Haiwen(海问) law firm news

A group of four lawyers from US firm Howrey have launched the Taipei office of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton—the firm’s second office in Asia.

SemiLEDs Corporation has become the first Taiwanese LED manufacturer to hit the NADAQ Global Select Market after its US$102m IPO

Beijing-based Youku.com Inc, the biggest online video company in China and considered a YouTube clone by many, has recently launched its US$203m IPO on Nasdaq.

中国最大的在线视频企业优酷网近日在纽约首次公开发行募得2.03亿美元。优酷网的国内最大竞争对手土豆网也已申请在美国首次公开发行，但尚未确定上市日期。

A-share listings and international IPOs have reached the highest levels seen in the history of capital markets for Chinese companies, according to recent statistics released by China’s leading investment consulting firm ChinaVenture.

据ChinaVenture最新数据显示，2010年1－11月份中国企业IPO数量已经达到431家；超过2007年265家的最高纪录，达到年度IPO数量历史最高峰。

Morrison & Foerster has recently represented TSX-listed China Gold International Resources on its US$309m IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

中国黄金集团公司控股的中国黄金国际资源及近日在香港联合交易所主板挂牌上市， 同时也完成斯凯兰收购，成为甲玛矿的唯一拥有人。

The rapidly growing renewable energy market is moving into overdrive as China Suntien Green Energy becomes the fourth Chinese clean-energy company to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in a little over two weeks.

伴随可再生能源市场的回暖，中国新能源企业再次掀起香港上市热潮。 近日,新天绿色能源在香港上市,共筹得资金3.7亿美元。

The surge in the Hong Kong capital markets continues with the US$320m initial public listing of Shanghai-based children’s product manufacturer, Boshiwa International, on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock exchange.

奥睿，海问以及Conyers Dill & Pearman联手为中国最大的儿童用品企业博士蛙国际的香港上市项目提供法律服务。

Freshfields has advised Vodafone on its US$6.6bn China Mobile stake sale. Cayman Islands firm Ogier, led by corporate partner Nicholas Ward, provided Jersey legal counsel to Vodafone. China Mobile was not represented by outside counsel.

富而德律师事务所近日协助长期客户电信业者沃达丰以66亿美元出售3.2%中国移动股权。此次项目沃达丰也由开曼群岛律所Ogier 提供法律咨询。

The first half of 2010 has seen 175 mainland companies raise approximately US$32bn from domestic and overseas listings. The significant interest in IPOs has underlined the huge potential for law firms’ capital market practices.

上半年数字统计，有175家中国企业分别在国内外的交易所上市，一共筹得约320亿美元。国内律师表示，中国企业对上市的积极态度将给资本市场业务带来更多机遇。

Being at the forefront of a country's developing anti-trust regime and working closely with clients and regulators during this evolution is regarded by many competition lawyers as a fascinating part of their work

Guangzhou Zhujiang Brewery has successfully launched its IPO in Shenzhen, raising RMB400m (US$60m). The issuer engaged Zhong Lun in 2007 to be its legal advisor for the IPO and listing.

近日，广州珠江啤酒股份有限公司在深圳证券交易所正式上市。中伦和广东信利盛达分别作为发行人法律顾问和承销商律师参与了此次上市项目。

The Geely-Volvo deal is the most recent illustration of how correctly performed global antitrust compliance and merger control filings are becoming pivotal to the worldwide ambitions of Chinese companies; without strong legal advice in these areas, overseas expansion plans can fall through.