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Chambers Global 2017 has again ranked SyCipLaw as a Band 1 firm in Corporate & Finance and Projects, Infrastructure & Energy. SyCipLaw lawyers ranked in the publication are: - Hector M. de Leon, Jr. - Band 1 in Projects - Rocky Alejandro L. Reyes - Band 3 in Corporate & Finance, and Recognised Practitioner in Projects - Vicente D. Gerochi IV - Band 2 in Corporate & Finance - Andres G. Gatmaitan - Senior Statesman in Corporate & Finance - Mia G ...

SyCipLaw won Philippine Law Firm of the Year at the 2017 Chambers Asia-Pacific Awards held last March 24 in Singapore. Managing Partner Hector M. de Leon, Jr. represented the firm at the awards ceremony. The awards are based on the Chambers Asia-Pacific 2017 research and reflect a law firm’s pre-eminence in key countries in the region. They also reflect notable achievements over the past 12 months, including outstanding work, impressive strategic growth and excellence in client service ...

Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Ms. Huaying Qi has joined the firm as a partner. Ms. Qi works primarily in the firm's Beijing office. Prior to joining Han Kun, Ms. Qi worked at two leading international law firms, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (New York and Hong Kong) and Cooley LLP (San Francisco and Shanghai). With over 10 years of experience in fund formation and investment management-related practice areas, Ms ...

James Wang, Esq. of Han Kun was recently interviewed by Asian Venture Capital Journal (AVCJ), Asia's leading private equity / venture capital journal, on the emergence of mega state guidance funds and its impact on the fundraising landscape and fund terms in China and quoted in its Spring 2017 annual feature article “Dual Currency Fundraising: Serving Two Masters” ...

James Wang, Esq. of Han Kun was recently interviewed by Asian Venture Capital Journal (AVCJ), Asia's leading private equity / venture capital journal, on the emergence of mega state guidance funds and its impact on the fundraising landscape and fund terms in China and quoted in its Spring 2017 annual feature article “Dual Currency Fundraising: Serving Two Masters” ...

At the Chambers Europe Awards ceremony held in London on April 7, the Ellex circle of leading Baltic law firms was named Baltic-Wide Client Service Law Firm of the Year 2017. This award recognises our continued commitment to providing our clients with the highest quality of legal services on a consistent basis. We are honoured to receive this award from the Chambers and Partners team as an acknowledgement of professional excellence ...

Mobile service reseller, ASX-listed amaysim Australia Limited, has announced a binding agreement to acquire Australia's first online energy retailer Click Energy for A$120 million. The consideration will comprise A$80 million cash and A$40 million of scrip. MinterEllison acted for the lead arranger, CBA, on the syndicated facilities to fund the acquisition and to refinance amaysim's existing facilities with Optus ...

Chambers and Partners, one of the most reputed international guides organized the Chambers Europe Awards Gala on Friday night in London. Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) has been recognized as the “Law Firm of the Year in Romania” for the fourth time in the eight years since this distinction started being awarded to Romanian law firms ...

Delphi has advised B&B TOOLS Invest AB, a wholly-owned subsidiary of B&B TOOLS AB (publ) listed on NASDAQ Stockholm Mid Cap, in the acquisition of all shares in Arbesko-Gruppen Aktiebolag and nine (9) of its subsidiaries (“Arbesko-Gruppen”). Arbesko-Gruppen is a company founded in 1839, with its own research, product development and production operations for safety and work footwear for professionals ...

Delphi has assisted Unibap AB (publ) in connection with the share issue of SEK 23 million and listing on Nasdaq First North. The subscription in the rights issue have been received for a total of SEK 355 million, equivalent to 1543 per cent of the offer. Unibap AB (publ) was approved for trading on the Nasdaq First North on the 21st of March, 2017, and the first trading day was 27th of March 2017 ...

Delphi has advised PURetail Sweden AB in connection with a divestment of three retail properties in central Linköping. The properties consist of 8,647 sqm lettable area. PURetail Sweden AB is owned by the fund Luxemburg FCP-SIF PURetail managed by av LA Francaise Real Estate Partners International and Aberdeen Asset Management. Delphi’s team was led by partner Nina Persson, assisted by Olof Hagberg and Linn Eriksson ...

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen Intellectual Property Counseling announced today that Anca Deaconu joined its Intellectual Property practice as Senior Patent Attorney specialized in patents - electrical engineering IT&C ...

