Tag: Capital markets

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

GLO hires four new partners in Chengdu, Shanghai, Shenzhen & Beijing, boosting regional and practice capabilities

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

Sullivan & Cromwell and Clifford Chance advise on ENN Energy’s USD11.6B privatisation, involving H shares, HKEX delisting, and regulatory compliance

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

Bharucha & Partners appointed Vishnu Dutt U, Kaushik Moitra, Sneha Jaisingh, and Swathi Girimaji as equity partners

Wilson Sonsini, based in Silicon Valley, confirms closing its Beijing office after deciding not to renew its lease

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

Jones Day expands its financial markets team, adding partner Kong Ming and counsel Dominic Sze to its Hong Kong branch

Investors favor local assets over global ones, showing home bias

Ankur Loona and his team of 10 lawyers have joined Dentons Link Legal’s capital markets practice in Mumbai

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

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

The Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) decision to introduce a new asset class within the mutual fund framework

Based on insights from in-house counsel and top business leaders, India Business Law Journal celebrates India’s most popular lawyers making the A-List

Hylands boosts its Beijing office with new partners Liu Xinlei, Luo Bing, and Liu Fei

The Ministry of Finance amended the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-Debt Instrument) Rules, 2019, in August 2024 to boost foreign direct investment    

Kaushik Mukherjee has joined IndusLaw as an equity partner in the capital markets practice, based in Mumbai

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

Simon Chen is the new managing partner of Wei Tu's Shanghai branch

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

HSBC issued Hong Kong's first private digital bond for HKD1 billion

Stephenson Harwood advised PDS on the UAE aspects of its INR4.3 billion (USD51 million) qualified institutional placement on Indian markets

Jia Yuan added 10 from A&O Shearman, led by Wanda Woo, and partners Daisy Qi and Wang Tiantian

Wintell & Co is opening its first overseas branch in Singapore to expand its legal practices

Tilleke & Gibbins hires Pootranon and Krailadsiri for Bangkok capital markets and tax

PN Gadgil, a fast-growing Indian jewelry brand, launched its IPO on September 17 on the NSE

Shin & Kim bolstered its financial regulatory team by adding new partner Seongkoo Cheong, a South Korean derivatives regulations expert

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

Global Law Office has added partners Ryan Ren, Yan Shiye, Cai Ying, and Le Yuxin

China's capital market faces tighter regulation, fewer new listings, and renewed interest in key international markets

Linklaters and CAM advised on Piramal Capital's debut USD300m senior sustainability notes due in 2028, marking its first overseas bond

Han Kun Law Offices has brought on Wang Yu, a seasoned capital markets expert, as a partner at its New York office

Stephenson Harwood's Singapore alliance firm, Virtus Law, appoints partner Eunice Yao to bolster expertise in capital markets, M&A, and fintech

Dani Indrawan has joined ARKO Law as a partner, enhancing its banking and finance practice

Burgeon Law has secured the addition of Ketan Mukhija as a senior partner and Abhinav Agnihotri as a partner from Dentons Link Legal

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has published amendments to the SEBI

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), in a on 30 April 2024, has approved a new regulatory framework

The IFSCA has announced significant changes aimed at simplifying the process for financial companies

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has given the green light for the trial launch of the optional T+0 settlement

Haiwen & Partners advises Sinopec on RMB12 billion A-share private placement, led by domestic and Hong Kong partners

SEBI has mandated the reporting of investor demise by market participants and introduced a centralised reporting mechanism through know your customer (KYC) registration agencies

Zhonglun W&D Law Firm adds partners Chen Xirong and Shaw Liu, boosting practice areas: financing, investments, capital markets, and dispute resolution

SEBI’s fixed-price mechanism to face challenges as the 90% delisting threshold remains for companies

Following stagnation on the GEM, the HKEX is seeking to revitalise its second board but there are concerns the revamp will crimp rather than promote activity as has occurred after the SPAC reforms

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has introduced an online dispute resolution system to ease dispute settlements in the Indian securities market

SAT is dissatisfied with SEBI's order on Punit Goenka, ex-MD of Zee, barring him from key managerial positions in the group

India’s top listed companies must investigate and correct market rumours within hours under new rules from the SEBI

