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Capital Markets: Debt (International Firms) - China

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What the Team is Known For

With a well-rounded team with an exceptional reputation for handling complex and high-value high-yield debt work, Sidley Austin is also skilled at advising on investment-grade debt offerings, including hybrid products, green bonds and dual-currency offerings, regularly acting as issuer's counsel. The DCM team is also frequently sought out to advise on a range of debt restructuring mandates. The firm also maintains a very busy ECM practice, acting on a high number of IPOs and share placements and representing a range of issuers and underwriters. It is regularly engaged by international banks, as well as PRC and Hong Kong financial intermediaries, and is particularly active on issuances in the property, energy, biotech and pharmaceutical sectors.

Work Highlights

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  • Sidley Austin assisted QuantumPharm with its IPO on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, the first to list under Chapter 18C of the Listing Rules.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Carrie Li
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Carrie Li
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Band 1

Carrie Li is a partner in Sidley Austin's Hong Kong office who is highly regarded for handling both investment-grade and high-yield debt issuances.

Renee Xiong
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Renee Xiong
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Band 1

Renee Xiong is a driving force of Sidley Austin's high-yield debt practice and advises both issuers and bookrunners on the full spectrum of high-yield issuances.

Renee has consistently delivered innovative solutions that have resulted in cost savings for the company.

Renee has very strong professional knowledge, especially on bonds and debts, and provides concrete advice. She protects the client in all aspects and her responses are very quick and constructive. 

Renee has extremely deep knowledge of debt capital markets products and loan products, particularly for high-yield clients. She has superior experience with both regular bonds and loan issuances.

Constance Choy
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Constance Choy
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Constance Choy is head of Sidley Austin's China corporate and finance group and the firm's Asia-Pacific managing partner, offering clients three decades' experience advising on IPOs and H-share placements.

Constance is professional and has good business sense.

Sherlyn Lau
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Sherlyn Lau
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Band 4

Sherlyn Lau is deputy leader of Sidley Austin's ECM practice, offering experience across a range of ECM transactions, with noted strengths acting for property management clients. She also possesses additional experience acting for clients in the technology, entertainment and life sciences sectors.

Problem solving is a huge thing that Sherlyn can offer. She understands our needs and finds ways to facilitate the deal.

Ms Sherlyn Lau is an experienced partner and is able to provide legal advice with a strong commercial sense. She can always help solve critical issues so IPO projects can move forward. 

She is professional and has a wealth of experience.

Meng Ding
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Meng Ding
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Band 5

Ding Meng is noteworthy for his specialism in technology-related ECM transactions. He is well regarded for both Hong Kong and US capital markets matters.

He has a high degree of commercial sensitivity and matchmaking awareness.

Meng has deep expertise and experience from his legal background. But more importantly, he is a scientist with a PhD and holds the curiosity and sensibility of an innovator and researcher.

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Capital Markets: Debt (International Firms)

Carrie Li
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Carrie Li
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Renee Xiong
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Renee Xiong
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Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)

Constance Choy
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Constance Choy
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Sherlyn Lau
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Sherlyn Lau
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Meng Ding
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Meng Ding
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Band 5
Capital Markets: High-Yield Products (International Firms)

Carrie Li
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Carrie Li
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Renee Xiong
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Renee Xiong
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