Tag: Capital markets

Montage Technology, a leading provider of data processing and interconnect chips, listed on the HKEX on 9 February, raising USD901 million

Han’s CNC Technology debuted on the HKEX main board on 6 February, raising HKD4.83 billion (USD618 million)

Kuaishou Technology has issued its first offshore bonds, raising the equivalent of USD2 billion through a dual-currency offering

Muyuan Foods, the world’s largest pig breeder, debuted on the HKEX on 6 February, raising HKD10.68 billion. Fangda, Clifford Chance, KWM and Kirkland & Ellis provided legal services

Dong Ho Yoo, the new head of Jipyong Vietnam as of 1 February, has unveiled his plans to strengthen the firm’s existing services

Linklaters has appointed capital markets partner William Liu as the chair of Asia, tasking him with advancing the firm’s strategy in this region

Health drinks producer Eastroc Beverage has debuted on the HKEX, raising HKD10.1 billion. HSF Kramer, DeHeng , Jia Yuan and O’Melveny advised on the listing

Withers has appointed former Sidley Austin partner Raymond Oh as a senior partner based in Hong Kong and Singapore, where he will lead the firm’s corporate practice

Rajendra Patil has joined SNG & Partners as a partner in its banking & finance practice at the Mumbai office

Market reforms, investor activity and fundraising trends highlight the investment ecosystems in Hong Kong and Taiwan

Snack retailer Busy Ming raised HKD 3.67 bn in its HKEX IPO. Clifford Chance, CM Law Firm, Cleary Gottlieb, Jingtian & Gongcheng and Han Kun advised on the transaction

Jia Yuan Law Offices has opened an office in Changsha, marking another expansion move following the opening of its Wuhan office

Zhong Lun Law Firm has recently established a branch office in Xi’an, marking its first presence in northwest China and its 17th office worldwide

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM), Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co (SAM), Trilegal and Sidley Austin guided parties involved inglobal SaaS company Amagi Media Labs’ IPO

K&L Gates has rehired Lu Guiping as a partner at the Hong Kong office to strengthen its international debt and equity capital markets practice

Bangkok-based Pisut & Partners has strengthened its corporate and commercial practice group with the addition of partners Kru Sukcharoen and Panida Doungrutana

Squire Patton Boggs has expanded its Singapore-based global corporate practice group, hiring partner Philip Lee and his team

Fresh off his reappointment as Norton Rose Fulbright’s managing partner for Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific (EMEAPAC)

Deppon Logistics has recently proposed a voluntary delisting from the SSE in a bid to align with evolving sector trends

Indonesian firm ADCO Law has bolstered its leadership with the appointment of Aditya Kesha Wijayanto as co-managing partner, effective 5 January 2026

Chinese chip supplier GigaDevice listed on the HKEX main board on 13 January, raising about HKD4.68 billion (USD600 million)

Marking the largest IPO to date by an AI LLM company, advised by eight law firms

Kudun and Partners has expanded its capital markets practice by appointing Putthimes Thanarersk, a 32-year veteran

SEBI tightens and expands the regulatory framework governing merchant bankers in India

AI drug discovery firm Insilico Medicine listed on the HKEX main board on 30 December 2025

Caught between national ambition and market reality, law firms in Chengdu and Chongqing are reshaping their paths

Former NSE vice president Ajit Sinha joins Angel One as general counsel

Chinese GPU developer Biren Technology listed on HKEX’s main board on 2 January, first of its kind to go public

TT&A, Ashurst and Latham & Watkins advised on TotalEnergies Renewables’ INR31.8bn sale of Adani Green shares

Jingtian & Gongcheng opened a Chongqing office on 19 December 2025, its 11th nationwide and second in southwest China

Zhong Lun adds Leonard Lou as counsel in Beijing and hires Wu Kaiqi and Yu Jiakai as regional partners

Haiwen & Partners hires Zheng Jianhao as a Hong Kong partner to strengthen its offshore capital markets and financing practice

King & Wood Mallesons has hired Lisa Yuan as an international partner, bolstering the firm's cross-border and international capital markets practice

Jingtian & Gongcheng adds Lin Qing, Yang Junjun and Li Xinwei to its Beijing office, boosting expertise in M&A, capital markets and cross-border investment

Han Kun Law Offices has strengthened its Beijing-based criminal and corporate compliance practices

DeHeng Law Offices has advised China Railway Construction Corporation on its first offshore green bond issuance, which raised RMB 4 billion

Merits & Tree Law Offices hires Fu Yi and Enya Yang as partners to strengthen its Shanghai capital markets practice

Jia Yuan Law Offices opens a Wuhan branch, expanding its Central China presence and strengthening regional capital markets services

W&H Law Firm has opened a Foshan office, its 56th branch worldwide, strengthening its presence in the Greater Bay Area

Novosense Microelectronics raised over HKD2.2b in its HKEX debut, with multiple firms advising on the IPO

Yenlex Partners opened a Shenzhen branch, expanding into the Greater Bay Area after its 2023 Hangzhou launch

Moore Threads raised nearly RMB8bn in its 5 December Star Market debut, becoming China’s first domestic GPU stock, with Jingtian & Gongcheng and Jia Yuan advising on the IPO

When it comes to value contribution, there is more about an in-house counsel’s role than meets the eye

China’s push to codify capital market rules is making securities market governance increasingly systematic and structured

The Visionaries: We announce the top lawyers who have driven change and served legal society for the past year

Ashurst has hired Chihiro Ashizawa as a partner in Tokyo to strengthen its Japanese law and cross-border financing capabilities

