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We have a 'can do' approach to the business of law and work collaboratively our with clients. Our lawyers are committed to being accessible and responsive. They offer the technical excellence our clients expect, underpinned by commercial and practical solutions to meet their business needs.
Our clients look to us for more than our technical expertise – they require in-depth understanding of the local markets in the region and the industry sectors in which they operate. Our long-standing presence on the ground in Asia enables us to provide the insight they need.
This local knowledge, our obsession with quality, and our drive to help clients achieve their commercial aims have led to Minter Ellison's involvement in some of the biggest deals in the Asia Pacific region.
- We were lead counsel to Singapore Power on its A$5.1 billion acquisition of the Australian assets of TXU Corp – one of Asia's biggest deals of the year. We also advised international paper company Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget on A$890 million worth of acquisitions in Australia and New Zealand.
- Members of our Hong Kong team are key advisers to the North West Shelf Venturers on the US$13 billion LNG contract to China's Guangdong Terminal. They are also working with US casino heavyweight Las Vegas Sands Inc. on the development of the multi-billion Cotai Strip™ in Macau, following on from the work on the Macau Las Vegas Sands Casino.
- Our Greater China team advised PetroChina – China's largest producer of oil and gas, and the second largest in the world – on the development of three LNG terminals and its procurement of LNG, for the first time, into China from Iran.
- Our Asian Technology, Communications and Outsourcing team provided advice on the US$350 million outsourcing of Cathay Pacific Airway's global reservations, departure control and inventory, internet booking and revenue integrity systems.
- Our Asian Corporate and Commercial team advised leading private equity group BTU Ventures on the restructuring of their equity investments in Asia, including their interests in Meiya Power Company, a transaction worth in excess of US$600 million.
- Our London team advised Consolidated Press Holdings and Publishing and Broadcasting Limited on proposed acquisitions in both Eastern and Western Europe, with a value in excess of hundreds of millions of Australian dollars. The team also advised The National Titanium Dioxide Company on its US$1.3 billion takeover of the Inorganic Chemicals businesses from Millennium Worldwide Holdings.
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