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In-house Counsel Awards 2026
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Firms advise on GPU developer Biren’s HKD5.6bn Hong Kong IPO
Chinese GPU developer Biren Technology listed on HKEX’s main board on 2 January, first of its kind to go public
Firms advise Geely on taking electric carmaker Zeekr private
Simpson Thacher, Fangda Partners, Davis Polk, Ogier, KWM, Latham & Watkins and Maples Groupadvised Geely on a USD2.4 billion deal to take electric carmaker Zeekr private and delist it from the NYSE
Firms chart lidar maker Hesai’s HKD4.16bn Hong Kong IPO
Cleary, Fangda, Maples, Freshfields and Jingtian advised Hesai’s HK debut, raising HKD4.16b, a four-year record
Quintet steers Alibaba’s USD5bn dual-currency bond
Simpson Thacher, Maples, Fangda, Sidley Austin, Jingtian & Gongcheng advised Alibaba’s USD5B issue of USD/RMB senior notes
Quintet guides Alibaba’s USD5bn dual-currency bond
Five law firms advised Alibaba’s USD5B issue of USD/RMB senior notes, Asia-Pacific's biggest corporate bond this year
HFW hires seven-strong construction team from MinterEllison
Former co-heads of the construction, infrastructure and projects team at MinterEllison’s Hong Kong office, Steven Yip and Malcolm Chin
Hesai becomes the largest Chinese IPO in the US after DiDi
Hesai Technology, a China-based developer of sensors used in autonomous driving, raised USD190 million on its Nasdaq debut, becoming the largest Chinese IPO in the US capital markets since October 2021
