Cases
Representative Matters: Indian Public Offerings: Advised JM Financial
Edelweiss Financial Services the sale of Rs. 5,000 million (US$71 million) of shares in Prince Pipes
Fittings Limited in an IPO in India
concurrent private placements outside India.
Advised ICICI Securities
Nomura Financial Advisory & Securities (India) Private Limited on the sale of approximately Rs. 6,000 million (US$65 million) of shares in Affle (India) Limited in an IPO in India
concurrent private placements outside India.
Advised SBI Capital Markets
Axis Capital on the proposed IPO in India
concurrent private placements outside India of shares in an Indian ceramic tile company.
Advised JM Financial
Edelweiss Financial Services on the sale of approximately Rs. 6,000 million (US$92 million) of shares in Fine Organic Industries Limited in an IPO in India
concurrent private placements outside India.
Advised the President of India
Housing
Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO) on the sale of 10.19 percent of the shares in HUDCO by the President of India for Rs. 12,096 million (US$188 million) in an IPO in India
concurrent private placements outside the country (including a Rule 144A offering in the United States).
Advised IDFC Capital
Avendus Capital
the other underwriters on the sale of Rs. 2,000 million (US$38 million) of shares in Tribhov
as Bhimji Zaveri Limited in an IPO in India
concurrent private placements outside India.
Advised Enam Securities, IDFC Capital, Motilal Oswal Investment Advisors, Sharehkan
Motilal Oswal Securities on the sale of Rs. 2,250 million (US$51 million) of shares in Ashoka Buildcon Limited in an IPO in India, including concurrent private placements outside India.
Advised Deutsche Equities (India), Antique Capital Markets
Antique Stock Broking on the sale of Rs. 3,645 million (US$76 million) of shares in DEN Networks Limited in an IPO in India
in concurrent private placements outside India.
Advised Citigroup Global Markets India, IDBI Capital Market Services, Enam Financial Consultants, ICICI Securities
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
the other underwriters on the sale of Rs. 8,160 million (US$200 million) of shares in Central Bank of India in an IPO in India
in concurrent private placements outside India (including a Rule 144A offering in the U.S.).
Advised DSP Merrill Lynch, ICICI Securities
the other underwriters in the Rs. 3,694 million (US$86 million) sale of shares in Jagran Publications Limited in an IPO in India
in concurrent private placements outside India (including a Rule 144A offering in the U.S.).
Advised DSP Merrill Lynch, Kotak Mahindra Capital Company, JM Morgan Stanley, HSBC Securities
Capital Markets (India), SBI Capital Markets, Karvy Investor Services, Enam Financial Consultants
the other underwriters on the sale of Rs. 16,330 million (US$380 million) of shares in Bank of Baroda in a follow-on public offering in India
in concurrent private placements outside India (including a Rule 144A offering in the U.S.).
Advised ICICI Securities, Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
the other underwriters in the Rs. 1,733 million (US$40 million) sale of shares in PVR Limited in an IPO in India
in concurrent private placements outside India (including a Rule 144A offering in the U.S.).
Advised Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
the other underwriters in the Rs. 4,076 million (US$95 million) sale of shares in HT Media Limited in an IPO in India
in concurrent private placements outside India (including a Rule 144A offering in the U.S.).
Advised DSP Merrill Lynch, Enam Financial Consultants, Karvy Stock Broking
the other underwriters in the Rs. 3,150 million (US$73 million) sale of shares in Yes Bank Limited in an IPO in India
concurrent private placements outside India (including a Rule 144A offering in the U.S.).
Advised ICICI Securities, DSP Merrill Lynch, Kotak Mahindra Capital Company, Citigroup Global Markets India
Bajaj Capital
the other underwriters in the Rs. 13,630 million (US$317 million) sale of shares in Oriental Bank of Commerce in a follow-on public offering in India
in concurrent private placements (including a Rule 144A offering in the U.S.).
Indian Qualified Institutions Placements: Advised JM Financial Limited, Axis Capital Limited, Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Limited, Morgan Stanley India Company Private Limited, Nomura Financial Advisory
Securities (India) Private Limited
Bajaj Finance Limited on the sale of Rs. 85 billion (US$1.2 billion) of equity shares in Bajaj Finance Limited in a QIP, including a concurrent U.S. private placement (Rule 144A).
