Deal Awards

ESG Deal of the Year

State Power Investment Group New Energy REIT
Han Kun Law Offices
King & Wood Mallesons

Airtrunk's $3 billion data centre sustainability-linked loan
Maples Group
King & Wood Mallesons
Gilbert + Tobin
Baker McKenzie

SK On's $900 million green bonds issuance
Lee & Ko
Greenberg Traurig
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Linklaters

Hainan province's debut biodiversity-themed green bond
JunHe

BW Epic Kosan's $160 million sustainability-linked loan
Stephenson Harwood
Virtus Law
Ganado Advocates
Nishimura & Asahi

ESR's $205 million first sustainability linked loan in Hong Kong
Mayer Brown
Allen & Overy
Ogier

PAG Renewables Japanese solar power development project
Morrison Foerster
Anderson Mori & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
Withers 
Mourant

ACEN Renewables' investment in $1 billion Monsoon Wind project — WINNER
Dechert
Clifford Chance
Herbert Smith Freehills
Milbank

CSN Mineração S.A's $1.4 billion pre-export finance facility
Allen & Overy
White & Case
Machado Meyer
Hinckley Allen

Egypt’s $490 million sustainable development panda bond offering
Fangda Partners
Dechert
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
White & Case
Global Law Office
JunHe

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Finance Deal of the year

Bangchak Corporation Plc - ExxonMobil Thailand financing
DLA Piper
Linklaters

PT Medco Energi Internasional Tbk's oil and gas asset acquisition financing
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Herbert Smith Freehills
Prolegis
Harney Westwood Riegels
Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung
Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
Nishimura & Asahi

MBK Partners and UCK Partners - Osstem Implant acquisition financing
Lee & Ko
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Yoon & Yang

ESR's $1.13 billion Hong Kong green loan
Mayer Brown
Allen & Overy
Ogier

PT Graha Teknologi Nusantara's $403.8 million hyperscale data center financing
Milbank

DITO Telecommunity’s $3.9 billion Philippine telecom project financing
Shearman & Sterling
Villaraza & Angangco Law Offices 
Clifford Chance
Romulo Law Firm
WongPartnership

Lenovo Group’s $547 million syndicated trade receivables financing programme — WINNER
Simmons & Simmons
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Project financing for Indonesia's Batang Toru Hydroelectric Power Plant
UMBRA
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners
Makarim & Taira S
Global Law Office
JunHe

$2.3 billion loan green loan facility for 8 Shenton Way
WongPartnership
Allen & Gledhill

IFC's $700 million loans to two Vietnamese electronics manufacturers
Zhong Lun Law Firm
White & Case
Allens

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M&A Deal of the Year

Stellantis’ investment in Zhejiang Leapmotor — WINNER
Allen & Overy
Vermilion Partners
Haiwen & Partners
Clifford Chance
Grandway Law Offices
Jingtian & Gongcheng

Black Spade Acquisition's $23 billion combination with VinFast
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Latham & Watkins
Walkers
Rajah & Tann
Appleby
Allen & Gledhill
VILAF
YKVN

Saudi Aramo's joint venture with Norinco Group and Panjin Xincheng Industrial Group
Fangda Partners
White & Case
JunHe 

Zurich Insurance Group - Kotak Mahindra General Insurance stake acquisition
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
AZB & Partners

Subway's master franchise deal in China 
Han Kun Law Offices
Kirkland & Ellis
Haiwen & Partners
Baker McKenzie

ZG Group - Aquila Acquisition SPAC merger
Kirkland & Ellis
Shihui Partners
Maples Group
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Allen & Overy
JunHe

$14 billion acquisition and take-private of Toshiba
Maples Group
TMI Associates
Nishimura & Asahi
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Nagashimi Ohno & Tsunematsu
Shearman & Sterling
Slaughter and May

Temasek's $2 billion stake in Manipal India
Milbank
J.Sagar Associates
Trilegal
AZB & Partners

Tricor’s $6.5 billion merger with Vistra
Ropes & Gray
Latham & Watkins
Milbank
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Mourant

$3.16 billion take-private of Chindata Group
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Kirkland & Ellis
Maples Group
Haiwen & Partners
Conyers Dill & Pearman
King & Wood Mallesons
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Harneys 
Mourant
JunHe 

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Private Equity Deal of the Year

ESR's $1 billion Data Centre Fund I
Baker McKenzie
Sidley Austin
Linklaters
Herbert Smith Freehills

KKR's $800 million investment in Singtel’s regional data centre business
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Allen & Gledhill
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Kirkland & Ellis
TSMP Law Corporation
Hunton Andrews Kurth
Soemadipradja & Taher
Skrine Advocates and Solicitors

Bain's $3.16 billion take-private of Chindata — WINNER
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Maples Group
Haiwen & Partners
Weil Gotshal & Manges
Kirkland & Ellis
Conyers Dill & Pearman
King & Wood Mallesons
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Harneys 
Mourant
JunHe 
Linklaters