Sunac secured Hong Kong court approval for its USD9.6 billion offshore debt restructuring, backed by over 98% of creditors

MinterEllison hires Lee Horan in Sydney to strengthen its M&A, private equity, and capital markets practice

A look at how PSE general counsel Veronica Del Rosario is driving transformation and growth at the Philippine Stock Exchange

Groww’s INR761 billion NSE IPO saw leading firms advise on complex multi-shareholder and regulatory aspects

Greenberg Traurig strengthens its Singapore team with Ashok Lalwani and Shih-Chi Pan to boost cross-border and India-focused legal capabilities across Asia

Greenberg Traurig has hired Ashok Lalwani, a former Baker McKenzie leader, to expand its cross-border and India-focused corporate practice in Singapore

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

Former SEBI executive Vanya Singh joins Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas as a partner in Mumbai

TSMP Law hired former MAS deputy director Harsharan Kaur to lead its investigations and financial regulatory practice

Veteran lawyer Wang Weidong has joined Jingtian & Gongcheng in Beijing as a partner, bringing more than 30 years of experienc

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)

Canara HSBC Life Insurance raised INR25.16 billion in its IPO with leading law firms advising

Runwal Developers plans a major INR20 billion IPO, advised by Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and Trilegal

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

Grandall and JunHe advised COSCO Shipping Energy on its RMB8bn private placement, one of China’s largest in 2 years

Zhong Lun Law Firm’s Hong Kong office expands capital markets team with former Sidley Austin partner Renee Xiong

Market shakeups lead to increasingly complex dispute issues and novel investor strategies to resolve them

Enterprises face rising criminal and compliance risks, highlighting the need for stronger legal safeguards and risk prevention

Clifford Chance, He Ping, Slaughter and May, and Linklaters advise on HSBC’s HKD106b Hang Seng Bank privatization

Haiwen & Partners hires ex-Paul Hastings partners Fan Chaobo and Crystal Liu to strengthen Hong Kong practice

Zhong Lun expands its capital markets practice with new Hong Kong partner Wu Hao

The Revenue of 111 Chinese law firms depicts a struggling legal market and a rampant race for survival

CSRC and Ministry of Finance propose raising whistleblower rewards to RMB1m, with consultation open until 30 Oct

LG Electronics India launches USD1.3 billion IPO advised by top law firms

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

Hogan Lovells and Dentons Link Legal advise on Amber Enterprises India’s USD118m QIP

Slaughter and May and Deacons advised MTR Corporation on its HKD30b (USD3.86b) syndicated green term loan

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

Global Law Office has recently hired three lawyers to strengthen its life sciences and financing practice

Linklaters, Fangda, and Jingtian advised on Alibaba’s USD3.2b zero-coupon convertible senior notes offering

K&L Gates has decided to close its 21-year-old Beijing office as its new leadership team shuffles the firm’s real estate footprint

Baker McKenzie, FenXun Partners, King & Wood Mallesons, Linklaters and Haiwen & Partners have assisted China Pacific Insurance (CPIC)

Hong Kong boutique Hauzen, allied with AnJie Broad, has hired fintech specialist Jay Lee as partner, ex-K&L Gates

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

David Wang, ex-head of Paul Hastings’ Beijing and Shanghai offices, and partner Meka Meng have joined Hogan Lovells to boost M&A

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

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

Yoon & Yang boosts its M&A team with partners Jin Kook Lee and So Yeon Yoon

Trilegal advised Jefferies on a USD 1.34 billion block trade in Bharti Airtel

DOCVIT Law Firm allied with Hong Kong’s Loong & Yeung to boost capital markets, litigation, arbitration, and family wealth

Landing Law hires Lin Lei as senior partner in Shanghai to boost capital markets practice

RPC has hired Hilda Chan as partner in Hong Kong to expand its corporate and tech advisory practice across Greater China and Asia

Jia Yuan boosts Hong Kong team with Howard Chan as partner and Feng Wenxing as counsel

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

NTT DC REIT launches SGD988 million IPO on SGX, the largest REIT listing in over a decade

Gordon Davidson and Fergus Saurin join Broadfield’s first overseas office in Hong Kong

Wu Yuting joins RedNote as the tech company's general counsel after nearly 15 years at Skadden

Haiwen & Partners has strengthened its Hong Kong capital markets practice

Han Kun Law Offices has announced on 19 June the launch of its Silicon Valley office in California, US

JunHe opens Chongqing office, its 15th globally, to support demand in the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle in SW China

As Hong Kong IPOs regain momentum, how should mainland China companies navigate this fundraising opportunity?

How income indicators and sales expenses impact risks in pharmaceutical IPOs under regulatory scrutiny

Oishika Dasgupta returns to CAM as capital markets partner in Mumbai

DaHui Lawyers adds PE partner Jason Song to its Shanghai team

Jia Yuan adds 4 capital markets lawyers in HK & Beijing to expand its cross-border finance team

Linklaters advised IFC on Hong Kong’s first HKD5B public social bond issuance

CATL raised HKD35.7 billion in its Hong Kong debut, marking the city’s largest IPO in four years and accelerating the company’s global expansion

China’s CATL raised HKD35.7 billion in Hong Kong’s largest IPO in four years, boosting its global expansion and the city’s fundraising stature

Wilson Sonsini hires Chu Yang as corporate partner in Hong Kong to bolster its Asian team after recent departures

K&L Gates hires Greater China IPO expert Janney Chong in Hong Kong

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

Cooley has hired Shashwat Tewary from Sidley Austin as a partner in Singapore, boosting their Indian and Southeast Asian capital markets expertise