Advised Edelweiss Financial Services Limited
SBI Capital Markets Limited on the proposed offer of shares in an Indian bank in a QIP, including a concurrent U.S. private placement (Rule 144A).
Advised Citigroup Global Markets India Private Limited, Emkay Global Financial Services Limited, ICICI Securities Limited, Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Limited
SBI Capital Markets Limited on the sale of approximately Rs. 15,280 million (US$235 million) of shares of Edelweiss Financial Services Limited in a QIP, including a concurrent U.S. private placement (Rule 144A).
Advised JM Financial Institutional Securities, Goldman Sachs, Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
Bajaj Finance Limited on the sale of Rs. 45,000 million (US$703 million) of shares in Bajaj Finance Limited in a QIP, including a concurrent U.S. private placement (Rule 144A).
Acted as sole international legal counsel to JM Financial Securities Limited
Bajaj Finance Limited on Bajaj Finance Limited's Rs. 14.0 billion (US$222 million) sale of its shares in a QIP, including a concurrent private placement to QIBs in the United States.
Advised IDFC Securities, Axis Capital, ICICI Securities
Macquarie Capital Securities (India) on the sale of Rs. 5 billion (US$79 million) of shares by Ashoka Buildcon Limited in a QIP (including concurrent private placements outside India
the U.S.).
Advised Axis Capital
JM Financial Institutional Securities on the sale of Rs. 3,000 million (US$48 million) of shares in Capital First Limited in a QIP, including a concurrent U.S. private placement (Rule 144A).
Advised Edelweiss Financial Services, SBI Capital Markets
Axis Capital Limited on a proposed approximately Rs. 7,000 million (US$110 million) QIP, including a concurrent U.S. private placement (Rule 144A), by an Indian private sector bank (deal cancelled due to market conditions).
Advised Enam Securities, IDFC Capital
JM Financial Consultants on the sale of Rs. 9,700 million (US$175 million) of shares in ING Vysya Bank Limited in a QIP in India, including concurrent private placements outside India
the U.S.
Advised IDFC Capital
JM Financial Consultants on the sale of Rs. 3,807 million (US$85 million) of shares in The Dhanalakshmi Bank Limited in a QIP in India
in concurrent private placements outside India
the U.S.
Advised JM Financial Consultants, HSBC Securities
Capital Markets (India)
Antique Capital Markets on the sale of Rs. 1,140 million (US$25 million) of shares in ibn18 Broadcast Limited in a QIP in India, including concurrent private placements outside India
the U.S.
Indian Institutional Placement Programmes: Acted as international legal counsel to Alstom T&D India Limited on its Rs. 2,940 million (US$48 million) offering of its equity shares in an institutional placement programme (IPP) to qualified institutional buyers in India, including concurrent private placements outside India
the U.S.
Indian Offers For Sale: Acted as international legal counsel to the President of India on the sale of approximately Rs. 27 billion (US$406 million) of shares in NHPC Limited in an offer for sale ( OFS ) on the stock exchanges in India (including a Rule 144A offering in the U.S.).
Acted as international legal counsel to the President of India on the sale of Rs. 11,650 million (US$171 million) of shares in Container Corporation of India Limited in an OFS on the stock exchanges in India (including a Rule 144A offering in the U.S.).
Acted as international legal counsel to the President of India on the sale of approximately Rs. 4 billion (US$60.8 million) of shares in Hindustan Copper Limited in an OFS (including a Rule 144A offering in the U.S.).
Acted as international legal counsel to the President of India on the sale of Rs. 530 million (US$8 million) of shares in Dredging Corporation of India Limited in an OFS on the stock exchanges in India (including a Rule 144A offering in the U.S.).
Global Depository Receipts: Advised the underwriters on a proposed US$100 million GDR offering by an Indian company
the listing of the GDRs on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
American Depository Receipt Programs: Advised Virotec International on the establishment of its Level 2 American Depositary Receipt program.
