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Chinese state-owned entity (SOE) China Minmetals has issued the largest single-tranche offshore renminbi bond among state-approved issuers. It highlights how these issuances have evolved since Baosteel's first offshore renminbi bond.

Records broken at IFLR’s annual Americas awards

All the winners from IFLR’s annual European awards

As bank liquidity dries up, the market’s future rides on its participants’ ability to innovate. Here’s what will and won’t work

James Chapman, Bingham McCutchen Jaroslaw Hawrylewicz, O’Melveny & Myers April proved a relatively quiet month in the Americas region, though a few key moves still occurred. In New York O'MELVENY & MYERS enhanced its capital markets team with the addition of senior counsel Jaroslaw Hawrylewicz from Barclays Capital. Hawrylewicz focuses on equity derivatives and synthetic products. MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY has been busy hiring in both Europe and the US recently. The trend continued last month as the New York office added corporate partner Brian Hoffmann from Clifford Chance, where he had acted as co-chair of the Americas M&A practice. He had previously worked at McDermott between 1995 and 1999.

Shinsei Bank’s latest project financing paves the way for greater foreign investment in Japan’s green energy sector

Ed Sheremeta, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Kenji Taneda, Morrison & Foerster There was more news from South Korea this month, as HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS became the latest firm to be granted a licence to practice in the country. The new office will be led by disputes partner Tony Dymond and corporate specialist Lewis McDonald and the team will focus on M&A, projects, antitrust and disputes. Similar news emerged from China where the country's Ministry for Justice granted ASHURST a licence to open a representative office in Beijing. Patrick Phua will lead the new office, having joined from legacy Mallesons last year, which will focus on banking and finance work.

Are multiple administrators key to improving Libor?

Neil Miller, Linklaters Juan Manuel De Remedios, White & Case JXavier Comaills, Clifford Chance London was the hub of activity this month where one of the bigger moves saw Clifford Chance's global private equity head David Walker announce he will leave the firm to join LATHAM & WATKINS. As one of the City's leading private equity lawyers, Walker was responsible for maintaining relationships with key clients such as the Carlyle Group. Walker's move may signify the group's intention to make Latham its main firm in the UK, a relationship the two enjoy in the US. US firm REED SMITH has also been active in the London recruitment market this month. In addition to McDermott Will & Emery energy partner Rashpaul Bahia – its fourth lateral hire in this practice area in the past three years – it also announced that Clifford Chance finance partner Claude Brown will join the firm's structured products and derivatives practice.

Investors that passively accept real estate and A shares as the only viable Chinese targets are leaving value on the table