Hong Kong Looks Beyond Lost Alibaba IPO

Headlines • Hong Kong Looks Beyond Lost Alibaba IPO • Magic Circle Firms on $5.7 Billion Li Ka-shing Deal • Latham, A&O on $7.9 Billion Roy Hill Financing • Toyota Pays $1.2B for Misleading U.S.; Civil Claims Remain • Asia Deal Digest: March 20, 2014 • Two Partners Join Pillsbury in Tokyo Hong Kong Looks Beyond Lost Alibaba IPO Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group's decision to hold what's expected to be the world's largest initial public offering since Facebook in New York instead of Hong Kong was long anticipated. But the company's recent final decision, which coincided with announcements of U.S. listings by other leading Chinese tech companies, has nevertheless swiftly renewed anxieties about Hong Kong?s future as an IPO destination. Read More » Magic Circle Firms on $5.7 Billion Li Ka-shing Deal Singaporean sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings Pte. Ltd. is buying a 24.95 percent stake in A.S. Watson, the retail unit of Hong Kong conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. Read More » Latham, A&O on $7.9 Billion Roy Hill Financing The loans to develop an iron ore mine in Western Australia amount to the largest project financing ever in the mining sector. Read More » Toyota Pays $1.2B for Misleading U.S.; Civil Claims Remain A $1.2 billion settlement between Toyota Motor Corp. and the U.S. Department of Justice will have little direct effect on negotiations to settle remaining lawsuits over deaths and injuries associated with sudden acceleration, but could sway jurors should those cases go to trial, according to attorneys involved in those actions. Read More » Asia Deal Digest: March 20, 2014 * Alibaba confirms New York IPO with Simpson Thacher at the helm * Allen & Gledhill and WongPartnership on Temasek-led bid to acquire commodities trader Olam * Latham leads on Indian travel site's $126.5 million Nasdaq share offering Read More » Two Partners Join Pillsbury in Tokyo Energy and infrastructure specialists Anthony Raven and Simon Barrett were previously partners in the Tokyo offices of Hogan Lovells and Simmons & Simmons, respectively. Read More »

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