Tag: Capital markets

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

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