先正达集团IPO申请近日获上交所上市审核委员会通过，预期将在上交所主板上市。先正达此次IPO拟募集资金650亿元，将成为自2010年农业银行上市以来，A股募资金额规模最大的IPO。

海问律师事务所在本次交易中担任发行人律师。

先正达集团是全球领先的农业科技创新企业，于2019年注册于上海，主要由瑞士先正达、安道麦及中化集团农业业务组成。公司主营业务涵盖植物保护、种子、作物营养以及现代农业服务四大板块。2021年，先正达在全球植保行业排名第一、种子行业排名第三。

若顺利上市，先正达将成为首个在上交所主板上市的全球巨头企业，上交所主板的全球金融市场地位和投资价值也将得到提升。

2021年，先正达曾申请科创板上市，但于今年5月撤回申请，改为申请主板上市，公司称此举“将有助于接触到更多元的投资者，也对公司长期价值有利”。

海问本项目团队由合伙人蓝洁、高巍、郑燕律师领导。

本宗交易联席保荐人为中金公司、中银证券。

Haiwen on Syngenta’s planned $9.1 bln IPO on Shanghai’s main board

Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has approved agricultural giant Syngenta’s 65 billion yuan ($9.1 billion) planned listing on its main board. The deal, if went through successfully, will become the largest A-share IPO in terms of raised-funds ever since Agricultural Bank of China’s $22.1 billion listing back in 2010.

Haiwen & Partners acts as legal advisor to the issuer in the deal.

Syngenta was formed by the $43 billion purchase of Switzerland’s Syngenta by China’s SinoChem in 2017. It now has four business units – Syngenta Crop Protection, Syngenta Seeds, ADAMA, and Syngenta Group China.

Syngenta will become the first real international giant to be listed on the main board of SSE, and will therefore boost Shanghai’s reputation as a global financial hub.

The company first applied for listing on Shanghai’s tech-focused STAR Market back in 2021 but has withdrawn its application earlier this year. It said it decided to switch focus following China's listing rule changes, and "this main board listing will enable Syngenta Group to access more diversified investors and will be conducive for the company's long-term value."

The Haiwen team is led by partners Lan Jie, Gao Wei and Zheng Yan.

The joint sponsors are CICC and BOC International.