Tag: Jingtian & Gongcheng
Jingtian & Gongcheng adds partners to bolster IP, M&A
Jingtian & Gongcheng hires Gan Weimin and Xue Yingyuan as partners to boost its strength in the intellectual property, capital markets and M&A sectors
Huayou Cobalt raises USD582.5m in successful SIX listing
Four law firms advised on Chinese A-share listed company Huayou Cobalt’s largest GDR listing on the SIX Swiss Exchange
Three partners join Jingtian & Gongcheng
Jingtian & Gongcheng has hired Sun Tian, Zhang Xianfeng and Xu Yi as partners to strengthen multiple practice aeas in the Beijing and Shanghai offices
Five law firms advise on largest chapter 18A listing in Hong Kong
Five law firms advised on Chinese biotechnology company Laekna’s HKD791 million chapter 18A offering, which is the largest such IPO to date this year
Jingtian & Gongcheng hires two capital markets partners
Jingtian & Gongcheng hires two partners, Zhang Han and Guo Lei, to bolster its capital markets practice in three offices
China Business Law Awards 2023
China Business Law Journal reveals its top performing law firms of 2022
In-house Counsel Awards 2023 revealed
After extensive market research, we unveil the winners of the In-house Counsel Awards 2023
The threshold of change
Big benefits from progressive IP protection but tech advances bring fresh challenges
Blue ocean tides
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
Deal highlights
Notable IPOs, De-SPAC, bond issuance, joint venture, license agreement, and loans in March and their legal advisors
Quartet advises ETAO’s USD1bn de-SPAC listing
Healthcare firm ETAO International Group closed its combination with SPAC Mountain Crest Acquisition III with legal services from Sichenzia Ross Ference, Jingtian & Gongcheng, Maples Group and Loeb & Loeb
Deals of the year 2022
China Business Law Journal announces the most exciting China-related legal transactions and disputes of 2022
A comparison of healthtech regulations
Asia's healthcare sector has grown to an unprecedented size and perforated the digital world, but the integration between medicine and technology
Haidilao restaurant spin-off Super Hi lists on HKEX
Kirkland & Ellis, Jingtian & Gongcheng and Conyers Dill & Pearman were among seven firms advising on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing of Super Hi International, a spin-off of Haidilao’s global restaurant business
The A-List 2022
After thorough editorial survey and research, China Business Law Journal presents the elite lawyers in China’s legal market
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
Three law firms assist Weilong snack brand’s HKD898m Hong Kong IPO
Clifford Chance, Commerce & Finance Law Firm and Maples advised famous Chinese snack brand Weilong on its HKEX listing, raising HKD898 million from the sale of 96.4 million shares at HKD10.56 apiece
Law firm quartet advises Gaush Meditech’s Hong Kong listing
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
Sunwoda Electronic eyes European capital via Swiss GDR listing
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
Five compliance advisers assist China’s third largest e-commerce listing
Cross-border e-commerce company Zibuyu in an unusual move engaged five compliance legal advisers on its HKD275 million listing on the HKEX
HKEX opens consultation on new listing rules for tech firms
The HKEX has launched a consultation on lowering the bar for companies going public from five “specialist technology industries” to generate business for the Hong Kong bourse from the rapidly evolving tech sector
China’s YishengBio eyes US capital markets via SPAC route
Yisheng Biopharma has abandoned its Hong Kong IPO and turned instead to the Nasdaq via the SPAC route in a deal that is expected to be sealed by the first quarter of 2023
AIM Vaccine taps S&C and Jingtian on HKD156m listing on HKEX
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
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
Leapmotor’s rare move shows scrutiny on data compliance pays off
Chinese electric vehicle maker Leapmotor Technology’s rare move to engage legal advisers on PRC data security and US export laws in its successful IPO points to a growing need to scrutinise compliance in these areas
China Business Law Awards (Regional Awards) 2022
China Business Law Journal identify the leading “branch office” and “homegrown” law firms across different regions
Three law firms guide smart drugs platform’s debut on Hong Kong bourse
A trio of law firms guided Chinese online pharmacy platform Dingdang Health in its Hong Kong IPO of HKD12 per share, raising HKD402.4 million (USD51 million)
Tencent-backed TV Producer raises HKD420m on HK listing
A Tencent-backed Chinese drama series company, Linmon Media, has raised HKD420 million (USD53.5 million) from its IPO on the HKEX
Holly is first futures trading firm to offer A+H shares
Hong Kong-listed Holly Futures raised RMB187 million (USD28 million) from its IPO on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange
Markets of choice
Chinese companies are finding both challenges and opportunities amid shakeups in capital markets at home and abroad
NaaS charges into Nasdaq on short-cut
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
China Business Law Awards 2022
China Business Law Journal reveals the law firms that have excelled in the past year
In-house Counsel Awards revealed
After months of intensive surveys, we reveal the winners of our In-house Counsel Awards 2021-22
Deal highlights
Aquila Acquisition Corporation became the first special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) to list in Hong Kong
KE Holdings turns to HK for dual-primary listing
A property agency backed by multimedia giant Tencent has been given the go ahead for a dual-primary listing by way of introduction on the HKEX
Zhihu homecoming raises HKD834m
Q&A platform Zhihu raised HKD834 million (USD106.3 million) in a homecoming IPO on HKEX
The A-List: Top offshore lawyers 2022
Offshore financial centres worldwide have made relentless efforts to attract foreign business, and outward-looking Asian companies have responded to this demand by setting up overseas entities. However, finding the right legal team is daunting
Rising Stars 2022
These young elite lawyers have already impressed their clients and peers with their precise legal expertise, acute business acumen, professionalism and strong sense of ethics