Deals & Dealmakers

Gide Loyrette Nouel advises Areva T&D on Chinese expansion

Minsheng and RBC formed US$28 million joint venture

IFIL Group’s US$90 million deal closed

Multi-firm effort on deal to sell DM Label Group to Avery Dennison

Clifford Chance says leveraged buyouts possible despite credit crunch

Ping An buys half of Fortis; White & Case advises

State-owned media group establishes privatization

Netherland firm establishes joint venture with Chinese securities company

First PRC leveraged buyout closes in 2008

YIHE Real Estate issues US$130 million in bonds

Medical device providers aim at global markets

Chinese snack maker listed in HK

US$21 million pipe transaction for chicken-raising business

Oil IPO raises US$410 million

Chinese developer listed in the US

Motorola buys out PRC set-top box company

Rail company lists in Hong Kong

ATA raises US$46.3 million

Gemdale Corporation in joint venture with UBS

SEB International aquires controlling interest in Supor

China Railway Group in dual listing

CIMC acquires Burg Industries

Air Liquide and Tianjin Soda in joint venture

BHP in Rio Tinto share offer

Grand Shanghai Tai Ping Yang in hotel agreement with Starwood

New Digital Media makes first offshore investment

Weight Watchers and DANONE in joint venture

CRCT REIT completes acquisition of Xizhimen Shopping Mall

Deals & Dealmakers

Sinotruk (Hong Kong) Limited

Iomega Corporation

King Jouet

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd

Vallourec & Mannesmann Tubes

China National Materials Company Limited

Sinofert Holdings Limited

China Investment Corporation

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited

Medtronic, Inc.