Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms) - China
What the team is known for
Baker McKenzie fields a robust team in Hong Kong that frequently collaborates with the firm's offices across the globe to offer clients coordinated advice on cross-border equity transactions. The team is frequently mandated to act for foreign and domestic clients on their Hong Kong IPOs, with additional capabilities in Swiss GDR offerings, privatisations by scheme of arrangement and rights issues. Key clients of the firm include CLSA, Horizon Construction Development and China United Lines.
Strengths
"Baker McKenzie has a remarkable ability to deal with complex issues in equity transactions. The team has both global perspectives and localised experience, so as to provide professional and workable advices."
"The Baker team has a strong ability to explore new products, offering excellent services and timely responsiveness."
Work highlights
Baker McKenzie acted as Hong Kong and US counsel to Ferretti on its HKD1.9 billion global offering and listing of its shares on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Notable practitioners
Christina Lee and Wang Hang are based in Hong Kong and Beijing respectively and are key contacts.
