Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Unigroup International Holdings Ltd. (Tsinghua Unigroup) on its issuance of two tranches of bonds with a cumulative value of US$800m.

The first tranche of bonds are 5.250 per cent bonds due 2018, and the second tranche, due 2020, were priced at 6.00 per cent.

Tsinghua Unigroup is a diversified high-technology company based in mainland China, with substantial holdings in technology and infrastructure assets, as well as significant investments in the United States.
The Freshfields team advising on the transaction was led by US corporate partner Calvin Lai, finance partner Andrew Heathcote and finance counsel Bing Guan.