Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance advises on China Bohai Bank's US$1.78 billion Hong Kong IPO and Listing
16 July 2020
Clifford Chance advises on China Bohai Bank's US$1.78 billion Hong Kong IPO and Listing
Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has acted as international counsel, advising the joint sponsors CCB International, Haitong International Securities, ABC International and CLSA Limited, and the other nine underwriters on China Bohai Bank Co., Ltd's initial public offering and listing on the main board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.
Tianjin-based China Bohai Bank's US$1.78 billion (HK$13.8 billion) listing is the largest by a Chinese bank in Hong Kong this year.
China Co-Managing Partner Tim Wang together with partners Jean Thio and Tianning Xiang co-led on the deal, with support from a team in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai which includes counsels Corey Zhang and Hao Wu, associates Xuemei Wang and Dichun Duan and trainee Yumeng Fan.
Tim said, "We are pleased to advise on this listing, which will help strengthen China Bohai Bank's capital base to support the ongoing growth of its business. This deal also highlights our practice's expertise and continued commitment to the banking sector."
高伟绅参与渤海银行17.8亿美元香港首次公开发行及上市
国际领先律师事务所高伟绅就渤海银行股份有限公司（“渤海银行”）的首次公开发行和香港联交所主板上市，担任联席保荐人建银国际、海通国际、农银国际和中信证券以及其他九家承销商的国际法律顾问。
渤海银行总部位于天津，本次上市发行规模17.8亿美元（约合138亿港元），是今年规模最大的中资银行香港上市项目。
高伟绅中国区联席管理合伙人王彦峰律师、合伙人张珮真律师及向天宁律师共同牵头本项目，香港、北京和上海三地团队为本项目提供法律支持，包括张可畏、吴皓、王雪梅、段棣淳及范雨萌。
王彦峰律师表示：“我们很高兴参与渤海银行的香港上市。此交易将有助于其加强资金基础以促进业务持续增长，同时，也彰显了高伟绅在银行业的领先技能和对该行业的持续投入。”
