Howie Farn

Practice Areas

Howie Farn is a partner in our global transactions group based in the Hong Kong office. He focuses his practice on capital markets transactions, including advising clients on SEC-registered and Rule 144A/Regulation S offerings of equity and debt securities and listings in New York, Hong Kong, Luxembourg, Singapore, London and Switzerland for companies based in China and Taiwan from various industries. He also advises these companies in their pre-IPO and post-IPO financings and investments as well as various general corporate and regulatory matters related to U.S. securities law.

Howie speaks native Mandarin and English and he is dual qualified in Hong Kong and New York.

Professional Memberships

Admitted to practise in Hong Kong and New York

Work Highlights

• Advising on the dual primary listings of Hesai and Li Auto on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

• Advising on the secondary listings of TME, Yum China and Alibaba on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

• Advising on the primary listings of GigaDevice, MiniMax Group, Biren Technology, Chuangxin Industries, CNGR, AUX Electric, SICC, Sunshine Lake Pharma, Lens Technology, IFBH Limited, Auntea Jenny, Bloks Group, Xiaocaiyuan, Midea Group, Marketingforce, REPT BATTERO Energy, Guoquan, YSB, DPC DASH, AustAsia, Gaush Meditech, Giant Biogene, Natural Food International, Fusen Pharmaceutical, FIT Hon Teng, China Logistics Property, Xiabuxiabu Catering, Yida China, Conch Venture, China Huishan Dairy, Chinalco Mining , Tibet 5100 Water Resources, Changsha Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology and Trony Solar on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

• Advising on follow-on offerings for Hong Kong-listed companies, including iMotion Automotive Technology, 4Paradigm, Bosideng International, China Nonferrous Mining and Giant Biogene.

• Advising on the US SEC-registered offerings of Canaan Inc., So-Young International Inc., GreenTree Hospitality, Alibaba Group, Trina Solar, China Ming Yang Wind Power Group, JinkoSolar, Charm Communications Inc., Yingli Green Energy, Canadian Solar Inc. and Shanda Games.