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Mori Hamada to open in Myanmar and Osaka
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto is set to open its doors in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city, and Osaka later this year.
Yoon & Yang hires ex-KECO CEO
South Korean law firm Yoon & Yang has hired Seung-Hwan Park, the CEO of Korean Environment Corporation (KECO), as a partner in Seoul.
Reed Smith opens in Kazakhstan
Reed Smith has opened its Kazakhstan office in the capital Astana and also hired corporate partners Vladimir Shuster and Arman Tastanbekov, from Morgan Lewis and White & Case respectively, for the same.
HSF hires financial regulatory partner in HK
Herbert Smith Freehills has hired financial services regulatory (FSR) specialist William Hallatt as a partner in its global FSR practice in Hong Kong.
Boss & Young, JoinWay merge (双语)
Shanghai-based Boss & Young and JoinWay have announced their merger, creating one of the largest local firms in Shanghai with more than 50 partners and 200 lawyers. 上海市的两家主要中国律师事务所邦信阳与中建中汇于上周宣布合并，从而形成了超过50名合伙人和200人的规模，成为上海本地最大的律所之一。
Latham adds banking partner in HK
Latham & Watkins has hired banking and restructuring specialist Howard Lam as a partner in the firm’s finance department in Hong Kong.
S&C leads on $5.8 bln Korean beer repurchase
Sullivan & Cromwell is advising Anheuser-Busch InBev SA (AB InBev) on its agreement to buy back South Korea’s Oriental Brewery Co (OB) from KKR and Affinity Equity Partners for $5.8 billion, a deal that will be Asia’s biggest ever sale for private equity, excluding flotations.
Barwa RE selling Barwa Bank stake in latest bailout move
Qatar’s Barwa Real Estate (BRE) said on Monday it had agreed to sell its 37.34 percent stake in unlisted Barwa Bank for 2.39 billion riyals ($656 million) as part of a wider deal to help the property developer cope with its debt burden.
GIC, partners to buy $1.3 bln Time Warner office space
Singapore’s GIC Pte Ltd is partnering a group of investors to buy $1.3 billion worth of Manhattan office space from Time Warner Inc, as the sovereign wealth fund steps up its purchases of real estate where it sees increasing value.
Govt ‘okays stake-sale in Hindustan Zinc’
The government approved on Monday a stake-sale in Hindustan Zinc Ltd, three local television channels said citing unnamed sources.