August 25, 2011 5:00 PM
From The Asian Lawyer: Asia Deal Digest: August 25, 2011
Posted by John Hazard
By Jessica Seah, The Asian Lawyer
Ropes Gray helps Bain Capital mind some software business Down Under; Latham advises one Chinese company breaking into the Aussie food market and another breaking into the U.S. stock market; and Ashurst guides a Philippine brewing company into the Malaysian oil business, sibling publication The Asian Lawyer reported in today’s Asia Deal Digest.
Australia
Ropes Gray, Clayton Utz and Allens Arthur Robinson have advised on Bain Capital’s $1.2 billion acquisition of Australian business software developer MYOB Ltd. Boston-based Bain Capital is acquiring the company from a consortium led by Sydney’s Archer Capital Pty. Ltd. Ropes Gray Hong Kong partners Brian Schwarzwalder and Michael Nicklin advised Bain Capital. Clayton Utz acted as Australian counsel to Bain Capital, with partners Niro Ananda and Philip Kapp leading work for their firm. Allens Arthur Robinson’s Sydney partner Tom Story advised Archer Capital. Corrs Chambers Westgarth partner Shawn Wytenburg was counsel to the underwriters. [Read full story]
Mallesons Stephen Jaques partners Ian Paterson and Jonathan Hamer are advising Australia New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.
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