Tag: Fangda Partners
Chance Bridge welcomes two partners to Shanghai office
Wang Rongqing and Syu Zhu have joined the Shanghai office as partners to strengthen the dispute resolution and corporate operations of Chance Bridge Partners
China Business Law Awards 2023
China Business Law Journal reveals its top performing law firms of 2022
Five law firms assist on Horizon Construction IPO in Hong Kong
Five law firms advised on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange IPO of Horizon Construction Development (HCD), raising a total of HKD1.75 billion (USD224 million)
KWM, Fangda assist Anxin Trust’s RMB9bn private placement
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) and Fangda Partners assisted in Axin Trust’s restructuring in a USD1.26 billion private placement involving the issue of 4.375 billion shares
The threshold of change
Big benefits from progressive IP protection but tech advances bring fresh challenges
Five firms steer Saudi Aramco’s Chinese business expansion
White & Case, Fangda Partners, Grandall Law Firm, T&C Law Firm and JunHe have advised various parties in two of Saudi oil giant Aramco’s latest oil projects in China
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
Five firms assist on Lotus Tech’s Nasdaq listing via SPAC vehicle
Automaker Geely Holdings’ luxury electric vehicle brand Lotus Technology agreed to merge with an LVMH-backed shell company, which saw legal support from Skadden, Han Kun Law Offices, Kirkland & Ellis, Fangda Partners and Shearman & Sterling
Deals of the year 2022
China Business Law Journal announces the most exciting China-related legal transactions and disputes of 2022
Morgan Lewis secures debt capital markets specialist in Hong Kong
Corporate lawyer David Liao, most previously at Chinese law firm Fangda Partners in Hong Kong, has joined Morgan Lewis in the city as a partner, focusing on the debt capital markets
Allen & Overy, Linklaters’ joint operation partners add talent
Two China joint operation firms linked with Allen & Overy and Linklaters have hired partners Vivian Cao and Ellen Zhang, respectively
Crisis innovation
Small wonder that the past couple of years have spawned an exciting amount of tech-related reform in China’s courts and arbitration institutions
Fangda powers up capital market and IP practices in Shanghai, Shenzhen
A former Fangda Partners lawyer has rejoined the firm to boost the capital markets business, while another appointment aims to enhance its intellectual property practice
Counting blessings
China Business Law Journal conducted its annual legal market survey for 2021 with 94 leading law firms to seek their views on trends of the past year
China Business Law Awards (Regional Awards) 2022
China Business Law Journal identify the leading “branch office” and “homegrown” law firms across different regions
Reed Smith adds arbitration partner in Hong Kong
To strengthen its litigation team and international arbitration practice, Reed Smith has hired Matthew Townsend as a partner in Hong Kong
Fangda expansion targets capital markets, cybersecurity
Fangda Partners has recruited specialists to beef up its capabilities in the areas of capital markets and data protection
Han Kun adds IP partner
Han Kun Law Offices has hired Song Haining as a Beijing-based partner to bolster its intellectual property (IP) practice
China Business Law Awards 2022
China Business Law Journal reveals the law firms that have excelled in the past year
Famed IP litigator Gao brings team to KWM
Intellectual property specialist Gordon Gao brought colleagues Sherry Yao, Zhang Xuting and Cassidy Guo with him from Fangda Partners to join King & Wood Mallesons as partners
Fangda hires partner for GBA
Fangda Partners has made Zhang Huanyan a partner in its Guangzhou office
Deal highlights
Aquila Acquisition Corporation became the first special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) to list in Hong Kong
Merits & Tree makes five hires
Merits & Tree Law Offices has hired four partners – Philip Qiao and Kelly Zheng in its Beijing headquarters; Stone Huang and Fan Qiuping in the firm’s Shenzhen branch – as well as Song Yaqin as a counsel in Beijing
Liangshan issues USD204m bond on SGX
Liangshan Development Group issued USD204 million senior unsecured notes due in 2025 on the Singapore Exchange with a coupon rate of 6.5%
Deals of the year 2021
We look back at the most significant transactions and disputes of last year as we ring in the year of the tiger