The King & Wood Mallesons finance and securities team counts multinational companies, financial institutions and Chinese issuers as its main clients which it advises on A-Share, H-Share, red chip, ADR and GDR offerings. The team continues to act for issuers and underwriters in their domestic and overseas IPOs. Leveraging its full-service offering across an impressive network of offices, the team has been particularly active in TMT, healthcare, automotive, manufacturing and energy sectors. Among the sizeable team with experienced practitioners in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou and Chengdu, Mulong Gong, Yongliang Zhang, Lixin Wang, and Ning Zhou are highly recommended. Gong has‘very rich industry experience in the fields of A-shares, H-shares, US stocks, and Hong Kong stocks’, while Zhang specialises in securities, international investments, and public M&A. Working from Guangzhou, Wang is experienced in assisting clients in IPO and listing on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange., and Zhou regularly assists listed companies in M&A transactions. Shanghai-based Xiaohong Zhao acts in matters involving multi-currency green bonds.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team is very good and attaches great importance to customer needs and feedback.’

  • ‘As one of the premier law firms in the capital markets, King & Wood Mallesons can provide a comprehensive range of services.'

  • ‘ Mulong Gong and Rui Zhou are both outstanding. They have very rich industry experience in the fields of A-shares, H-shares, US stocks, and Hong Kong stocks, and the projects they undertake are of extraordinary significance to Chinese companies.'

  • ‘Professionalism in the capital field and talent resources in the legal field.'

Key clients

  • ZEEKR Intelligent Technology Holding Limited
  • Zhejiang Yongtai Technology Co., Ltd.
  • UBTECH Robotics Co., Ltd.
  • Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
  • Morgan Stanley Asia Limited
  • China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited
  • Guangdong Mingyang Electric Co., Ltd
  • Jiujiang Defu Technology Co., Limited
  • Sailvan Times Co., Ltd.
  • Postal Savings Bank of China

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Mulong Gong, Yongliang Zhang, Lixin Wang, Ning Zhou, Jin Peng, Peng Mu, Zheng Su

Other key lawyers

Xiaohong Zhao, Yifeng Jiang, Mingyuan Zhang, Rui Zhou, Junyu Chen, Xia Feng, Yujia Pan, Jianxue Wang, Weina Tian, Jianping Wang, Jie Han