近日，中国财政部在法国巴黎成功簿记发行20亿欧元主权债券。

年利达作为国际法律顾问为财政部提供服务；方达律师事务所作为联席主承销商中国法律顾问参与本次发行；A&O Shearman则为联席牵头经办人提供法律服务。

据悉，这是2021年以来财政部的首次欧元主权债券发行。本次发行的债券分为两笔，均在香港联合交易所和巴黎泛欧交易所获准交易及/或上市。

本项目方达团队由公司组合伙人蒋雪雁和霍婉华牵头。

年利达团队由亚洲区管理合伙人刘克诚及香港资本市场业务部合伙人方敏牵头领导。

A&O Shearman团队由合伙人曾舒颕律师牵头。

Linklaters, A&O Shearman, Fangda on PRC government’s €2 bln sovereign bonds issuance

Linklaters has advised the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China (MOF) on its issuance of €2 billion sovereign bonds in Paris, France, with Fangda Partners advising the joint lead underwriters, and A&O Shearman serving as the legal counsel to the joint lead managers.

This marks the Ministry’s first euro-denominated sovereign bond issuance since 2021. The issuance was split into two tranches and has been approved for trading and/or listing on both the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Euronext Paris.

The Linklaters team was headed by William Liu, Asia Managing Partner, and Hong Kong SAR-based capital markets partner Min Fang.

The A&O Shearman team was led by partner Agnes Tsang.

The Fangda team was led by partners Jiang Xueyan and Huo Wanhua.