Tag: IPO

About 13 firms advised Guangzhou-based Pony.ai and WeRide on HKEX IPOs, raising HKD6.7b and HKD2.39b

Paul Hastings has hired Zhou Quan as a partner in Hong Kong, expanding its Greater China capital markets and M&A practice.

Jingtian & Gongcheng and Commerce & Finance advised Eswin on its RMB4.6b (USD634.5m) SSE Star Market listing

Clifford Chance, Qiyuan, Ashurst, Linklaters and Jingtian advised Sany Heavy on its HKEX debut, raising HKD13.5b

Baker McKenzie, DeHeng and others advised CIG Shanghai on its HKEX debut, raising HKD4.6b (USD589m)

SAM, CAM, Khaitan & Co and Latham & Watkins advised on Meesho’s proposed USD483 million IPO in India

Davis Polk, C&F, Harneys, Linklaters and Jingtian & Gongcheng advised JST Group on its HKD2.09bn HKEX IPO on 21 Oct

Tata Capital launches India’s largest NBFC IPO led by top law firms

Trilegal advises Laser Power & Infra on its INR12 billion IPO in India

Latham & Watkins, Zenith, DeHeng and others advised on Zijin Gold International’s HKD25b HKEX debut

Ex-Kudun partners have launched Mediums, a new Thai law firm focused on M&A and business rehabilitation

Chery raised HKD9.14b (USD1.2b) in its Hong Kong debut, marking the city’s largest carmaker IPO so far this year

As capital markets resurrect, how can businesses capitalise on opportunities amid risks and nagging uncertainties?

Cleary, Fangda, Maples, Freshfields and Jingtian advised Hesai’s HK debut, raising HKD4.16b, a four-year record

DeHeng, World Law and Han Kun advised Dahon Tech on its HKD392m IPO, Hong Kong’s most subscribed listing at 7,558 times

Charles Russell Speechlys has expanded its corporate practice by hiring ex-Squire Patton Boggs partners Francis Li and Wendy Fong in HK

Cooley hires David He in Singapore to expand its venture capital practice

Kirkland, Jingtian & Gongcheng and Maples advised AUX Electric on its HKEX debut, raising HKD3.99b (USD511m)

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Clifford Chance, Grandall, KWM, Freshfields, and Commerce & Finance advised on SICC’s HKD2 billion HKEX debut, issuing 47.75 million H shares at HKD42.8 each

Hogan Lovells, TT&A and Khaitan & Co are advising on Milky Mist’s INR20.35 billion IPO

Cyril Amarchand, Trilegal and White & Case advised on Anthem Biosciences’ INR33.95 billion IPO, oversubscribed nearly 64 times

E-Town Semiconductor raises RMB2.5bn in Star Market debut with help from KWM and Zhong Lun Law Firm

Horizon Robotics raises HKD4.67bn via share placement and top-up deal, among HK’s largest capital market deals in 2025

Skadden, KWM, Appleby, Latham & Watkins and Han Kun advised on CaoCao’s HKD1.85 billion HKEX listing, marking Geely’s 10th listed company

Haitian raised HKD10.1 billion in its HKEX debut, with top firms advising on the year’s second-largest main board IPO

China now allows GBA firms listed on HKEX to seek secondary listings on SZSE under applicable policies

DeHeng and Jingtian & Gongcheng advised Insta360 on its RMB1.9b IPO debut on Shanghai’s Star Market after 5 years

Heilongjiang Tianyouwei Electronics raised RMB3.74bn in Shanghai's biggest A-share IPO so far this year

Eric Chow & Co. has hired capital markets specialist Liu Kung-wei as a partner

Shashwat Tewary has joined Cooley’s Singapore office as a capital markets partner, bringing 16 years of regional experience

Baker McKenzie FenXun hires four Wilson Sonsini experts for its Greater China team

Baker McKenzie hires capital markets expert Alexander Stathopoulos

Pillsbury’s HK office became a solicitors’ firm on 13 March and hired capital markets partner Samuel Ng that month

The BVI is Asia’s key partner, offering flexible and cost-effective solutions for global cross-border structuring

SPACs are transforming markets, reshaping IPOs, and driving bold investments with their innovative structure and growth potential

Mixue Group raised HKD3.46 billion in its HKEX debut

LG CNS’s KRW1.2 trillion IPO, South Korea’s largest since 2022, was guided by Quartet of firms

Timothy Franklyn has joined Fox & Mandal as deputy managing partner and capital markets head in Bengaluru

