Capital Markets: Domestic Issuances - China
What the team is known for
Guantao Law Firm represents clients from a wide variety of industries such as finance, construction, metals, electronics, pharmaceuticals and transportation. It takes on onshore and offshore transactions, with a focus on cross-border listings and bond issuances in Hong Kong and Singapore. The team is favoured as issuer's counsel by a wide range of trading houses for bond and equity issuances. It has additional capabilities in handling mergers and asset restructurings on behalf of domestic clients. Guantao is also active on A-share listings on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges and regularly assists with debt financing plans. Bank of Dalian, Haitong Securities and GigaCloud Technology are among its clientele.
Strengths
"Guantao are very familiar with regulatory policies and have their own understanding and judgement of the industry."
"My impression was positive: the firm was responsive and addressed our queries promptly and professionally."
Work highlights
Guantao assisted Guizhou Zhenhua Fengguang Semiconductor with its IPO and listing on the STAR market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Notable practitioners
Huang Yaping has an established capital markets practice based in Shenzhen. She enters the ranking table on the basis of her proficiency in dealing with IPO projects and convertible corporate bonds.