Light Year Series Angel and Series A financing
Han Kun Law Offices

EQT’s acquisition of a majority stake in SK shieldus
Kim & Chang
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Loyens & Loeff
Poellath

Vistra - Tricor $6.5 billion merger
Latham & Watkins
Milbank
Ropes & Gray
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Mourant

Ares Management Corporation - Crescent Point Capital acquisition
Latham & Watkins
Kirkland & Ellis
Walkers

MBK Partners, UCK Partners’ $1.7 billion acquisition of Osstem Implant
Lee & Ko
Yoon & Yang
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Temasek's $2 billion stake in Manipal India
Milbank
J.Sagar Associates
Trilegal
AZB & Partners

Japan Industrial Partners’ $14 billion tender offer for Toshiba Corporation
Shearman & Sterling
Davis Polk & Wardwell
TMI Associates
Nishimura & Asahi
Morrison Foerster
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Slaughter and May

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Restructuring and Insolvency Matter of the Year

Aldesa's restructuring and sale to China Railway
Eversheds Sutherland
Uria Menendez
Carles Cuesta
Linklaters
Cutrecasas

HNA Group's split and reorganization
Global Law Office
King & Wood Mallesons
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Dacheng Law Offices
JunHe 

Zhonghe Co., Ltd.'s delisting and reorganization
JunHe

Tsinghua Unigroup's Keepwell bonds dispute
Kirkland & Ellis
Hogan Lovells
Harney Westwood & Riegels 
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Maples Group
Latham & Watkins
Ogier

Zipmex Group's $97 million restructuring
Kudun and Partners
Morgan Lewis Stamford
Allen & Gledhill
Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung
Withers 
Prolegis

China Evergrande Group's $300 billion restructuring — WINNER
Maples Group
Sidley Austin
Kirkland & Ellis

SsangYong Motor Corporation's rehabilitation and acquisition
Shin & Kim
Kim & Chang

Sunac China Holdings Limited's $10.2 billion offshore debt restructuring
Sidley Austin
Maples Group
Linklaters
Mayer Brown
Addleshaw Goddard
Harney Westwood & Riegels
Allen & Overy

Thai AirAsia X's business rehabilitation plan
Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners
Allen & Overy
Tilleke & Gibbins

No Va Land Group's debt restructuring
YKVN
Sidley Austin
Hogan Lovells
Latham & Watkins
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Sullivan & Cromwell

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Securities Deal of the Year: Debt

HKSAR Government's inaugural tokenised green bond's offering
Allen & Overy
Ashurst
Linklaters

Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited's pilot infrastructure loan-backed issuance
Clifford Chance
Linklaters

Pfizer's $31 billion bonds issuance — WINNER
Drew & Napier
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Linklaters
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Egypt's debut sustainable panda bonds issuance
Global Law Office
Fangda Partners
Dechert
White & Case

Nio Inc.'s $1 billion convertible senior notes offering
Han Kun Law Offices
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Kirkland & Ellis
WongPartnership
Maples and Calder
Latham & Watkins
Commerce & Finance Law Offices

Shinhan Bank's $5 billion debut covered bond programme
Kim & Chang
Linklaters
Shin & Kim
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

LG Chem's $2 billion exchangeable bonds issuance
Lee & Ko
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Linklaters
Kim & Chang

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.'s $750 million subordinated notes issuance
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

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Securities Deal of the Year: Equity

Link REIT's $2.4 billion rights issue
Baker McKenzie
Linklaters

ZJLD Group Inc’s $811 million Hong Kong IPO
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Davis Polk & Wardwell
King & Wood Mallesons
Conyers Dill & Pearman
Haiwen & Partners

4Paradigm's Hong Kong listing
JunHe
Davis Polk & Wardwell

Sichuan Kelun-Biotech’s Hong Kong IPO
Kirkland & Ellis
King & Wood Mallesons
Global Law Office
Sullivan & Cromwell
Zhong Lun Law Firm

PT Amman Mineral International's $713 million Indonesian IPO
Milbank
Sidley Austin
Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung

Arm's $52 billon Nasdaq IPO — WINNER
Morrison Foerster
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Sullivan & Cromwell

SharkNinja's spin-off and NYSE listing
Paul Hastings
Clifford Chance
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Maples Group
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

J&T Global Express Limited's Hong Kong IPO
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Latham & Watkins
Dahui Lawyers
Han Kun Law Offices
Commerce & Finance Law Offices
Rahmat Lim & Partners

WuXi XDC's spin-off from Wuxi Biologics and Hong Kong IPO
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Fangda Partners
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Jingtian & Gongcheng

VinFast’s NASDAQ listing
YKVN
Latham & Watkins
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Rajah & Tann
VILAF