Syndia Liu, formerly a partner at DHH Law Firm, has joined Chance Bridge Partners to become a partner in its Shanghai capital markets practice

Partners at Chinese and international law firms analyse changes under the new registration-based listing regime as the momentum shifts on going public

Zhonglun W&D Law Firm has hired six partners to join the Beijing office, strengthening its criminal defence, capital markets, corporate and intellectual property sectors

SEBI proposes shorter IPO listing timelines in India, benefiting issuers and investors with streamlined processes and timely scrutiny

The SEBI is planning its next steps on proposed regulation for web-based platforms that offer fractional ownership of real estate assets

Zhong Lun Law Firm adds equity partner Wen Ye to the Shanghai office, strengthening its capital markets, M&A and financing sectors

Milbank, Sidley Austin, and Indonesia’s Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung, an associate firm of Herbert Smith Freehills, advised on copper and gold mining company

Jingtian & Gongcheng hires two partners, Zhang Han and Guo Lei, to bolster its capital markets practice in three offices

Haiwen & Partners hires three partners Tom Chau, Wang Zhong and Isaac Chen from Herbert Smith Freehills to strengthen its practice in Hong Kong capital markets practice

Lifang & Partners hired Jiang Shengyang as a partner in the firm’s Beijing office to strengthen its securities and capital markets practice

AllBright Law Offices has been given approval from the Law Society of Hong Kong to establish a local practice in the firm’s second overseas office to open this year, with its Tokyo branch having started operations in March

Han Kun Law Offices has set up in Singapore, the firm’s first branch outside China and the second overseas premises after its Hong Kong arm qualified to practice in November last year

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has completed a new measure aimed at implementing the XBRL format for filing IPO papers and securities issues

Hong Kong-based capital markets lawyer Terence Lau has left Norton Rose Fulbright after more than seven years of partnership to join Eric Chow & Co, in association with Chinese law firm Commerce & Finance Law Offices, as a consultant

Linklaters hires Rahul Chatterji as a partner to strengthen its Asia banking practice, particularly its leveraged finance capabilities

The SEBI has permitted authorised bank officials to use the Swift mechanism for certification of copies of original documents submitted by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs)

The SEBI has announced amendments to its Buy-Back Regulations with the aim of streamlining the process of buyback, promoting ease of doing business, and creating a level playing field for investors

In a move towards creating greater transparency, the SEBI issued a circular announcing the introduction of the issue summary document (ISD) and the dissemination of issue advertisements

Following an extensive nomination process, Asia Business Law Journal unveils the top performers of Taiwan’s legal profession

Multiple firms have announced the advancement of talent among their various practice groups during April when annual promotions are made for the new fiscal year

Six firms assisted crypto miner Bitdeer Technologies Holding on its Nasdaq listing after closing a merger with blank cheque company Blue Safari Acquisition at a valuation of USD1.18 billion

Baker McKenzie has bolstered its capital markets practice in Hong Kong with the addition of partner Chen Sheng, who previously practised at Clifford Chance

SEBI recently listed 39 entities to use the e-KYC Aadhaar authentication services in the securities market as a sub-KYC (know your customer) user agency, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has announced governance norms for REITs and InvITs, in line with those for listed companies. It follows the board’s approval of the concept in December

SEBI has issued a circular stating that intermediaries – including brokers, mutual funds and portfolio managers – can be held accountable for any fraudulent activities committed by their clients

We gathered opinions from legal professionals on their hopes and plans for this year, and what they have done to survive the past tumultuous years

To expedite the trading of securities by investors, the SEBI has stipulated a three working day (T+3) timeline for listing of debt securities issued

Harneys has enlarged its two-partner corporate team with the hiring of Alan Au for its Hong Kong office

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

As China and India accelerate their ambitions to be dominant economies in the next decade, their financial market regimes have evolved to encourage company expansions and fundraisings

Walkers’ corporate lawyer Jo Lit has moved from Hong Kong to Dubai to join independent law firm Ibrahim & Partners as a partner in the capital markets and M&A practice and to head the China desk

Disruption fuelled by global uncertainty has pervaded the dynamics of the legal workforce, with lawyers across Asia not hesitating to seek out new positions