Anglo-Australian miner BHP Billiton has launched a $12.1 billion bid for Texan oil and gas company Petrohawk Energy, appointing Sullivan & Cromwell and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius as co-counsel on the deal. Both firms have advised BHP on previous deals. Sullivan & Cromwell fielded a team that included New York corporate partners James Morphy and Krishna Veeraraghavan. Houston-based David Asmus led Morgan, Lewis’ team. Petrohawk turned to Simpson Thacher & Bartlett for counsel. Lee Meyerson and Eric Swedenburg were the firm’s lead partners. [Read full story]
Allens Arthur Robinson, Holding Redlich and Blake Dawson have advised on a cross-border joint venture between Singaporean and Japanese property developers to build a $2 billion property in Sydney. Singapore’s Frasers Property will work with Osaka-based property company Sekisui House Ltd. to build the Central Park complex, an “urban village” comprising housing, retail space and offices. Allens Arthur and Holding Redlich acted for Frasers Property, while Blake Dawson was counsel to Sekisui House. [Read full story]
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