Cleary Gottlieb served as transaction counsel in connection with Lotte Shopping Co., Ltd.’s Regulation S offering of US$400 million 3.875% Notes due 2016. The Notes are listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange. Citi and BNP Paribas acted as joint lead managers. The offering closed on April 7, 2011.
Lotte Shopping is a leading retailer in Korea with the largest chain of department stores in Korea, as well as chains of various discount stores, supermarkets, convenience stores and restaurants and an expanding retail presence in Russia, China and southeast Asia.