Adam Furber, Head of Simpson Thacher’s Asia Investment Funds Practice, was named “Investment Funds Lawyer of the Year” as part of the Asian Lawyer’s 2020 Asia Legal Awards. Additionally, the Firm was honored for advising Alibaba in its record-breaking Hong Kong IPO, which was named “Securities Deal of the Year: Equity,” and for advising SoftBank in its $30 billion transaction involving Z Holdings Corporation—the parent company of Yahoo! Japan—and its business integration with LINE Corporation, which was honored as “M&A Deal of the Year: North Asia.”
The annual Asia Legal Awards, hosted by The Asian Lawyer in association with The American Lawyer, China Law & Practice and Legal Week, recognizes the top lawyers, law firms, and in-house teams in the region.
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