Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has established a strong company-side reputation, in particular, on transactions throughout the life-cycle of ECM mandates, from initial listings, through to post-IPO matters and advice across a range of work for the subsequently listed companies. Team head Edwin Luk has been pivotal to the firm’s success building out from its initial flurry of IPO mandates within the education space, to include instructions across a wide range of industry sectors, including industrials and technology.  

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Key clients

  • Sanergy Group Limited
  • China Everbright Capital Limited
  • CMMB Vision Holdings Limited
  • BetterLife Holding Limited
  • Kinetic Development Group Limited
  • Zhongtai International Capital Limited
  • LHN Limited

Work highlights

  • Advised ANTA Sports Products, in its $1.5bn placing of existing shares and top-up subscription of new shares under general mandate.
  • Represented BetterLife Holding Limited in the $80m acquisition of YZB Auto Services Group Limited.
  • Represented Zhongtai International Capital Limited, as the financial advisor to International Alliance Financial Leasing Co. (recently renamed as Alliance International Education Leasing Holdings Limited), on its $81m acquisition of Yantai Nanshan University.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Edwin Luk

Other key lawyers

June Chan, Keith Cheung, Billy Wong