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India’s economic growth forecasts continue to moderate in the near term, though future forecasts are slightly more optimistic. The government is considering several policy revamps and framework upgrades to boost foreign investment and increase revenue. The judicial system’s digitisation has progressed steadily over the years. Asian Development Bank. The Asian Development Bank...

DLA Piper has added Jake Robson as a partner in its Singapore office, continuing the firm’s run of senior lateral hires across the region this year. Robson joins from Greenberg Traurig, where he spent more than two years as co-managing shareholder and head of the firm’s South and Southeast Asia M&A practice. His move follows […]

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Global law firm Freshfields has announced the appointment of Private Capital partner Sean Donovan to its Global M&A and Capital Markets practice in Singapore. Donovan rejoins Freshfields from Permira, where he served as a Managing Director for six years across Hong Kong, Singapore and London. Before Permira, Donovan worked in Freshfields’ private capital M&A team […]<...

Linklaters is delighted to announce that Alun Evans will rejoin the firm in August as a partner in its corporate practice in Singapore. Alun has over 20 years’ experience advising on M&A and joint ventures across the Asia-Pacific region. He has a strong track record of advising private capital investors and corporates on a range […]

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