The largest recent transactions, all worth at least $500 million, involving targets or acquirors from each of six Asian jurisdic-
tions or regions: Australia, Japan, Greater China, Southeast Asia, India, and South Korea. All deals were announced between
April 1, 2011, and September 1, 2011. Deals that were pending at press time are starred (*). Research by mergermarket and
Rebecca Geiger.
AUSTRALIA
Target: Petrohawk Energy Corporation
Counsel: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Counsel for financial adviser Goldman, Sachs & Co.: Latham &
Watkins
Bidder: BHP Billiton Ltd
Counsel: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius; Sullivan & Cromwell
Value: $12 billion
Target: Foster’s Group Limited*
JAPAN
Target: Nycomed A/S (excluding U.S. business)
Counsel: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Sellers: Nordic Capital Funds V and VI a.k.a. Nordic Capital; DLJ
Merchant Banking Partners; Coller International Partners IV and
V; Avista Capital Partners
Counsel: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; White & Case
Bidder: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
Counsel: Bech-Bruun; CMS Cameron McKenna; Edwards
Wildman Palmer
Counsel for debt provider Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation:
Allen & Overy
Value: $13.7 billion
Target: Aleadri-Schinni Participações e Repreatações S.A. ( 50.45%
stake)
CHINA/HONG KONG
Target: China Construction Bank Corporation ( 5.44% stake)
Seller: Bank of America Corporation
Counsel: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
