Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom advised boutique investment bank China Renaissance’s on its $346 million Hong Kong initial public offering, with Clifford Chance advising the joint sponsors and the underwriters. 

The company, which counts Alibaba-affiliated payments giant Ant Financial as one of its cornerstone investors, is known for having advisory role in some of the biggest mergers in China’s tech ecosystem including the merger of Meituan and Dianping in the formation of Meituan Dianping and the merger of Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache for the formation of Didi Kuaidi. 

As of December 31, 2017, its client base included 15 of the top 20 Chinese new economy companies and 56 percent of unicorns as measured by market capitalization or evaluation across China’s new economy. 

The Skadden team was led by Hong Kong partners Julie Gao, Christopher Betts and Will Cai. Meanwhile, the Clifford Chance team was led by Shanghai partners Tim Wang and Jean Thio, and Hong Kong partner Virginia Lee. 

Commerce & Finance Law Offices advised China Re on PRC law, with Haiwen & Partners advising the joint sponsors and underwriters. Maples and Calder advised China Re on Cayman law. 

世达国际律师事务所和高伟绅律师事务所助力投资银行华兴资本3.46亿美元香港上市

世达国际律师事务所就华兴资本控股有限公司在港交所3.46亿美元的上市提供法律服务，高伟绅律师事务所为包括华兴证券（香港）有限公司、高盛、工银国际资本以及农银国际融资有限公司在内的联席全球协调人提供法律服务。

作为中国最大的新经济资本顾问服务商，华兴资本控股有限公司拥有蚂蚁金服等重量级机构作为其基石投资者。自2005年成立以来参与了数十家中国新经济企业的海外上市，包括主导促成了滴滴快的合并、美团和大众点评合并。

截至去年年底，该公司现有客户群在中国前20名新经济公司中占据15席，所服务的独角兽客户市值占中国独角兽总市值的56%。

在本次交易中，世达国际律师事务所团队由香港办公室合伙人高准、Christopher Betts和蔡华主导。高伟绅律师事务所团队则由中国区联席管理合伙人王彦峰、合伙人张珮真和李婉雯共同主导。

通商律师事务所担任华兴资本的中国法顾问，海问律师事务所在本次交易中担任联席保荐人与承销商的中国法顾问。迈普达律师事务所担任华兴资本的开曼群岛法律顾问。

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