Sullivan & Cromwell’s cohesive Greater China practice provides a ‘very efficient and knowledgeable’ service across US, Hong Kong and English law, pertinent to international, Chinese and regional clients seeking to execute a variety of equity transactions – from IPOs, follow-on and secondary offerings to equity-linked securities and equity derivatives. The team, which is co-headed by Kay Ian NG and Ching-Yang Lin, is particularly effective at advising banks as underwriters/sponsors and has been active of late on Hong Kong IPOs/global offerings relating to Chinese tech and healthcare companies. The team also has niche expertise advising on Taiwanese deals, including in the context of GDS offerings.
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- 'The team is very efficient and knowledgeable.'
Key clients
- Taiwan Cement Corporation
Work highlights
- Advised the underwriters in Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical’s IPO and listing on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.
- Advised the underwriters in relation to LianLian DigiTech Co's global offering and listing on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.
- Advised Citigroup, the initial purchaser of the GDS offering, on US law matters associated with Taiwanese-listed company, Walsin Lihwa Corporation, $389.1m offering of GDSs.
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The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Kay Ian Ng, Ching-Yang Lin