Asia Legal Blog reports that Allen & Overy is advising the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd (BTMU), a subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG) and MUFG subsidiary Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International plc (MUSI), in their acquisition of a portfolio of project finance assets from Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS).
Here’s what they say
The portfolio comprises loans and related assets worth approximately GBP3.3 billion (US$5.2b) and principally consists of natural resources, power and other infrastructure assets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The firm?s team was led by partner Aled Davies in Tokyo and partners Stephen Mathews and Tim Arnheim in London.
Baker & McKenzie has acted as Australian counsel for China Construction Bank Corporation, the world?s second largest lender by market value, in respect of its US$9.2 billion global rights offering. Joint underwriters for the offering were China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited, CCB International Capital Limited, Morgan Stanley & Co International PLC, CITIC Securities Corporate Finance (HK) Limited, Merrill Lynch Far East Limited, Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) Limited and BOCI Asia Limited. The firm?s team was led by partner Craig Andrade.
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