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Han Kun advised and acted as the PRC counsel to the joint bookrunners on CooTek (Cayman) Inc.'s U.S. initial public offering and listing on the New York Stock Exchange. CooTek is a leading innovative mobile internet company in China
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Han Kun advised and acted as the PRC counsel to Viomi Technology Co., Ltd (NASDAQ: VIOT) on its U.S. initial public offering and listing on the NASDAQ Stock Market. Viomi Technology Co., Ltd is a leading IoT @ Home platform in China
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Asian Legal Business (ALB) recently released the Asian Legal Business 2018 M&A Rankings. Han Kun has again been ranked as a Tier 1 PRC Law Firm based on the firm's exceptional performance in providing M&A legal services. This marks the fifth consecutive year for Han Kun to be ranked as Tier 1 in M&A. ALB (Asian Legal Business) is one of the most influential international legal media organizations, providing leading legal information and rankings
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Han Kun, as PRC legal counsel to the issuer, advised Meituan Dianping (Stock Code: 3690) on its global offering and listing on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. Meituan Dianping is China's leading e-commerce platform for services, which uses technology to connect consumers and merchants. Meituan Dianping currently owns several well-known brands in China, including Meituan (美团), Dianping (大众点评), Meituan Waimai (美团外卖) and Mobike (摩拜单车)
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On September 13, 2018, the 12th annual China Law & Practice Awards was held in Beijing. Han Kun won the following six awards at the event: 1. Most Innovative Firm of the Year 2. Private Equity & Venture Capital China Firm of the Year 3. TMT Firm of the Year 4. Equity Securities Deal of the Year - IQiyi $2.25B Nasdaq IPO 5. TMT Deal of the Year - Meituan-Dianping's $3.7B investment in Mobike 6
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Han Kun advised and acted as the PRC counsel to NIO Inc. (NYSE: NIO) on its U.S. initial public offering and listing on the New York Stock Exchange. NIO Inc. is a pioneer in China's premium electric vehicle market, and aims to shape a joyful lifestyle by offering premium smart electric vehicles and the ultimate user experience
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On September 7, 2018, Asian Legal Business (ALB) held the awards ceremony for the Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2018 in Hong Kong. The Han Kun-advised deal, "China Literature's IPO," was awarded "Equity Market Deal of the Year". The Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards, an annual celebration of legal excellence in Hong Kong, has come to its 17th year
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Han Kun recently represented Everbright Holdings in jointly setting up the RMB 5.1 billion Hunan Everbright Holdings fund of funds with Hunan Caixin Financial Holdings Group Co., Ltd. ("Caixin Financial", which represents the Hunan Emerging Industry Guidance Fund). The fund of funds will focus on investing in emerging industries such as advanced manufacturing, information technology and biomedical science and health in Hunan Province
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Finalists have recently been announced in the Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2018. Han Kun has been shortlisted as "Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year", and six Han Kun-advised deals have been shortlisted for "Deal of the Year". The deals are: 1. Equity Market Deal of the Year - China Literature's IPO 2. Equity Market Deal of the Year - China Unicom's Mixed Ownership Reform 3. Equity Market Deal of the Year - iQIYI's IPO 4
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Han Kun's Hong Kong associated law firm boosts its capital markets practice with the appointment of two partners Ms. Ethle Tang and Ms. Tao Li. Ms. Tang has over 14 years of experience in advising clients on a wide variety of corporate transactions, with a particular emphasis on securities offerings and cross border mergers and acquisitions. Ms
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Mergermarket has recently released the shortlist for its China M&A Awards 2018. Han Kun has been shortlisted for M&A Legal Adviser of the Year and Technology, Media & Telecom M&A Legal Adviser of the Year. Han Kun has extensive experience in M&A and the TMT industry, and has consistently received accolades from authoritative legal ranking organizations, including Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, Asian Legal Business, China Business Law Journal, Asialaw Profiles and China Law & Practice
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China Law & Practice recently announced the finalists for the China Law & Practice Awards 2018. Han Kun was shortlisted in 27 award categories; 1. China Firm of the Year 2. Most Innovative Firm of the Year 3. Capital Markets Firm of the Year 4. Competition Firm of the Year 5. Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year 6. Investment Funds Firm of the Year 7. M&A Firm of the Year 8. Private Equity & Venture Capital Firm of the Year 9. Pro Bono Initiative of the Year 10
