We have a strong capital markets practice in Asia focusing on public and private offerings of debt and equity securities. Our corporate finance team is among the most active in Hong Kong in terms of listings on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, Main Board and GEM Board, and in recent years our lawyers have been involved in the Hong Kong initial public offerings of more than 80 companies. As we practice Hong Kong, English and U.S. law, we are also qualified to work on dual listings and other cross-border securities transactions, and we regularly advise clients with respect to ongoing compliance issues under Hong Kong and US securities laws and exchange requirements. Our debt capital markets lawyers are recognized leaders in their field, particularly in the high yield, convertible and sovereign debt sectors, and have worked on a number of Asia’s largest and most significant debt capital markets financings in recent years.
Lawyers in our Asia offices have held senior positions with the Listing Division of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and one of our lawyers is a former vice-chairman of the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong. They maintain relationships with a number of global securities houses, thereby helping clients to gain access to international audiences. In addition, our firm has a long term, close relationship with many listed companies. We advise on their day-to-day regulatory compliance issues, and also provide legal services in relation to their financing and merger and acquisition transactions and cross-border investments.
The following is a representative list of the recent equity capital markets transactions our lawyers have advised on in Asia:
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Represented Asian Capital Holdings Limited on its HK$60 million of placements on the GEM Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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Represented China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited and BOCI Asia Limited on the US$160 million global IPO of CPMC Holdings Limited on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. CMPC is the PRC's leading manufacturer in metal packaging industry.
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Represented ICBC International Capital Limited on the US$80 million global IPO of Sundart International Holdings Limited on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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Represented Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan on the US$465 million global IPO by Zhong An Real Estate Holdings, a leading PRC real estate developer, on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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Represented the Sunny Optical Technology (Group) Company Limited, a leading optical components manufacturer in the PRC, on its US$160 million global IPO on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Before the IPO, we assisted the client on a highly sophisticated pre-IPO restructuring in China and offshore as well on pre-IPO private equity investments by Investor AB and Chengwei LLC.
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Represented UBS on the US$600 million global IPO of Hidili Industry International Development Ltd., a PRC coal company, on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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Represented China National Materials Company Limited on its US$540 million global IPO on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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Represented Goldbond Capital (Asia) Limited, DBS Asia Capital Limited and Goldbond Securities Limited on the spin-off and US$125 million global IPO on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange of Global Sweeteners Holdings Limited. Global Sweeteners Holdings Limited is one of the largest corn sweetener producers in the PRC.
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Represented Goldbond Capital (Asia) Limited on the US$100 million global IPO on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange of Fufeng Group Limited, one of the leading vertically integrated manufacturers of corn-based biochemicals.
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Represented VC Capital Limited on the US$40 million global IPO on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange of China Haisheng Juice Holdings Co. Ltd., a manufacturer and distributor of fruit juice concentrate products in the PRC.
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Represented Deutsche Bank on the US$424 million global IPO of Franshion Properties (China) Ltd on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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Represented Deutsche Bank and ICEA Capital on the US$179 million global IPO of Neo-Neon Holdings Ltd on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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Represented Shimao Property Holdings on its US$500 million global IPO on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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Represented UBS and DBS on the US$250 million IPO and listing on the Singapore Stock Exchange by Banyan Tree Holdings.
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Represented Samson Holdings Ltd, a PRC furniture manufacturer, on its US$250 million global IPO on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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Represented Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley on the US300 million global IPO of Guangzhou R&F Properties on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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Represented ABM-Amro on the US$100 million global IPO and listing on the Singapore Stock Exchange by Petra Foods Limited.
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Represented JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch on the US$250 million global IPO by Thai Airways International.
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Represented Plus Expressways on its US$450 million global offering and IPO on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange.
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Represented Clear Media Limited on its US$200 million global offering and IPO on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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Represented Deutsche Bank on the US$80 million global IPO and listing on the GEM board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange by MediaNation Inc.
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Represented Goldman Sachs, HSBC Investment Bank and UBS on the US$1.4 billion global IPO and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange by the MTR Corporation.