On occasion of the International Women’s Day, in Panama City was held a forum on “Women leadership for business competitiveness”, with the participation of Maria Perdomo and Andrea de la Piedra, co-founders of Aequales and creators of The Gender Equality Ranking which is implemented across different organizations ...

Morgan & Morgan acted as Panamanian counsel to Mexican group IAMSA, in the sale of their shareholding stake in Colombian airline VivaColombia, by Irelandia Aviation. The firm was required to review the contracts based on Panamanian law and make the necessary corporate changes required to complete the operation. The deal involved attorneys from multiple jurisdictions such as Mexico, Ireland, Colombia and Panama ...

NETTO ApS formed the "RTG Retail Trade Group" joint venture with real,-, Bartels-Langness, Bünting, Klaas & Kock, and Georg Jos. Kaes effective April 3, 2017. Dr. Christoph Froning, LL.M. and Dr. Stefan Bretthauer from Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek’s Hamburg office comprehensively advised NETTO ApS throughout the process. The Hamburg-based joint venture is intended to strengthen the competitiveness of the six food retail companies on the procurement markets ...

Delphi has assisted Rejlers when they conducted a rights issue for which the subscription period ended on March 31, 2017. Rejlers will receive proceeds amounting to approximately SEK 200 million. Rejlers is one of the largest engineering consultancy firms in the Nordic region with 2,000 experts work with projects in the areas of Building and property, Energy, Industry and Infrastructure. Rejlers can be found in 80 locations in Sweden, Finland and Norway. Rejlers recorded revenue of SEK 2 ...

Estudio Beccar Varela has reincorporated María Benson to its team, appointing her advisory partner. Benson has over twenty years of experience working in law firms. She focuses her practice on corporate law, mergers & acquisitions, project finance and debt restructuring. María Benson started her career at Estudio Beccar Varela in 1997 ...

Haynes and Boone, LLP’s spring 2017 survey of oil and gas borrowers and lenders demonstrates a modestly improved outlook for the oil and gas market. In its “Borrowing Base Redeterminations Survey: Spring 2017,” the firm polled a broad cross-section of the industry, including executives at oil and gas producers, oilfield services companies, banks and private equity firms, to glean their forward-looking views about the financial state of the market ...

The two founders and owners of the Danish aviation service company TP Aerospace have just sold a majority share of the company to the Danish private equity fund CataCap. Plesner assisted the sellers with the transaction. TP Aerospace repairs, leases and sells wheels and brakes to airlines across the globe. The company has more than 170 employees in Hvidovre (Denmark), Dubai, Las Vegas, Orlando, Singapore, Melbourne and Hamburg ...

The March 2017 issue of the Asian Legal Business (ALB) Asia Edition includes an interview of SyCipLaw Managing Partner Hector M. de Leon, Jr. about the firm’s growth strategy. The interview is found on pages 6-7. Read the interview online or download a copy of the full ALB March 2017 issue for free at https://asianlegalbusiness.uberflip.com/i/796752-alb-march-2017 ...

SyCipLaw Partner Anthony W. Dee was elected president of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Makati Chapter for a two-year term beginning April 1, 2017. Mr. Dee previously served as vice president of the chapter. Mr. Dee has represented numerous clients in all court levels and has extensive experience in the practice areas of litigation and arbitration ...

The international law firm Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners announces the hire of Partner Francesco Maria Salerno who will join the Brussels office starting April 3rd. Francesco Maria has extensive experience in EU law dealing directly with matters engaged by the EU Commission and courts of Luxembourg ...

On 30 March 2017 the Arbitration Committee established in compliance with the requirements of the new Law - "On Financial Restructuring" - for dispute resolution within financial restructuring procedures in Ukraine, was announced to begin operating. The members of the Supervisory Board elected Dmytro Shemelin, Counsel at Asters law firm, Deputy Head of the Arbitration Committee ...

Haynes and Boone, LLP helped client Lynk Labs, Inc., a leading LED technology manufacturer, settle a patent infringement and breach of contract suit against Acuity Brands, Inc. In 2015, Lynk sued Juno Lighting, a subsidiary of Schneider Electric that Acuity acquired, in federal court for infringing patents related to LED lighting. Following nearly two years of litigation, Haynes and Boone helped its client successfully resolve the matter ...

SyCipLaw was again recognized as 2017 Philippine Intellectual Property Firm at the Managing IP (MIP) 2017 Global Awards. MIP’s Annual Global IP Awards recognize the outstanding achievements in the past 12 months. Researcher analysts looked for distinctive work highlights, especially significant client matters, and other notable achievements or activities including business growth ...