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Metis TechBio debuts on the HKEX on 13 May, raising HKD2.1 billion in the world¡¯s first listing of an AI driven nano-delivery platform company

New rules on the ethics and application of artificial intelligence technology has significantly raised the level and rigour of review

Manycore Tech is the first of the so-called ¡°Six Little Dragons of Hangzhou¡± to go public and the world¡¯s first listed spatial intelligence company after debuting on the HKEX on 17 April

China Business Law Journal has identified this year¡¯s future leaders in the legal market after an extensive market survey and independent research

Zhaowei Machinery & Electronics listed on the HKEX on 9 March, raising HKD1.9 billion (USD243 million)

A look back at the blockbuster transactions of 2025 as we gallop into the Year of the Horse

Chip supplier Axera listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, raising HKD2.96 billion (USD378.7 million) and becoming the first Chinese edge AI chip company to go public

Knowledge Atlas (Zhipu) made history as the world¡¯s first listed general-purpose LLM company on the HKEX on 8 January 2026

AI drug discovery firm Insilico Medicine listed on the HKEX main board on 30 December 2025

Revised law aims to rebrand China as a trusted forum, offering relief to companies facing cross-border disputes

Caught between national ambition and market reality, law firms in Chengdu and Chongqing are reshaping their paths

Commerce & Finance has hired Bonnie Yung as a partner in Hong Kong, strengthening its corporate and finance practice

About 13 firms advised Guangzhou-based Pony.ai and WeRide on HKEX IPOs, raising HKD6.7b and HKD2.39b

Veteran lawyer Wang Weidong has joined Jingtian & Gongcheng in Beijing as a partner, bringing more than 30 years of experienc

Commerce & Finance Law Offices has launched a new Chongqing office led by partner Liao Jun, expanding its presence in Southwest China

Jingtian & Gongcheng and Commerce & Finance advised Eswin on its RMB4.6b (USD634.5m) SSE Star Market listing

Baker McKenzie, DeHeng and others advised CIG Shanghai on its HKEX debut, raising HKD4.6b (USD589m)

Davis Polk, C&F, Harneys, Linklaters and Jingtian & Gongcheng advised JST Group on its HKD2.09bn HKEX IPO on 21 Oct

Market shakeups lead to increasingly complex dispute issues and novel investor strategies to resolve them

The Revenue of 111 Chinese law firms depicts a struggling legal market and a rampant race for survival

As capital markets resurrect, how can businesses capitalise on opportunities amid risks and nagging uncertainties?

Linklaters, Commerce & Finance and four firms advised on Yuzhou Group¡¯s USD6.68bn offshore debt restructuring

Clifford Chance, Grandall, KWM, Freshfields, and Commerce & Finance advised on SICC¡¯s HKD2 billion HKEX debut, issuing 47.75 million H shares at HKD42.8 each

Which Chinese and international law firms have earned client trust through exceptional expertise?          

KWM, Jia Yuan, and C&F advised Huadian New Energy on its RMB15.8bn SSE debut, the largest SOE A-share IPO in 3 years

Commerce & Finance advised CCB on its RMB105 billion A-share private placement to the Ministry of Finance to boost core capital

State Grid Corp issued RMB4bn in offshore bonds via BVI unit on HKEX, with counsel from Linklaters, KWM, CC, Conyers, C&F

Zhong Lun, S&C, Kirkland & Ellis advised on Kelun-Biotech¡¯s HKEX H-share placement raising HKD1.94b (USD250m)

New 2025 guidelines reshape securities misrepresentation cases in China

Hengrui raises HKD9.8bn in Hong Kong's largest pharma IPO in five years

John Quinn discusses Quinn Emanuel's success in dispute resolution amid US-China tensions

CBLJ marks a milestone as founder Kelley Fong reflects on its vision, journey, and guiding ethos for the future

Nanshan Aluminium International debuts on HKEX, raising USD310m for its parent, Nanshan Aluminium

Clifford Chance, GLO, KWM, and Commerce & Finance advised on YBCCB¡¯s USD227 million IPO in Hong Kong

A wrap-up of the year¡¯s most significant events affecting legal in the region, and how they impacted in-house counsel, policymakers, regulators and law firms

China¡¯s recent surge of equity-related disputes reflects testing economic times ¨C and the importance of swift, effective resolution

China's capital market faces tighter regulation, fewer new listings, and renewed interest in key international markets

China Business Law Journal reveals its top performing law firms of 2023  

Clifford Chance, Maples Group, Haiwen & Partners, King & Wood Mallesons, Paul Hastings and Commerce & Finance Law Offices have advised on Chenqi Technology

After extensive market research, we unveil the winners of the In-house Counsel Awards 2024

When helping clients navigate a complex legal landscape, young elite lawyers have brought fresh ideas and innovative approaches to the table

Following an extensive survey of market opinion and independent editorial research, China Business Law Journal announces the Growth Drivers in China¡¯s legal market.

