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Offshore firm Appleby makes banking hire in HK from Mourant

August 31st, 2024Hisyu0 Comments

Offshore law firm Appleby has added banking and finance expert Lily Miao as a partner in its Hong Kong office from rival Mourant Ozannes, where she was a counsel. Miao becomes Appleby’s fourth lateral partner hired in Hong Kong in about 12 months. Since February last year, the office has added partners Lorinda Peasland, Eason Huang, and Kitty Chan. With close to 15 years of offshore and onshore experience in Asia and the UK, she advises on transactions ranging from leveraged and acquisition finance to real estate finance and general corporate lending, with a focus on fund finance. Prior to…

DLA Piper named Law Firm of the Year at Real Estate Capital Europe Awards

August 26th, 2024Hisyu0 Comments

Global law firm DLA Piper has once again been named Law Firm of the Year at this year’s Real Estate Capital Europe Awards, recognizing successes in Europe’s property lending market over the previous twelve months. The recognition reflects a successful year for the firm’s global real estate finance platform, which continues to advise on some of Europe’s most significant financings. In the past year, the firm has supported the EUR1.45 billion financing of Futbol Club Barcelona for the renovation of the Spotify Camp Nou; the GBP 243 million funding by ICG Real Estate for a landmark build-to-rent project in London;…