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Conyers acts as Cayman counsel to medical technology company Stryker

Conyers-Dill-Pearman-logo1Conyers Dill & Pearman has acted as Cayman Islands counsel to Stryker Corporation on the voluntary general offer for and subsequent compulsory acquisition of all the shares in Trauson Holdings Co Ltd, previously listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Stryker specialises in reconstructive, medical and surgical technologies, as well as neurotechnology and spine products.

David Lamb, a partner in Conyers’ Hong Kong office, advised on this matter and worked alongside Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.

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Conyers Dill & Pearman advises on Bermuda law aspects of Randall & Quilter restructuring

Conyers Dill & Pearman’s London and Bermuda teams have advised the Randall & Quilter Group as to Bermuda law on its corporate restructuring by way of a scheme of arrangement under the UK Companies Act 2006 between Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings plc (Old R&Q) and its members, as sanctioned by the High Court of England and Wales.

The Randall & Quilter Group is a specialist non-life insurance investor, service provider and underwriting manager and the parent company has been listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange since 2007.

The scheme resulted in the creation of a new Bermuda incorporated holding company of the Randal & Quilter Group, with the name Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd (New R&Q) and the ordinary shares in New R&Q were admitted to trading on AIM on 5 July 2013.

Pursuant to the scheme, shareholders in Old R&Q exchanged their shares for ordinary shares in New R&Q with the cancellation of the Old R&Q shares from trading on AIM.

Conyers lawyers Charles Collis and Veronica Strande of the London office and Michael Frith and Carol Clarke of the Bermuda office advised on the matter.

Mills & Reeve advised as to English law aspects of the transaction.

Conyers advises on $688m privatisation of 7 Days Group Holdings by way of merger

Conyers Dill & Pearman has acted as Cayman counsel to Carlyle Asia Investment Advisors, Sequoia Capital China Advisors and Actis LP in the privatisation of 7 Days Holdings by way of merger.

David Lamb and Angie Chu, based in the law firm’s Hong Kong office, worked on the $688m (£448m) privatisation alongside Kirkland & Ellis and Skadden, Arps, Slade, Meagher & Flom.

Conyers advises Bestgain Real Estate Lyra on $2bn medium-term note programme

Anna Chong from Conyers Dill & Pearman has advised Real Estate Lyra on the establishment of a $2bn (£1.3bn) medium-term note programme.

Conyers provided BVI legal advice to Bestgain Real Estate Lyra, a wholly owned subsidiary of Vanke Real Estate (Hong Kong) Company (Vanke HK), which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of China Vanke Company.

The legal advice was in connection with the establishment of the $2bn guaranteed medium-term note programme relating to the issue of medium-term notes by Bestgain Real Estate Lyra and guaranteed by Vanke HK.

Chong, from Conyers’ Hong Kong office worked alongside David Polk & Wardwell and Zhong Lun Law Firm on the matter

China Vanke Co also entered into a keepwell deed in favour of the arranging banks in respect of certain financial undertakings and ownership of the issuer and the guarantor.

Conyers advises Luxoft Holding on New York Stock Exchange IPO

Conyers Dill & Pearman has advised Luxoft Holding, a provider of software development services and IT solutions, on its initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange.

Audrey Robertson of Conyers’ British Virgin Islands office acted as counsel on the matter.

Conyers worked alongside White & Case, Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Salans and Sayenko Kharenko Law Offices.

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