Freshfields, Fangda Partners, Allen & Overy and Commerce & Finance Law Offices have advised on electric vehicle battery supplier Rept Bettaro¡¯s IPO on the HKEX main board

China Business Law Journal identifies the leading ¡°branch office¡± and ¡°homegrown¡± law firms across different regions.

J&T Express, Southeast Asia's largest fast delivery company, debuted on HKEX, raising USD501 million through a second-largest IPO in the city's history.

Skadden, Kirkland & Ellis, Han Kun Law Offices, Latham & Watkins and Commerce & Finance Law Offices have advised electric vehicle manufacturer NIO?

C&F has opened a Suzhou office in Jiangsu province, the ninth branch in China, creating a robust service cluster in the Yangtze River Delta region with its Shanghai and Hangzhou offices

Six law firms acted on Keep¡¯s HKD313 million (USD40 million) IPO, marking the Chinese online fitness platform¡¯s success

With rapidly escalating ESG awareness and evolving policies, China is embracing a robust wave of green investment

Hong Kong-based capital markets lawyer Terence Lau has left Norton Rose Fulbright after more than seven years of partnership to join Eric Chow & Co, in association with Chinese law firm Commerce & Finance Law Offices, as a consultant

Luzhu Biotechnology debuted on the HKEX through chapter 18A, the first biotech company without any revenue or profits to be listed this year, raising USD43.45 million

Notable IPOs, De-SPAC, bond issuance, joint venture, license agreement, and loans in March and their legal advisors

Chinese companies now have a clearer idea of whether they can list overseas when new China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) rules take effect from 31 March 2023

Hesai Technology, a China-based developer of sensors used in autonomous driving, raised USD190 million on its Nasdaq debut, becoming the largest Chinese IPO in the US capital markets since October 2021

China Business Law Journal announces the most exciting China-related legal transactions and disputes of 2022

Jia Yuan Law Offices and Commerce & Finance Law Offices advised Air China and China Eastern Airlines, respectively, in the two carriers¡¯ USD4.46 billion private placement of shares

Kirkland & Ellis, Jingtian & Gongcheng and Conyers Dill & Pearman were among seven firms advising on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing of Super Hi International, a spin-off of Haidilao¡¯s global restaurant business

After thorough editorial survey and research, China Business Law Journal presents the elite lawyers in China¡¯s legal market

Huafang Group, the second largest online entertainment streaming platform in China, raised HKD129 million (USD16.56 million) on its HKEX listing, offering 46 million shares at HKD2.8 each

Clifford Chance, Commerce & Finance Law Firm and Maples advised famous Chinese snack brand Weilong on its HKEX listing, raising HKD898 million from the sale of 96.4 million shares at HKD10.56 apiece

Sunshine Insurance, a leading private insurance group in China, issued H shares for the first time in an HKEX IPO, raising USD861.4 million and becoming the fourth largest listing on the city¡¯s bourse in 2022

Leading nickel producer and trader Lygend Resources & Technology sold its shares at HKD15.8 apiece to raise HKD3.67 billion (USD470 million) in a Hong Kong IPO

China Business Law Journal conducted its annual legal market survey for 2021 with 94 leading law firms to seek their views on trends of the past year

Jianzhi Education Technology Group is the first Chinese variable interest entity (VIE) to debut on the Nasdaq since DiDi¡¯s 2021 listing on the same market sparked a crackdown by Chinese authorities

Paul Hastings and JunHe advise on China Vanke subsidiary Onewo¡¯s IPO on the HKEX, raising about HKD5.8 billion (USD738 million) in the fourth biggest debut so far in Hong Kong

China Business Law Journal identify the leading ¡°branch office¡± and ¡°homegrown¡± law firms across different regions

Chinese companies are finding both challenges and opportunities amid shakeups in capital markets at home and abroad

Tech companies must beware of unwanted side effects from these co-operation agreements ¨C ones that may even plague any eventual IPO

China¡¯s third largest online logistics platform has debuted on the Hong Kong bourse ¨C a move that summoned the strike of the gong back to the trading floor

New roles of intermediaries place them under the microscope of capital market regulation

China Business Law Journal reveals the law firms that have excelled in the past year    

Eric Chow & Co, an association firm by Commerce & Finance Law Offices, has hired Christy Leung as a partner in its litigation department

Hong Kong law firm Eric Chow & Co in Association with Commerce & Finance Law Offices, has bolstered its litigation practice by adding Christy Leung as a partner

Easing of regulations on offshore listing brings hope for an end to a long-running Sino-US dispute

Chinese electric carmaker NIO debuted on Singapore Exchange by way of introduction without raising funds to become a triple-listed company in Singapore, the US and Hong Kong

Aquila Acquisition Corporation became the first special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) to list in Hong Kong

Electric vehicle manufacturer NIO successfully listed on the main board of the HKEX by way of introduction with shares beginning trading on March 10

We look back at the most significant transactions and disputes of last year as we ring in the year of the tiger