Hong Kong: Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co. Ltd, on its US$1.3 billion listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

This is the second largest listing in Hong Kong so far in 2013, and follows China Galaxy Securities US$1.07 billion IPO, the third largest listing in May this year, on which Clifford Chance also advised.

The funds raised will be used to build new dairy farms, increase its stock of cattle and to build a new milk powder processing plant. Huishan Dairy is China's largest integrated dairy farm.

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised BOCI Asia Ltd. and ICBC International Securities Ltd. as underwriters on the US$64.9 million Hong Kong IPO of CT Environmental Group Ltd.

Herbert Smith Freehills represented BOCI Asia Ltd. and ICBC International Capital Ltd. as joint global coordinators and joint bookunners on the US$64.9 million initial public offering and Regulation S global offering of CT Environmental Group Ltd. (CTEG) The issuer's shares commenced trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 25 September 2013.

Baker & McKenzie advised the sole sponsor and underwriter, BOCI Asia Limited, as Hong Kong law counsel, on the HK$607 million global offering of International Housewares Retail Company Limited ("IHRCL"), a housewares retail chain with operations in Hong Kong, Singapore, West Malaysia, the PRC and Macau.  The shares commenced trading on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 25 September 2013.

Osborne Clarke has advised Peel Hunt LLP in its capacity as nominated adviser, bookrunner and financial adviser to Stanley Gibbons in connection with its £40 million equity placing. The proceeds of the placing are being used to finance the cash element of the £46 million takeover of AIM quoted collectibles business Noble Investments.

The Osborne Clarke team is being led by Corporate Partner Jonathan King assisted by Senior Associate Jake Turcan.

Ashurst has advised Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited, as well as Fox-Davies Capital Limited and FirstEnergy Capital LLP, on a £31 million placing by San Leon Energy plc, the oil and gas exploration and development company focused on projects in Poland, Albania, Morocco and Ireland, made in connection with its acquisition of 75 per cent of the issued share capital of Alpay Enerji AS, a Turkish oil and gas company. Alpay Enerji AS was acquired by San Leon Energy from Server Fatih Alpay.

Slaughter and May, working as an integrated team with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, is advising the Stock Spirits Group on its intention to proceed with an initial public offering of its ordinary shares, as announced on 26 September 2013. Stock Spirits Group is a leading Central and Eastern European branded spirits producer whose principal product category is vodka. It has the largest market share for spirits in Poland and the Czech Republic and is the leading vodka company in both countries. 
 

The Firm represented Deutsche Bank, HSBC and China International Capital Corporation as underwriters of the initial public offering in Hong Kong and Rule 144A/Regulation S offering by Tenwow International Holdings Limited (Tenwow International). Tenwow International offered an aggregate of 500,000,000 ordinary shares, which raised approximately HK$1.58 billion (approximately US$203 million) in gross proceeds. Tenwow International is a leading food and beverage producer and one of the largest distributors of packaged food and beverages in China.

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP is representing major Chilean bottler and beverage producer Compañía Cervecerias Unidas S.A. (CCU), and its consolidated subsidiaries, in the offering of $670 million in shares in the form of American Depository Receipts (NYSE: CCU) and rights, listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange.

The landmark transaction is the largest-ever convertible bond issuance by a US listed PRC-based company and also the first in 2013.

Davis Polk advised Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as underwriter in connection with the SEC-registered secondary offering of 25,000,000 shares of common stock of NXP Semiconductors N.V. The total gross proceeds to the selling stockholders was approximately $937 million. The common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "NXPI."