Credentials

Corporate 

• BOCI and UBS as joint global coordinators on the HK$4.8 billion (US$618 million) Hong Kong IPO of China National Materials, a leading global provider of cement equipment and engineering services
• Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley as joint global coordinators on the HK$3.2 billion (US$410 million) offering of Honghua Group, the second largest land rig manufacturer in the world and the largest in China, in a Hong Kong IPO and a Rule 144A/Regulation S international offering
• China Agri-Industries Holdings, a leading producer and supplier of processed agricultural products in China, on its spin-off from Hong Kong-listed parent COFCO International and the HK$3.59 billion (US$460 million) Hong Kong IPO and Rule 144A/Regulation S international offering
• Fosun International, one of China's largest privately owned conglomerates, on the HK$13.27 billion (US$1.7 billion) Hong Kong IPO and Rule 144A/Reg S international offering, one of the largest IPOs in Hong Kong in 2007. Morgan Stanley, UBS and China International Capital Corporation were joint bookrunners and lead managers for the offering
• Cazenove Asia as global coordinator, sole bookrunner, sponsor and lead manager on the HK$1.88 billion (US$240 million) Hong Kong IPO and global offering of Ajisen (China), a leading Japanese-style fast casual restaurant chain operator in China and Hong Kong
• China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) on the Hong Kong law aspect of the issue of RMB30 billion (approximately US$4 billion) bonds with warrants due 2014 to be traded on Shanghai Stock Exchange
• China Shenhua Energy on the Hong Kong aspects of the RMB66.58 billion (US$8.87 billion) secondary listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the largest A share offering at the date of listing
• Youngor Group, China's biggest shirt company, in relation to the US$120 million acquisition of a 100% interest in Xin Ma Apparel International and Smart Apparel Group from Kellwood, a leading US marketer of apparel and consumer soft goods. This was the first major overseas acquisition by a Chinese clothing manufacturer
• China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) and its wholly owned subsidiary Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical on the RMB3659 million (US$504 million) acquisition of oil refinery assets from Sinopec Group Company
• Huaneng Power International on the RMB1520 million (US$209 million) subscription for, through private placement, 200 million new shares in Shenzhen Energy Investment Co prior to its listing on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. We also advised Huaneng Power International on the RMB420 million (US$56.76 million) acquisition of interest in Jinling Power Plant from Huaneng International Power Development Corporation
• a US listed company in relation to the PRC and Hong Kong aspects of the proposed purchase of certain worldwide assets from a leading information provider (including the equity ownership of a its subsidiary located in Shenzhen and the assets of its subsidiary located in Hong Kong)
• China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) on its HK$4 billion (US$512 million) acquisition of petroleum wholesale, transport, storage and retail facilities and LPG distribution outlets from China Resources Enterprise
• Beijing PMP Real Estate, a major PRC real estate developer, on its proposed investment in and development of a complex in southern China
• Beijing Sunshine 100, a major PRC real estate developer, on loan and equity investment by Warburg Pincus totaling US$100 million
• BRC Group, a major PRC real estate developer, on the proposed loan and equity investment by Gateway Capital
• Grand Rock USA, an offshore vehicle set up by a PRC real estate developer, on its proposed funding arrangement with Macquarie in relation to its real estate development project in Beijing