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Recently, Mr. James Yong Wang of Han Kun Law Offices was invited by Thomson Reuters' Practical Law Global Guide to author articles to give a general introduction of the regulatory regime over hedge funds and retail funds in China. Practical Law Global Guide invites leading practitioners from different countries and jurisdictions to share their first-hand experiences on investment funds and views on the current status and trends of investment funds in their respective jurisdictions
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Han Kun advised and acted as the PRC counsel to Aurora Mobile Limited in its U.S. initial public offering and listing on the NASDAQ Global Market under the stock symbol “JG”. Aurora Mobile Limited is a leading mobile big data solutions provider in China
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ALB released the list of China's Rising Lawyers 2018 on July 20, 2018. 15 ambitious young lawyers across China are spotlighted because of their potential to become the next power players in the legal industry. Their growing record of achievements, coupled with their expanding client portfolio, make a solid case for why they have what it takes to climb to the top. Han Kun Partner Chengyao (Aaron) Zhou is included in this list. Mr. Zhou is a member of the PRC and New York State Bars
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Han Kun recently represented Spiral Exchange in the company's Series Pre-A equity financing round. Spiral Exchange is a crypto exchange established in Hong Kong by experienced quantitative traders, tech entrepreneurs and pioneers in blockchain and cryptocurrency. Han Kun primarily assisted in designing the transaction structure, preparing transaction documents, participating in the negotiation process, and other relevant legal consultation services
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Ziyuanyuan Holdings Group Limited (Stock Code: 8223) ("Ziyuanyuan") recently listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 9 July 2018. Ziyuanyuan is engaged in providing equipment-based finance leasing services to SME customers in the printing and logistics industries in China
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Han Kun advised and acted as PRC counsel to the joint bookrunners Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited and China Renaissance Securities (Hong Kong) Limited in Uxin Limited's U.S. initial public offering and listing on the Nasdaq Global Market under the stock symbol "UXIN"on June 27, 2018, Beijing Time
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Han Kun has acted as PRC counsel to the joint bookrunners Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., Haitong International Securities Company Limited and China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited in advising on Puxin Limited's U.S. initial public offering (NYSE: NEW). Puxin Limited is a leading consolidator of the after-school education industry and after-school education service provider in China
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Han Kun has advised the sponsors on the listing of Huifu Payment Limited (Stock Code: 1806.HK) on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. Huifu Payment Limited is a leading independent third-party payment service provider in China, focusing on merchant payment and fintech enabling services
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Today, China Business Law Journal released its 2018 capital markets report, which ranks the top IPO advisers and recognizes representative IPO cases from April 2017 to March 2018 in China's capital markets. Han Kun was ranked as a top three Hong Kong IPO (Chinese Issuers) PRC Legal Adviser
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The London-based leading legal publisher Law Business Research recently published the 2018 (7th) edition of The Global Private Equity Review. James Yong Wang was commissioned by LBR to author the China Fundraising Chapter of this global review for the fifth time. Han Kun is the only PRC-headquartered law firm contributor to this global review
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Han Kun advised and acted as PRC counsel to the sole sponsor, South China Capital Limited, and joint bookrunner and joint lead manager, South China Securities Limited, on Niche-Tech Group Limited's initial public offering and listing on the GEM Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong under stock code 8490.HK on May 30, 2018. Niche-Tech Group Limited is a well-known semiconductor packaging materials manufacturer in China
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Vision International Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 8107) ("Vision International") has recently listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 4 May 2018. Vision International is an apparel SCM services provider based in Hong Kong delivering one-stop solution to customers in Europe, predominantly Germany. It has the capacity to provide comprehensive apparel SCM services to customers
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The well-known London-based legal publisher Law Business Research recently published its second edition of The Initial Public Offerings Law Review (2018). Han Kun partner Ms. Chen Yang and Mr. Zhi Bin authored the China chapter. Han Kun was the only PRC-headquartered law firm to contribute to the book. Ms. Kaiying Wu has also contributed to the writing of the article