Two Sidley Matters Named 2026 Asia Legal Awards “Deals of the Year”

Two Sidley matters have been recognized as “Deals of the Year” at the Law.com 2026 Asia Legal Awards. The Stonepeak-Princeton Digital Group US$1.3 billion investment has been honored as the “Private Equity Deal of the Year,” and the Sino-Ocean Group US$6 billion offshore debt restructuring has won the “Restructuring and Insolvency Matter of the Year” award.

Sidley advised Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, on its US$1.3 billion preferred equity investment into Princeton Digital Group (PDG), a leading developer and operator of internet infrastructure. Stonepeak’s long-term capital will support PDG’s next phase of growth, including greenfield development and M&A, across both established and emerging Asia-Pacific markets.

Sidley represented Sino-Ocean Group Holding Limited (Sino-Ocean) in its restructuring of approximately US$6 billion in offshore debt. This restructuring is the first-ever “cram across” in which Hong Kong-governed debt was used to cram down English law-governed debt through a twin Part 26A Restructuring Plan and Hong Kong scheme of arrangement; it was also the first time that a company in the China real estate sector has used an English Restructuring Plan.

The annual awards, now in their 13th year, celebrate the most significant transactions, cases, and legal work that have shaped the industry across Asia.