5月10日,吉利旗下高端智能纯电动汽车品牌极氪在纽交所成功上市,募资金额约为4.41亿美元。这是近三年来最大的中概股美国IPO。
金杜律师事务所、达维律师事务所作为发行人律师参与交易,汉坤律师事务所则担任发行人中国数据安全法顾问;方达律师事务所、盛信律师事务所为承销商提供了法律意见。
极氪品牌创立于2021年,旗下包括多款车型。根据行业顾问弗若斯特沙利文的报告,极氪跻身中国高端纯电汽车中交付增长最快的品牌行列。此次极氪上市时间距离其品牌发布仅有三年,创下了中国新能源汽车公司最快完成IPO的纪录。
金杜团队项目主办合伙人为龚牧龙、潘渝嘉、王建学、冯霞、陈俊宇、胡静;香港办公室合伙人黄文为极氪私募股权融资提供了法律服务;内核团队合伙人彭晋、马天宁、孟梓提供了专业指导,合伙人吴涵提供了关于数据合规的专业支持。
达维团队由全球合伙人何鲤、李然、林振宇领导。全球合伙人许嘉等提供了香港上市规则方面的专业意见。
方达团队由合伙人丁继栋、王梦婕、刘刚、魏剑波牵头。
盛信参与本项目的主要团队成员包括高屹律师、黄嘉信律师等。
奥杰作为离岸法律顾问参与交易。
Davis Polk, STB on Zeekr's $441 million NYSE listing
Davis Polk & Wardwell, King & Wood Mallesons and Han Kun Law Offices have served as Zeekr’s legal counsel on its $441 million initial public offering on the NYSE, with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Fangda Partners advising the sponsors. This marks the largest U.S. IPO of a Chinese concept stock in the past three years.
Zeekr, which is the premium brand of Chinese automaker Geely, was founded in 2021 and the brand includes several models. According to a report by industry consultant Frost & Sullivan, Zeekr has become one of the fastest-growing brands in China's high-end electric vehicle market in terms of deliveries. The listing took place just three years after the brand's launch, setting a record for the fastest IPO completion by a Chinese new energy vehicle company.
The Davis Polk team was led by global partners Li He, Ran Li, and James C. Lin. Global partner Jason Xu and others provided expertise on Hong Kong listing rules.
The KWM team was led by partners Gong Mulong, Pan Yujia, Wang Jianxue, Feng Xia, Chen Junyu, and Hu Jing; Hong Kong partner Wong Man provided legal services for Zeekr's private equity financing; core team partners Peng Jin, Ma Tianning, and Meng Zi offered professional guidance, and partner Wu Han provided expert support on data compliance.
The STB team saw the leadership of partners Yi Gao and Christopher Wong.
And the Fangda team was led by partners Jeffrey Ding, Wang Mengjie, Brian Liu, and Wei Jianbo.
Oiger acted as the offshore legal advisor for the transaction.