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3 June 2020

Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung advises Indonesia’s Bank Permata on billion-dollar acquisition by Bangkok Bank

Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung – the firm’s market-leading associate Indonesian firm – has successfully advised PT Bank Permata Tbk, one of Indonesia’s …

3 June 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills Advises Joint Lead Managers on Macquarie Bank’s A$641 million Capital Notes 2 Issue

Herbert Smith Freehills is proud to have advised the Joint Lead Managers of Macquarie Bank Limited’s (MBL) offer of Macquarie Bank Capital Notes 2 …

2 June 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills advises New Development Bank on a loan of US$300m to REC Limited

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised New Development Bank, a multilateral development bank established by the governments of Brazil, Russia, India, China …

1 June 2020

Matt Emsley to lead Herbert Smith Freehills in China 艾迈修将领导史密夫斐尔大中华区业务

Matt Emsley has been appointed Managing Partner, China, at Herbert Smith Freehills effective immediately.   史密夫斐尔律师事务所合伙人艾迈修（Matt …

1 June 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills reacts to regulator's paper on tough legacy issues resulting from LIBOR transition

Responding to news that the Tough Legacy Taskforce has issued its paper on "tough legacy" issues in the transition from LIBOR, Rupert Lewis, head of …

1 June 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills advises Capco on its acquisition of 26.3% stake in Shaftesbury for £436 million

Herbert Smith Freehills has acted on behalf of Capital & Counties Properties Plc ("Capco"), a major British real estate investment company, in …

28 May 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills conseille Vinci sur la mise en place d’une ligne de crédit d’un montant de 3,3 milliards d’euros

Herbert Smith Freehills a conseillé Vinci, acteur mondial des métiers des concessions et du contracting, dans le cadre de la mise en place d'une ligne de …

28 May 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills advises HSBC GAM on the launch of its flagship green bond fund

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised HSBC Global Asset Management (HSBC GAM) on the launch of its flagship green bond fund, HSBC Real Economy Green …

27 May 2020

Calls for increased domestic pharmaceutical production not warranted, say Herbert Smith Freehills experts

Increased commentary about Australia’s perceived vulnerability to pharmaceutical shortages have led to recent calls for an overhaul of the country’s …

25 May 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills advises Ramsay Health Care Limited on its capital raising

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Ramsay Health Care Limited (Ramsay Health Care) on its capital raising, comprising a fully underwritten A$1,200 …

21 May 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills comments on impact of proposed changes to UK insolvency regime on Defined Benefit pensions schemes

Responding to news that the Government has published draft legislation proposing amendments to the UK's insolvency regime Rachel Pinto, pensions partner …

21 May 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills Partner Christian Leathley Named One of Latin America’s Top 100 Lawyers

Herbert Smith Freehills Partner Christian Leathley has been singled out as one of the top foreign lawyers in Latin America, according to Latinvex’s Latin …