Explore key trends and challenges in private equity disputes in China and India

Discover key advancements in capital markets law in Taiwan and Hong Kong

Baker McKenzie KLP JV has added arbitration veteran Sean Sung Woo Lim as a partner in Seoul

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co, and White & Case advised on Niva Bupa Health Insurance's IPO

Swiggy's USD1.35 billion IPO on November 13, 2024, became India's second-largest debut in 2024

Top firms, including Anderson Mori, Mori Hamada, Davis Polk, and Simpson Thacher, are advising Kioxia on its USD4.8 billion Tokyo IPO

Khaitan & Co, JSA, and Hogan Lovells advised on the USD515 million IPO of Waaree Energies, India’s largest solar module maker

Hyundai Motor India has appointed Amitabh Lal Das as Chief Legal Officer to support its growth after a historic IPO

Han Kun Law Offices has added partner Steve Lin to enhance its capital markets team

Amitabh Das is the new Chief Legal Officer at Hyundai Motor India, bringing nearly 30 years of experience

Shardul Amarchand, Latham & Watkins, White & Case, and Cyril Amarchand advised on Hyundai Motor India’s USD3.3 billion IPO

Hyundai Motor India's $3.3 billion IPO is the largest in India, marking its first listing outside South Korea

Horizon Robotics raised HKD5.4 billion in its IPO, despite past losses

Vivian Yiu joined as a partner, and Huang Ke became a foreign registered lawyer at the same office

Clifford Chance, Zhong Lun Law Firm, Maples Group, K&L Gates, Wilson Sonsini and JunHe have advised on Black Sesame International’s IPO

Davis Polk, KWM, Ogier, Han Kun, Simpson Thacher, Fangda Partners,and Sidley Austin advise on Zeekr's USD441m NYSE listing

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s current co-chief operating officer Bonnie Chan will replace chief executive Nicolas Aguzin, becoming the first female CEO of the HKEX

Maserati’s holding company Stellantis has acquired a 20% stake in new-energy carmaker Leapmotor for USD1.6 billion

Seven law firms assisted various parties involved in the Samhi Hotels IPO on the NSE and BSE, raising USD164 million for the Indian hospitality giant

O’Melveny, Grandall, Carey Olsen, HSF and Jia Yuan assisted Tiantu Capital in completing its USD144 million IPO on HKEX, making it the first mainland PE/VC company to list in the city

Four law firms have facilitated ImmuneOnco Biopharmaceuticals’ USD40.7 million IPO on the HKEX, breaking a 50-day hiatus in listings on the Hong Kong bourse

Vietnamese law firm YKVN and international counterpart Latham & Watkins have assisted carmaker VinFast in a merger and Nasdaq listing

SAM guided ideaForge Technology in its groundbreaking IPO, paving the way for India's drone manufacturing industry

Zhong Lun Law Firm and Haiwen & Partners advised on Huaqin Technology’s IPO on the SSE, raising USD811.56 million from listing 724.25 million A shares

Llinks, Herbert Smith Freehills and AllBright have advised Hua Hong Semiconductor’s USD 2.95 billion IPO on the Star Market, making it the largest A-share listing to date this year

Six law firms acted on Keep’s HKD313 million (USD40 million) IPO, marking the Chinese online fitness platform’s success

Five law firms advised on a secondary offering of American depository shares (ADS) of hotel chain Atour Lifestyle Holdings worth USD98 million

The first compulsory delisting of stocks due to fraudulent IPOs and disclosure violations on the Star Market in Shanghai raises questions on the intermediaries’ role as capital markets gatekeepers

China’s Zhong Lun Law Firm and Carey Olsen advised Chinese chip design company Smarter Micro’s IPO on the Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market on 16 May, raising RMB1.5 billion (USD22.16 million)

Cooley has revamped its Asian leadership, appointing its first partners in charge of the Hong Kong and Beijing offices, and resolving the succession of Christina Zhang, head of the Shanghai branch for more than a decade

With rapidly escalating ESG awareness and evolving policies, China is embracing a robust wave of green investment

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) and Haiwen & Partners acted on Nexchip Semiconductor Corporation’s USD1.44 billion IPO on the Star Market, the largest A-sh are listing to date this year

Luzhu Biotechnology debuted on the HKEX through chapter 18A, the first biotech company without any revenue or profits to be listed this year, raising USD43.45 million

The debut of 10 companies on the main boards on the SSE and SZSE kicked off a registration-based IPO system in China on 10 April

With the advantages brought by the Third Circuit Court waning, Jiangsu law firms are seeking new avenues to maintain a market position in line with the province’s economic dominance

