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HSF, KWM lead on Australia's largest IPO of 2013

Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) have advised on Australia's largest IPO of 2013. The deal saw Pact Group Holdings, a manufacturer of packaging products in Asia-Pacific, float over 170m shares on the Australian Securities Exchange, raising a total of AUD$649m.
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Dechert loses Hong Kong managing partner to Zhong Lun

Dechert's Hong Kong managing partner Basil Hwang has left the firm to join Zhong Lun's Hong Kong office. Hwang, who specialises in cross border M&A, private equity, funds and corporate work, joined Zhong Lun's local associate Boughton Peterson Yang Anderson at the beginning of the month, bringing the total number of partners to 13.
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Clifford Chance moves into Indonesia with local tie-up

Clifford Chance has launched in Indonesia after entering into an association with local outfit Linda Widyati & Partners (LWP). The tie-up comes some months after the firm first began analysing the market, which it was previously servicing from Singapore.
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Linklaters and Paul Hastings lead on bid for Spain's Campofrio

Linklaters and Paul Hastings took lead roles as Chinese meat processing giant Shuanghui International tied-up with Mexican food company Sigma Alimentos in a joint bid for share control of Spanish processed-meat business, the Campofrio Food Group. The deal, worth approximately $966m but still subject to approval, will see Sigma and Shuanghui combine their existing stakes in the company and offer €6.90 per share for the remaining stock. Together they currently own 82% of Campofrio's shares.
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CC on track to achieve Asia revenue targets amid capital markets rush

Clifford Chance (CC) has said it is back on track to achieve its 2014-2015 revenue targets in Asia after seeing a slowdown in the last financial year amid a slump in capital markets and M&A work. The magic circle firm, which recorded a 3% drop in Asia revenues in the financial year 2012-2013, said it had adjusted its expectations to account for market volatility, but was still eyeing revenues close to its original £250m goal.
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Transfer Window Asia: recent moves including DLA, Clydes and HSF

DLA Piper has boosted its corporate practice in Bangkok with the hire of O'Melveny & Myers lawyer Tim Tan. Tan, who was previously a counsel with O'Melveny in Singapore in the firm's corporate finance practice, focuses on banking and leverage finance, corporate debt and restructuring and special situations investment transactions.
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Cleary partner joins HK regulator as corporate finance director

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton partner Megan Tang has left the firm to join Hong Kong's market watchdog the Securities & Futures Commission (SFC) as director of the corporate finance division. Tang, who joined Cleary's Hong Kong office as a partner in 2008, will begin her new role at the SFC in February this year.
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Addleshaw Goddard adds third partner in Hong Kong

Addleshaw Goddard has ramped up in Hong Kong with the hire of a third partner, Daniel Wan from Jun He. The firm, which received approval to launch an associated Hong Kong office in August, has also changed its name from Stewien & Co to Francis & Co following the arrival of Nigel Francis, the former head of litigation and employment at Australian outfit Minter Ellison, and has re-located to new premises on the 8th floor of Citibank Tower in Central.
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Flying the flag for a continent – charting the revival of the South African legal market

Neil Hodge reports on the revival of the South African legal market and the positive impact it is having on the rest of Africa...
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A&O advises Nationwide on creation of new financial product

Allen & Overy (A&O) has advised Nationwide Building Society on the creation of a new type of financial instrument which will help the mutual plug a £500m capital shortfall.
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