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Clifford Chance acts on Delivery Hero's Taiwan sale to Grab
9+ hour, 13+ min ago (238+ words) Clifford Chance and Lee and Li is advising Delivery Hero on the sale of its foodpanda transport business in Taiwan to Grab for USD600 million. Singapore managing partner Valerie Kong led the Clifford Chance transaction team, with support from counsel Ivan…...
RDS brings in ex-Federal Court judge as litigation partner
8+ hour, 30+ min ago (299+ words) Malaysian law firm RDS Partnership has appointed former Federal Court judge Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal as a partner in its litigation team and head of the international commercial and admiralty practice. Dhaliwal brings 16 years of experience serving Malaysia's superior courts, including…...
Kanga & Co acts for stockbroker Shreni Shares" India IPO bid
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (216+ words) Kanga & Co is advising Shreni Shares and the bookrunning lead manager, Aryaman Financial Services, on the stockbroking firm's proposed initial public offering of up to 15. 1 milllion shares at a face value of INR10 apiece. The offer comprises a fresh issue of…...
Deals of the Year 2025
3+ hour, 5+ min ago (1643+ words) India Business Law Journal shines a light on some of the major deals, transactions and disputes of the past year, along with the legal teams behind them. Manokamana, Katherine Abraham and Gautam Kagalwala report IP and competition disputes reflected rising…...
JILA appoints Satoshi Shinkuma as new head, boosts visibility
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (311+ words) The Japan In-house Lawyers Association (JILA) has appointed Satoshi Shinkuma as its new president, succeeding Hideyuki Sakamoto, who has completed a two-term, four-year tenure. Shinkuma, director at a Tokyo-based e-commerce support provider, itsumo, takes the helm at a time when…...
Bombay HC raises issue over India taxing virtual services
7+ hour, 56+ min ago (503+ words) The Bombay High Court has touched on the issue over whether a business's virtual presence in India is the same as having a physical presence and thus required to pay tax. The court states that without any specific provision in…...
Kanga & Co guides steelmaker RKB global on IPO bid in India
8+ hour, 24+ min ago (253+ words) Kanga & Co is the sole legal counsel for iron and steel product manufacturer RKB Global's proposal to list on the NSE and BSE in India. Senior partner Chetan Thakkar is leading the transaction team, with the assistance of principal associate…...
Capital markets partner returns to Jun He in Hong Kong
6+ hour, 27+ min ago (291+ words) Ryan Choi's career has come full circle with his return to Jun He Law Offices in Hong Kong, the law firm where he began his professional legal journey. Although transfer formalities are underway, the firm has welcomed Choi back as…...
Bengaluru's real estate transformation
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (521+ words) With booming commercial take-up and a policy overhaul gathering pace, the city's real estate market is entering a new era of scale, speed and investor confidence The real estate sector has been one of the strongest pillars of India's economic…...
A&O Shearman makes history hiring Nagashima Ohno partner
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (337+ words) A&O Shearman hires partner Rintaro Hirano from Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, one of the big four in Japan, in a historic first for an international law firm in Tokyo. Hirano, formerly a finance practice partner at Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, will…...