Notable IPOs, De-SPAC, bond issuance, joint venture, license agreement, and loans in March and their legal advisors

As part of our annual exploration of billing rates, we decided to begin analysing specific sectors for an insight into how fee practices vary

Tian Yuan Law Firm’s Shanghai-based managing partner Xu Ping has moved to Han Kun Law Offices to strengthen the latter’s capital markets capability

Trilegal advised on the initial public offering (IPO) of Sula Vineyards, India’s largest wine producer, which debuted on India’s stock market on 22 December 2022

Steven Hsu, a former corporate partner at Sidley Austin, has joined Paul Hastings as a Hong Kong-based partner to expand its capital markets practice

3D Medicines, an oncology medical research and development company, tapped Han Kun Law Firm’s intellectual property services during preparations for its HKD430 million Hong Kong IPO, to protect multiple patented drugs

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has introduced pre-filing or confidential filing or the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) by companies planning to go public

Gaush Meditech, the fourth largest ophthalmic medical device company in China, raised HKD672 million (USD86.34 million) in its Hong Kong listing, offering a total of 13.06 million shares at HKD51.4 per share

Trilegal has advised Keystone Realtors, promoters of Mumbai-based real estate business Rustomjee, on its INR6.3 billion (USD76.3 million) IPO

The SEBI in its board meeting on 30 September announced a number of modifications to various laws, which included stricter disclosure rules for initial public offerings (IPOs)

Leading nickel producer and trader Lygend Resources & Technology sold its shares at HKD15.8 apiece to raise HKD3.67 billion (USD470 million) in a Hong Kong IPO

Trilegal advised Harsha Engineers International on the company’s INR7.55 billion (USD92.86 million) IPO of INR4.55 billion worth of new shares and shareholders selling INR3 billion in stock

Hand tools manufacturer GreatStar Industrial began selling its global depository receipts (GDR) on the SIX Swiss Exchange after raising USD155 million on its IPO

Linklaters, Shu Jin Law Firm, Niederer Kraft Frey, Jingtian & Gongcheng and Freshfields assisted parties in lithium battery maker Sunwoda Electronic, raising USD440 million on its global depository receipts (GDR) listing in Switzerland

China’s biggest privately owned vaccine group AIM Vaccine enlisted legal advice from Sullivan & Cromwell (S&C) and Jingtian & Gongcheng for its debut on the HKEX

Bharucha & Partners, DSK Legal and Duane Morris & Selvam advised parties involved in the IPO of India’s largest airport services aggregator platform DreamFolks

Davis Polk, Han Kun Law Offices and Maples Group advised NYSE-listed Tencent Music Entertainment Group’s debut on the HKEX in a secondary listing by introduction

China Tourism Group Duty Free (CTG Duty Free), the world’s largest travel retailer, has raised HKD16.24 billion (USD2.07 billion) from its IPO on the HKEX on 25 August

A Tencent-backed Chinese drama series company, Linmon Media, has raised HKD420 million (USD53.5 million) from its IPO on the HKEX

Tech companies must beware of unwanted side effects from these co-operation agreements – ones that may even plague any eventual IPO

Under the current system, the time-honoured main boards are highly recognised by the market and public investors, inclusive with corporate positioning and mature in terms of rules and standards

Chinese property platform KE overcame significant hurdles to complete a dual-primary listing via introduction on the HKEX with weighted voting rights (WVR) in the first such so-called “homecoming” debut in Hong Kong

Jia Yuan Law Offices advised AVIC Chengdu UAS on an RMB4.37 billion (USD649 million) IPO on the Star Market of the SSE, surpassing the initial target of RMB1.64 billion

China’s largest consumer genetic testing platform Mega Genomics raised HKD215.3 million (USD27.6 million) from its IPO on the HKEX

China’s third largest online logistics platform has debuted on the Hong Kong bourse – a move that summoned the strike of the gong back to the trading floor

NaaS Technology has been listed on Nasdaq through a merger with US company RISE Education Cayman in a deal that makes NaaS the third China concepts stock to go public in the US this year and the first IPO for an electric-vehicle charging-services provider

Tao Fuwu, Chief Legal Officer of Coudwalk Group, one of the “four AI dragons in china”, shares his views on current legal and compliance requirements on AI ethics

Gujarat-based Venus Pipes & Tubes was advised by L&L Partners in an IPO that received a huge response from retail investors

Microsoft Corp invested USD200 million in the business-to-business e-commerce unicorn Udaan for its debt financing round through convertible notes

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed to offer companies floating shares to confidentially “pre-file” the offer document with them