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From Indonesia’s resource-rich, onshore EV supply chain, to Hong Kong’s suite of sophisticated primary market products, experts assess the opportunity on offer to both regions’ capital markets, following formal signature of a strategic partnership between HKEX and IDX last week.
Date Time Share Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung advises Egypt’s Elsewedy on strategic entry into Southeast Asia through acquisition of Indonesian power Herbert Smith Freehills’ longstanding assocuate firm Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung has advised Elsewedy Transformers Indonesia Holding Ltd, a subsidiary of Egypt’s El Sewedy Electric Co S.A.E., on its first investment in Southeast Asia. Elsewedy acquired 95% of the shares in power transformer manufacturer CG Power Systems Indonesia from CG Power Systems Belgium NV. The Egyptian multinational electrical company manufactures and sells integrate...
Herbert Smith Freehills and its longstanding associate firm Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung have advised two major shareholders in Southeast Asia ecommerce...
Although the COVID-19 pandemic ensured Indonesia’s GDP is expected to contract by 1 percent in 2020, Southeast Asia’s largest economy is set to bounce back strongly this year. Lawyers in the country talk about how the pandemic impacted their work, and also some of the important lessons they have taken away from this period. At the time of writing, Indonesia’s massive vaccination drive is underway, with President Joko Widodo having been the most high-profile recipient. And the vaccine is expected to provide a much needed shot in the arm to Indonesia’s economy. The country’s GDP i...