Dentons Hong Kong, in collaboration with Dentons Kunming and Shanghai, advised Yunnan Provincial Energy Investment Group Co., Ltd. ("YEIG") in a dual tranche offering of US$440m of notes (US$310m of 3.50% guaranteed notes due 2019 and US$130m of 4.25% guaranteed notes due 2021) issued by a special purpose vehicle of YEIG. YEIG is a leading state-owned energy company based in Yunnan Province, China. The notes are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
The Dentons Hong Kong team, acting as the Hong Kong legal counsel for the issuer, the guarantor and YEIG, was led by corporate partners Gordon Ng, Guangqin Wei and Enoch Wong, assisted by associate Andy Law, legal assistant Ian Cheng and trainee solicitor Angela Yuen.
The Dentons Kunming team, led by managing partner Wei Ma, partners Yanhong Xiong, Liu Liu, acted as the Chinese legal counsel for the guarantor, along with providing general/overall transactional support.
The Dentons Shanghai team, led by senior partner Hanqi Wang, one of the leading partners in the capital market practice of China region, and partner Jianhong Fan, acted as the Chinese legal counsel for the guarantor, along with providing general/overall transactional support.