Below is a more exhaustive list of the companies on whose initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange our lawyers either represented the underwriters or the issuer:
The following is a representative list of the recent debt capital markets transactions our lawyers have advised on in Asia:
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Powerlong Real Estate Holdings Limited on its US$200 million global high yield bond offering.
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Techtronics Industries Co., Ltd., a leading home improvement products company (including the Ryobi, Homelite, Hoover, Milwaukee, Dirt Devil, AEG and Vax brands of power tools and equipment), on its proposed global offering of high yield bonds and general corporate finance matters.
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The Bank of New York in its capacity as the trustee on numerous issuances of convertible and high yield debt.
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HSBC on a US$150 million global offering by Coastal Greenland Ltd. of units comprised of high yield bonds and share warrants.
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UBS on a proposed high yield bond offering by PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia.
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UBS on two separate US$1 billion global high yield bond offering by PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), the Indonesian state electric power company, which were the largest high yield bond offerings from Asia in 2006 and 2007.
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ABN AMRO on its investments in both pre-IPO and post-IPO convertible bonds, including an aggregate of US$30 million of convertible bonds of China Architectural Engineering Inc, RMB160 million of convertible bonds of Lijun International Pharmaceutical (Holding) Co Ltd. and US$8 million of convertible bonds of Asia Time Corporation.
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HSBC on a consent solicitation to amend the outstanding bonds of Quezon Power.
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UBS on a consent solicitation to amend the outstanding bonds of Aromatics Thailand.
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HSBC on a proposed high yield bond offering by Sunshine Development, a PRC real estate developer.
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Citigroup on a proposed high yield bond offering by a property development company in Indonesia.
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UBS on a US$110 million global high yield bond offering by PT Pakuwon Jati, an Indonesian shopping mall developer.
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Softbank Corp. on its €500 million global high yield bond issue.
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UBS, JPMorgan and CIMB on a US$250 million global high yield bond issue by PT Excelcomindo Pratama, an Indonesian cellular communications provider.
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The Government of Vietnam on its inaugural US$750 million global sovereign bond issue.
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UBS and CIMB on a consent solicitation to amend the covenants of the US$350 million high yield bonds due 2009 of PT Excelcomindo Pratama.
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UBS on a US$70 million issue of floating rate notes by PT Excelcomindo Pratama.
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HKR International on its issue of US$180 million of convertible bonds.
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Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley on a US$200 million high yield bond offering by Panva Gas Holdings.
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CSFB and JPMorgan on a proposed high yield bond offering by P.T. Kaltim Prima Coal.
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UBS, CSFB and Morgan Stanley on a US$350 million high-yield bond offering by PT Excelcomindo Pratama.
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UBS and Deutsche Bank on a US$175 million high yield bond offering by AES China Generating Co Ltd.
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United Overseas Bank on a US$1 billion offering of Tier II bonds.
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UBS and CSFB on a exchange offer and offering of US$250 million of new high yield bonds by PT Medco.
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Morgan Stanley on a US$50 million convertible bond offering by Panva Gas Holdings.
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Merrill Lynch on a HK$1.5 billion global guaranteed convertible bond offering by Sino Land.
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United Overseas Bank on its successful contested takeover of Overseas Union Bank and its related S$1.3 billion international offering of subordinated notes listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange and a US$1.3 billion subordinated bridge loan from JPMorgan.
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Morgan Stanley on a US$99 million Rule 144A offering of Rating Enhanced Convertible Notes of Gujarat Ambuja Cement of India.
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Goldman Sachs, HSBC Investment Bank and Merrill Lynch on a U.S. SEC-registered offering by the MTR Corporation of US$600 million of 7.5 per cent notes due 2010.
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Natwest Capital Markets as the lead underwriter of a Rule 144A offering by NSM Steel Company Inc., a Thai steel manufacturer, of US$460 million principal amount at maturity of Senior and Senior Subordinated Mortgage Notes.
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Citigroup on the inaugural U.S. SEC-registered offering by the Government of Malaysia of US$1 billion principal amount of notes.
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Citigroup on a US$200 million global offering of high yield bonds by Globe Telecom.
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Citigroup on a US$135 million global offering of high yield bonds by Jupiters Limited.