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Nishimura & Asahi, Lexcel to form new international firm
Japan’s Nishimura & Asahi will integrate with Taiwan-based Lexcel Law Offices on 1 January 2027 to form a new international full-service law firm
Kinstellar Southeast Asia adds two partners in Vietnam
Kinstellar Southeast Asia boosts its Vietnam services, appointing partners Vinh Nhan Phan and Thao Cung in Ho Chi Minh City
White & Case practice head joins wife at Secomb Arbitration
Matthew Secomb, formerly head of international arbitration in Asia-Pacific for White & Case, joins his wife, Anne, at boutique practice Secomb Arbitration
Deals
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader guides SEA energy project financing
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader assists the Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF) on USD50 million in senior secured debt financing to Ukko Renewable
Linklaters steers Singapore’s USD2bn bond issuance
Linklaters acts on Singapore’s issuance of SGD2.6 billion (USD2 billion) in sovereign green bonds due 2046
Lee & Ko, ClassHankyul chart Humax merger in Korea
Lee & Ko and ClassHankyul chart proposed merger of South Korean digital set-top box manufacturer Humax and its holding company Humax Holdings
