Tag: Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF)
HSF advises Sumitomo on African fintech investment in M-Kopa
HSF advised Japanese investment company Sumitomo Corporation on its USD36.5 million investment in M-Kopa, an African fintech platform providing financial products to underbanked customers
Singapore litigator joins HSF alliance to launch dispute practice
Litigator Daniel Chia joins Prolegis, a HSF alliance law firm in Singapore, as a director and head of litigation, and brings on board a trio of lawyers from his previous firm, Morgan Lewis
HSF hires corporate partner in Bangkok
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has hired M&A and competition lawyer Nonnabhat (Niab) Paiboon as a corporate partner in Bangkok
Philippines’ Globe Telecoms to sell more than 5,000 towers
Philippines’ mobile leader Globe Telecom will sell 5,709 cellular towers for USD1.28 billion to two local companies – Frontier Tower Associates Philippines (FTAP) and Miescor Infrastructure Development Corporation (MIDC)
HSF assists BP in renewable-energy hub stake
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) advised British oil and gas company BP in acquiring a 40.5 per cent stake and the operatorship of the Asian Renewable Energy Hub (AREH) project
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