在线音频平台喜马拉雅控股已于近日向港交所递交招股书，拟在香港主板上市。澄明则正律师事务所、世达国际律师事务所担任发行人律师；天元律师事务所、盛信律师事务所则为联席保荐人提供法律意见。

喜马拉雅成立于2012年，总部位于上海，是中国领先的在线音频、内容交互平台。今年五月，喜马拉雅曾计划赴美上市，拟募资五至十亿美元，该计划现已停止。

此次申请赴港上市的项目中，迈普达律师事务所担任喜马拉雅的离岸律师；联席保荐人为高盛、摩根士丹利、中金公司。

Skadden and STB leading on Chinese online audio’s planned IPO in Hong Kong

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and CM Law Firm are advising Ximalaya, a Chinese online audio platform, on its planned IPO in Hong Kong, with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Tian Yuan Law Firm advising the joint sponsors.

Established in 2012, the Shanghai-headquartered Ximalaya is China’s largest online audio content platform. In May, the company kicked off its plan for a $500 million to $1 billion IPO in New York, which has now been stopped.

Maples and Calder is advising the company as their offshore lawyer, with Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and CICC acting as joint sponsors.

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