Chambers Review
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Capital Markets: Domestic Issuances - China
What the Team is Known For
Haiwen & Partners is a well-established practice with considerable experience in a variety of domestic and overseas transactions, including IPOs, bond issuances and debt offerings. The team is active on Hong Kong, Switzerland and US-related capital markets mandates. It remains a counsel of choice for underwriter clients. The law firm maintains offices in Shenzhen and Hong Kong to complement the firm's presence in Shanghai and Beijing. It acts for an impressive array of national banks and investment groups. It is also favoured as legal counsel by issuers for undertaking backdoor listings. The firm is noted for its growing capacity to handle domestic equity and debt offerings.
Strengths
The Haiwen team can accurately understand and apply laws and regulations without rigidly applying them, efficiently dissecting complex issues and solving legal problems encountered during listing.
In the face of unexpected situations and innovative legal developments, Haiwen is able to actively study the issues and give constructive suggestions.
Work Highlights
Haiwen & Partners assisted Air China Cargo on its A-share IPO on the Main Board of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
Haiwen & Partners represented Ping An Insurance in its issuance of USD3.5 billion in 0.875% H-share convertible bonds due 2029.
Notable practitioners
Liu Su boasts a lengthy track record assisting issuers and underwriters with a wide range of capital markets transactions, including bond issuances and IPOs. He also serves as a member of the firm's management committee.
Gao is always able to give efficient and professional feedback on the legal matters he is responsible for, and can effectively organise internal resources to provide legal services to the company.
Huo Chao is a capital markets lawyer with a focus on overseas share issuances. He is experienced in acting as PRC counsel in listings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and on NASDAQ.
Huo is adept at acquiring cases and at communicating with companies.
业务优势
海问律师事务所业务成熟，在IPO、债券和债务发行等各类海外交易领域拥有大量经验。该团队活跃于香港、瑞士和美国相关的资本市场业务。该律所仍是承销商客户的热门法律顾问选择。海问在深圳和香港设有办公室, 是对其上海和北京业务的重要补充。该律所为众多知名国有银行和投资集团提供法律服务，在处理借壳上市中受发行人的青睐。其处理国内股权及债券发行的能力日益增强。
市场评价
海问团队能够准确的理解和应用法律法规，高效、专业的把复杂的法律事务进行拆解，并不是僵化的套用法律条文，能够为公司积极解决上市过程中遇到的法律问题。
面对突发情况和具有创新性发展的法律事项时，海问能积极研究并给出建设性的建议。
业务亮点
海问律师事务所代表平安保险发行了 35 亿美元的 0.875% H 股可转换债券，该债券将于 2029 年到期。
海问律师事务所协助中国国际货运航空公司在深圳证券交易所主板A股上市。
领先律师
刘速律师拥有协助发行人及承销商处理各种资本市场交易的长期履历，包括债券发行及IPO。他同时担任该所管理委员会委员。
高律师对所负责的法律事项能够始终高效、专业的反馈意见，并能有效的组织内部资源为公司提供法律服务。
