BNP Paribas news

Rising bankruptcies and deregulation in Japan have promted a wave of mergers and acquisitions of distressed assets by overseas corporations. Law firms are positioning themselves to

By defying the worldwide destruction of private wealth, Asia's super-rich are flying in the face of a global trend. Jeremy Torr reports.

Latham & Watkins represented Jupiter Telecommunications Co., Ltd. (Jupiter), in connection with a 140 billion yen (approx. $1.2 billion) secured financing, described below in Jupiter's press release. Clifford Chance also had a role on the deal.

Allen & Overy in Hong Kong recently advised BNP Paribas as arranger in relation to a US$10 billion limited recourse secured debt issuance programme for Liquidity Limited and Liquidity + Limited special purpose vehicles located in the Cayman Islands.

ALB asked Australian firms to identify the key deals they had acted on in each country around the region. Here are some of the results

Firms engaged in energy and resources work are facing both challenges and fine prospects. Here is the sector lowdown

Despite the much-beleaguered state of the Asian market since the final quarter of 2002, the last few months have seen a number of encouraging securitisation deals closed.

Despite a much-beleaguered Asian market since the final quarter of 2002, the last few months have seen the closing of a number of encouraging securitisation deals.

Clifford Chance has advised on the first conversion of a Sino-foreign joint venture bank to a wholly foreign-owned bank (WFOE Bank) in China.

Japan has given itself the chance to establish a joint venture arrangement between local and foreign firms that could be the envy of the region. But will it be taken? Stephen Mulrenan reports from Tokyo

What were the top deals of 2003? ALB set itself the difficult task of singling out the 10 most innovative, groundbreaking and significant deals of the year in the Asia-Pacific region. And here's what we came up with ...

Australian Legal Business takes a look at the top deals of 2003 - and the lawyers who helped to make them happen

Landmark mortgage-backed securitisations have closed in Taiwan and Singapore, as the region continues to embrace the financing technique.

Latham & Watkins LLP has represented BNP Paribas Peregrine Securities Limited as placement agent in connection with the US$162m global placement of shares of Yanzhou Coal Mining Company.

Latham & Watkins has represented BNP Paribas as lender in connection with the financing of South Korea's Youngduk Wind Power Project in North Kyongsang.

After a quieter 2003, managed funds practices in Asia are enjoying new levels of activity as investors from the US and Europe flock to the region - and the hot money is flowing into hedge funds. Lauren Scott reports.

The Hong Kong office of Jones Day has acted on Korea's largest and longest - in terms of legal maturity - cross-border securitisation.

Clifford Chance has closed the financing deal for the controversial US$1.25bn Nam Theun 2 hydropower project in Laos.

Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Clifford Chance, Chandler & Thong-Ek, The Mekong Law Group and Allen & Overy have closed the financing deal for the controversial US$1.25bn Nam Theun 2 hydropower project in Laos.

Deacons and Richards Butler have acted on the initial public offering and main board listing of financial information and services provider Hong Kong Economic Times Holdings Limited (HKET).