Drawing upon the expertise of many accomplished US and Hong Kong-qualified practitioners, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is a popular choice for Chinese issuers and underwriting banks listing on both the HKEX and US exchanges. Notably, the team has recently been involved in several high-profile secondary listings, including for the joint sponsors of NIO on its Hong Kong listing by way of introduction. Daniel Fertig was involved in the aforementioned deal, one of many secondary listings he has handled in recent years, tracing a pedigree which stretches back to his involvement on the first home coming listing. Christopher Wong worked with Fertig on the NIO deal and continues to be the driving force of the firm’s Hong Kong IPO practice, acting on listings encompassing a broad range of industries, including electric vehicles, consumer, TMT and healthcare. Hong Kong and English-qualified partner Marjory Ding is also recommended.

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Key clients

51job, Inc.
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
Baozun Inc.
BEST Inc.
Cango Inc.
Canaan Inc.
Cheerwin Group Ltd.
Chervon Holdings Limited
China Logistics Property Holdings Co., Ltd
Crystal International Group
Full Truck Alliance Co. Ltd.
Ganfeng Lithium Co., Ltd.
GDS Holdings Limited
GreenTree Hospitality Group Limited
Homeland Interactive Technology Ltd.
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
Honma Golf Limited
Hope Education Group Co., Ltd.
Inke Limited
JNBY Design Limited
Logory Logistics Technology Co., Ltd.
Medlive Technology Co., Ltd.
Mulsanne Group
Natural Food International Holdings
Ozner Water International Holding Limited
Phoenix New Media
Phoenix Tree Holdings Limited
Qudian Inc.
Qutoutiao Inc.
Regina Miracle International (Holdings) Limited
Ruhnn Holding Limited
Shenzhen Pagoda Industrial (Group) Corporation Ltd.
United Microelectronics Corporation
XPeng Inc.
Yalla Group Limited
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited
Zhongliang Holdings Group Company Limited
Zhenro Properties Corporation
Zhou Hei Ya International Holdings Company Limited
AMTD Global Markets Limited
Bank of American Merrill Lynch
Bank of China International
CCB International
China Merchants Securities
CICC
Citigroup
CLSA
Credit Suisse
Goldman Sachs
Guggenheim Securities, LLC
Haitong Securities
HSBC
Huatai Securities (USA)
J.P. Morgan
Jefferies LLC
Macquarie Capital
Morgan Stanley
SVB Leerink LLC
UBS

Work highlights

Advised underwriters in HK$6.27bn IPO and Rule 144A and Regulation S offering by Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co., Ltd. on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.
Advised Shenzhen Pagoda Industrial (Group) Corporation Ltd. in the HK$442m IPO and Rule 144A and Regulation S offering on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Advised underwriters in the Hong Kong dual primary listing of Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited by way of introduction on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.