AIM Listings: Advised Biofutures International plc (now called Graphene NanoChem plc), an AIM listed company, on its 32.5 million placing of shares. Part of the proceeds of the placing were used to fund the reverse takeover of Platinum NanoChem Sdn. Bhd, a Malaysian company. The underwriter for the placing was Panmure Gordon.
Advised Haywood Securities (UK) in its role as broker on the sale of 8.6 million of shares in Bioenergy Africa Limited, including a Rule 144A offering in the U.S., the sale of which was in connection with Bioenergy Africa's admission to trading on AIM.
Advised SKIL Ports & Logistics Limited on the sale of 76 million of its shares, including a Rule 144A offering in the U.S.,
its admission to trading on AIM.
Singapore Stock Exchange Listings: Represented Spackman Entertainment Group Limited on the S$18.05 million (US$14 million) IPO of its shares
listing on the Catalist board of the SGX.
Yangon Stock Exchange Listings: Advised First Myanmar Investment Co., Ltd. (FMI) on its listing on the Yangon Stock Exchange, which was the first listing on that stock exchange.
Other Equity Offerings: Acted as special international counsel to PT Logindo Samudra Makmur on the sale of Rp 735 billion (US$30 million) of it shares in an IPO in Indonesia
in concurrent private placements outside Indonesia
the U.S.
Advised Panmure Gordon, as underwriter, on the sale of 29.6 million of shares in Lonrho plc, a London Stock Exchange listed company, in a firm placing
placing
open offer, including a concurrent private placement in the U.S.
Advised Bradken Limited on its A$245 million IPO on the Australian Stock Exchange ( ASX )
U.S. private placement.
Advised Goldman Sachs JBWere
Macquarie Bank as underwriters of an A$190 million rights offering by Oxiana Limited.
Advised Promina Group
Royal & SunAlliance on Promina Group's A$1.9 billion IPO on the ASX
U.S. private placement.
Advised Qantas Airways on A$720 million private placement
entitlement offer of its ordinary shares.
Advised Macquarie Bank
UBS on A$1.7 billion private placement
entitlement offer of stapled securities of Macquarie Infrastructure Group (MIG).
Advised Qantas Airways on A$456 million private placement of its ordinary shares.
Advised Macquarie Equities
JPMorgan on A$500 million private placement of ordinary shares by Macquarie Bank Limited.
Advised Merrill Lynch on A$320 million private placement of ordinary shares by CSL Limited.
Advised Citigroup, Merrill Lynch
JBWere on A$550 million private placement of ordinary shares by Suncorp-Metway.
Advised Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse First Boston
Macquarie Bank on A$334 million IPO on the ASX
U.S. private placement by Austereo Limited.
Advised ABN AMRO Rothschild
Citigroup on A$59 million IPO on the ASX
U.S. private placement by Comm
er Communications Limited.
Advised Frucor on its NZ$94 million IPO on the ASX
U.S. private placement.
Advised Merrill Lynch
UBS on A$360 million private placement of ordinary shares by CSL Limited.
Advised Citigroup
JPMorgan on A$60 million IPO on the ASX
U.S. private placement by IBA Technologies Limited.
Advised Citigroup on A$129 million IPO on the ASX
U.S. private placement by Programmed Maintenance Services.
Debt Offerings: Advised Tien Phong Commercial Joint Stock Bank (TPBank) on it proposed issuance of Tier II subordinated debt securities, which were to be listed on the SGX.
Advised Citigroup
JPMorgan on the sale of US$850 million of BHP Billiton's 4.80% Senior Notes due 2013 in an SEC-registered offering.
Advised Jupiters Limited on its US$135 million 8.5% Senior Notes due 2006 in a follow-on SEC-registered exchange offer.
Advised ABN AMRO on the US$44 million private placement of Fixed Interest Rate Interest Only Converting to Escalating Annuity Bonds by JEM US Bonds (No. 1) Pty Limited.
Advised Merrill Lynch
Chase Securities Inc. on US$500 million private placement of 8% Notes due 2010 by Cable & Wireless Optus.
Advised Crane Group on its US$70 million private placement of notes.
Advised Citigroup on the A$250 million private placement by ERG Limited of convertible notes.
