Mayer Brown JSM acted as the legal adviser on the recent spin-off of China Overseas Property Holdings Limited from its parent, China Overseas Land & Investment Limited. The firm also advised on China Overseas Property's separate listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, which began trading on 23 October 2015.

China Overseas Property, one of China's leading property management companies, is now China Overseas' fifth Hong Kong-listed entity following the spin-off.

Kirkland & Ellis is advising Vipshop Holdings Limited (NYSE: VIPS), China's leading discount online retailer for brands, as a cornerstone investor in its €30 million investment in the IPO of French online fashion retailer Showroomprive.com on Euronext Paris. The Kirkland team is being led by Hong Kong corporate partner Frank Sun, with assistance from Hong Kong corporate partner Joey Chau.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Jilin Province Communication Investment Group Co., Ltd. (Jiaotou) on its RMB1.5 billion investment into Global Bio-chem Technology Group Company Limited (GBT).

A People’s Republic of China (PRC) investment fund was set up by Jiaotou and certain other investors to fund the investment. The transaction was successfully completed on 15 October 2015 and Jiaotou (through the PRC fund) has become the new controlling shareholder of GBT.

7-Industries B.V., a Dutch investment company, has announced its acquisition of American PE firm Summit Partners 26% stake in Welltec, a leading developer and provider of well technology and solutions for the oil and gas industry.

Founder and CEO of Welltec, Jørgen Hallundbæk says that Welltec is pleased to welcome new investors in Welltec and in particular to have investors with a long-term perspective and substantial financial strength.

King & Wood Mallesons has acted as lead counsel to QIC Global Infrastructure on establishing a fund financing facility to provide liquidity and flexibility for QIC’s Global Infrastructure Fund.

A cross-border King & Wood Mallesons team is advising China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) on its landmark £6 billion investment in Hinkley Point C plant in Somerset, the UK’s first nuclear power station in 20 years.

Travers Smith LLP has advised SV Life Sciences, a leading international life sciences venture capital firm, in relation to the launch of The Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF), an innovative new global investment fund to support discovery and development of novel dementia treatment.

Advising Columbus Holding in connection with the acquisition of 27.76% in the share capital of the Chargeurs group, specializing in textiles, sold by its two main shareholders: Jérôme Seydoux and Eduardo Malone.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised the sponsors of the spin-off by China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. of China Overseas Property Holdings Limited (COPL) and its subsequent listing by introduction on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

COPL is one of the leading property management companies in the PRC, with an extensive portfolio of developments in the PRC, Hong Kong and Macau.

Freshfields advised on both the Hong Kong and US aspects of the spin-off and listing.

On October 27, 2015, Revolution Growth, the venture capital firm co-founded by Steve Case, Ted Leonsis and Donn Davis, together with US billionaire Mark Cuban and businessman and basketball legend Michael Jordan, announced that it will make an investment in the Swiss-based Sportradar group. The Sportradar group is a leading global provider of sports data and information. By way of this transaction, the Sportradar group wishes, together with a strong US partner, to continue the expansion of its business in the USA. Closing of the transaction is expected for the end of October 2015.