korea’s $2 billion sale, and Panasonic’s $8.5 billion acquisition of Blue Yonder have made the shortlist. The dark horse deal in this category is the incorporation of the blockchain platform “Global Shipping Business Network,” which is advised by firms including Kim & Chang and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.