SEC-Registered Deals: Represented National Securities Corporation, as underwriter
sole book running manager, in connection with the initial public offering by CBD Energy Limited, an Australian diversified clean energy company
leading provider of solar installations worldwide,
its listing on Nasdaq.
Advised an Australian company on the proposed listing of its shares on Nasdaq.
Advised Citigroup
JPMorgan on the sale of US$850 million of BHP Billiton's 4.80% Senior Notes due 2013 in an SEC-registered offering.
Advised Ilion Technology on its proposed IPO in the United States
listing on Nasdaq.
Advised Lehman Brothers in connection with the proposed IPO in the United States
dual listing on Nasdaq of Libertyone Limited, a then ASX listed company.
Advised Jupiters Limited on its US$135 million 8.5% Senior Notes due 2006 in a follow-on SEC-registered exchange offer.
Advised Apex Silver Mines Limited on its US$55 million SEC-registered IPO
listing on the American Stock Exchange.
M&A Deals: Advised Lend Lease Corporation on its proposed A$7.5 billion merger (via stapled securities) with General Property Trust.
Advised Foster's on its US$1.5 billion acquisition of California-based Beringer Wine Estates as well as the related A$700 million equity funding
US$400 million debt funding.
Advised Pacific Lithium on its proposed acquisition of a U.S. public company.
Advised KPMG Peat Marwick on an asset purchase.
Going-Private Transactions: Representing Duff
Phelps as its U.S. counsel in its role as financial advisor to the special committee of Bitauto Holdings Limited, a Nasdaq-listed company, on a going-private transaction.
Represented Duff
Phelps as its U.S. counsel in its role as financial advisor to the special committee of Plastec Technologies, Ltd. on the sale of all of Plastec Technologies, Ltd.'s shares in Plastec International Holdings Limited to Shanghai Yongjing Investment Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shanghai Yongli Belting Co., Ltd, for an aggregate purchase price of RMB 1,250,000,000 (approximately US$187 million).
Represented Duff
Phelps as its U.S. counsel in its role as financial advisor to the special committee of AirMedia Group Inc., a then Nasdaq listed company, on a going-private transaction.
Represented Duff
Phelps as its U.S. counsel in its role as financial advisor to the special committee of Vimicro International Corp., a then Nasdaq listed company, in connection with a non-binding proposal from the Chairman
CEO to acquire the outst
ing shares of the company in a going-private transaction.
Other Advice: Representing Dentsu Inc. in negotiating the license for the media rights for the XXIV Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China
the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad in Paris, France for 22 Asian countries
territories with the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
in drafting
negotiating a number of sub-license agreements for those media rights with broadcast partners.
Represented Dentsu Inc. in negotiating the license for the media rights for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (2018) in PyeongChang, South Korea
the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo, Japan (2020) for 22 Asian countries
territories with the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
in drafting
negotiating a number of sub-license agreements for those media rights with broadcast partners.
Represented the Philippines Football Federation
LIGA FUTBOL, INC., in the setting up of the Philippines Football League, the first professional football league in the Philippines.
Represented Dentsu Inc. in negotiating the license for the media rights for the XXII Olympic Winter Games (2014) in Sochi, Russia
the Games of the XXXI Olympiad (2016) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for 22 Asian countries
territories with the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
in drafting
negotiating a number of sub-license agreements for those media rights with broadcast partners.
Advised JBWere on the U.S. regulatory requirements (SEC, NASD
NYSE) for its sale of a 45% interest in itself to Goldman Sachs.
Advised Ilion Technology on U.S. securities
Delaware corporate law matters in connection with its conversion from a New Zeal
company (formerly Pacific Lithium) into a Delaware corporation.
Advised UCMS on U.S. securities
Delaware corporate law matters in connection with its conversion into a Delaware corporation
its proposed listing on the ASX.
Advised Chip Application Technologies Limited on its restructuring as a Delaware corporation (Catuity Inc.) listed on the ASX.
Advised Vapotronics on its restructuring as a Delaware corporation.
Advised the Australian Stock Exchange on establishing Australian Stock Exchange World Link, which enables Australian investors to trade shares listed on Nasdaq
NYSE.
