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Skadden, Shearman win mandates for Weibo's US IPO

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and Shearman & Sterling have snared roles on the upcoming US IPO of Chinese microblogging site, Weibo. News of the hotly anticipated listing emerged last week, with media reports estimating that it would take place in the second quarter of this year and raise around $500m.
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HSF and Simmons score leading roles on AO World's £1.2bn IPO

Herbert Smith Freehills and Simmons & Simmons have landed roles on British online retailer AO World's £1.2bn flotation. The domestic appliance retailer has debuted on the London Stock Exchange today (26 February) at the billion-pound value after shares jumped by more than 40% on its offer price.
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CC and Linklaters lead on Harbin Bank's planned $1bn Hong Kong IPO

Clifford Chance (CC) and Linklaters have landed lead roles on the planned Hong Kong IPO of Harbin Bank, estimated to be worth around $1bn in value. The commercial lender, headquartered in Harbin in the north east of China, is expected to list in the city in the second quarter of this year if it receives approval from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, reports have said.
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Davis Polk and Slaughters land roles as ISS sizes up major Nordic IPO

Davis Polk and local firm Gorrissen Federspiel have landed the mandates advising Danish facilities giant ISS on its planned DKK8bn (£883m) flotation. Slaughter and May has also secured a key role, acting on a refinancing facility being arranged ahead of the proposed listing.
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Dealmaker: Farmida Bi

Norton Rose Fulbright's European head of Islamic finance on politics, procrastination and forced fun
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A&O, Freshfields secure roles as Poundland eyes stock market flotation

Allen & Overy (A&O) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have won mandates on British discount retailer Poundland's proposed initial public offering (IPO). Poundland, which operates more than 500 stores in the UK and Ireland, is 76% owned by US-based private equity firm Warburg Pincus.
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Transfer Window Asia: recent moves including Latham, Weil and Two Birds

Shearman & Sterling has expanded is project development and finance practice with addition of Allens partner Anthony Patten in Singapore. Patten previously led Allens' oil and gas team in Asia and Australia, before which he was a partner in Ashurst's London energy, transport and infrastructure group. He also spent six years working in London and the UAE as a senior in-house counsel at Royal Dutch Shell.
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Linklaters wins role on UK Government's debut Islamic bond issue

Linklaters has scored a role advising on the UK's first Islamic bond issue, which could take place as early as this year. Government body HM Treasury has appointed the magic circle firm as its legal adviser, while HSBC has been named as the economic and finance ministry's financial adviser.
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A&O's Wickenden on troubleshooting mission to Hong Kong as firm changes China focus

Allen & Overy has relocated US corporate finance partner Jim Wickenden from London to Hong Kong following the departure of one of its most senior US partners in Asia, James Grandolfo.
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Lateral thinking - why Slaughters has finally hired a partner after 125 years

Two remarkable things happened this morning: England beat Australia in a game of cricket and Slaughter and May hired a partner from another firm. Given such seismic events, it would be little surprise to see a pig in a bowler hat take to the skies over the Royal Exchange this afternoon.
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