Davis Polk advised Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Ltd. and Wanhua Chemical International Holding Co., Ltd. (“Wanhua Chemical International”) in connection with a cash tender offer, to repurchase any and all of the 4.5% guaranteed bonds due 2017 issued by Wanhua Chemical International on November 19, 2014. The bonds are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (Bond Stock Code: 85703) and are cleared through the Hong Kong Central Moneymarkets Unit.

Gernandt & Danielsson advises in ALM Equity’s issue of corporate bonds amounting to SEK 325,000,000. The bonds are issued within the framework amount of SEK 1,000,000,000. The company has undertaken to list the bonds on Nasdaq First North.

ALM Equity is a real estate development company. The company acquires, structures, develops and sells projects, especially residential housing. The company’s shares are listed on Nasdaq First North.

Osborne Clarke has advised FFG FINANZCHECK Finanzportale GmbH on the closing of a financing round. Founded in 2010, the Hamburg-based start-up has already received two investments at the beginning of 2015: one eight-figure investment and one seven-figure investment. In addition to its B2C credit place, the company offers white label and technology solutions in financial services for brokers and banks.

18 March 2016, King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) advised Bosera Capital Management Co., Ltd. (Bosera Capital) on the successful issuance of the asset-backed securities (ABS) project of the Bosera Capital-Zengcheng Country Garden House-Purchasing Receivables Asset-backed Specific Plan on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, with a principal amount of RMB1.584 billion.

Shearman & Sterling represented the underwriters, led by RBS Securities, in connection with The Royal Bank of Scotland's $1.5 billion senior notes offering. The bond pays an interest rate of 4.800% due in 2026. The joint bookrunners included Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse.

The Royal Bank of Scotland is headquartered in Edinburgh, has a diversified customer base and provides a wide range of products and services to personal, commercial and large corporate and institutional customers.

Reed Smith has advised CBPE Capital and Xafinity on an £89 million refinancing and dividend recap.

The all-senior debt package was provided by HSBC, Lloyds, Bank of Ireland and Babson Capital.

The Reed Smith team was led by finance partner Nicholas Williams, corporate partner Philip Taylor and tax partner Caspar Fox, with associates Benjamin Vicentini, Adam Ruddock, James West and Ravi Pattani.

30 March 2016, King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) advised Huatai Securities Asset Management Co., Ltd. (HTAM) on the successful issuance of HTAM-Bank of Jiangsu Rongyuan No. 1 Asset-backed Specific Plan (Rongyuan No. 1). Rongyuan No. 1 is another innovative and ground-breaking asset-backed securitization (ABS) project in the industry, making it the debut ABS backed by rights to payment in negotiable instruments in China.

Allen & Overy has advised global coordinators Goldman Sachs and Qatar National Bank together with a group of arrangers on the successful completion of the USD890m financing (with a USD75m accordion) which will support the growth of UAE Exchange Centre LLC (“UAE Exchange”) and Travelex Holdings Limited (“Travelex”).

Linklaters has advised UAE Exchange Centre LLC (" UAE Exchange ") and Travelex Holdings Limited (" Travelex ") as they secured a US$890 million term loan financing to support the growth of the two companies. The shareholders in both Travelex and UAE Exchange (the "Shareholders") are Centurion Investments ("Centurion"), a leading UAE investment firm, and Dr. B. R. Shetty, a well-known entrepreneur and philanthropist.

Allen & Overy advised Oesterreichische Kontrollbank on legal aspects of its public offering of $700 million of Floating Rate Guaranteed Global Notes due 2017. The bonds are guaranteed by the Republic of Austria and will be listed on the regulated market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.