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Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms) - China

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What the Team is Known For

Offering a well-known practice with a core strength in advising on Hong Kong IPOs, Sullivan & Cromwell's additional capabilities include representing underwriters in rights issues and H-share offerings. The team is also able to advise on complex hybrid securities offerings and continues to advise a broad portfolio of clients in Mainland China and Taiwan, with recent work spanning the TMT, fintech and biotech sectors, as well as acting for healthcare and education sector clients. It works closely with its branches across the world to provide a comprehensive cross-border service.

Work Highlights

  • Sullivan & Cromwell advised China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities and JP Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific), among other underwriters, on the approximately USD84 million Hong Kong IPO of LianLian DigiTech.

Strengths

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The team is able to quickly understand the customer's situation in the industry and the characteristics of their industry.

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The firm has covered Taiwan for a long time. Given their experience, I believe their knowledge of Taiwan issuers, industries and culture is a huge advantage.

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The team has deep expertise across complex capital markets, including structuring, documentation and regulatory navigation.

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Notable Practitioners

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Gwen Wong
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Gwen Wong
3
Band 3
Gwen Wong continues to advise on Hong Kong IPOs in the biotech, pharmaceutical and cement sectors alongside her role as managing partner of Sullivan & Cromwell's Beijing office.

Gwen is very experienced in Hong Kong capital markets. She provides very practical and useful advice.

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Kay Ian Ng
3
Kay Ian Ng
3
Band 3
Ng Kay Ian leads much of Sullivan & Cromwell's most notable ECM work while also acting as managing partner of the firm's Hong Kong office. He remains a popular choice among underwriters.

He's very senior in the firm and has the connections. In terms of networking, he's very resourceful and a very decent legal counsel.

He's a top figurehead in the field.

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Ching-Yang Lin
5
Ching-Yang Lin
5
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Lin Ching-Yang has emerged as a crucial component of the Sullivan & Cromwell equity capital markets practice, regularly advising on a range of IPOs, delistings and rights issues.

He is very articulate and often able to explain complicated matters in a simple and clear manner, which is extremely helpful

He stays up-to-date and close to clients and is quite hands-on. Clients like him a lot as he is always trying to be helpful. He comprehends commercial issues quite well and knows the space very well.

Ching-Yang is very experienced and trustworthy, with great commercial sense.

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Gwen Wong
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Gwen Wong
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Kay Ian Ng
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Kay Ian Ng
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Ching-Yang Lin
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Ching-Yang Lin
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Members

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Chris Beatty

Jacqueline Tang

Kay Ian Ng

Kay Ian Ng

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Healthcare