Business Overview
Llinks is recognized as one of the most influential and leading law firms in China's capital markets sector. We consistently uphold the principles of professionalism and innovation, dedicated to providing high-end solutions that combine commercial foresight with legal rigor for leading domestic and international enterprises, participants in emerging business models, and various investment institutions within a complex and evolving business and regulatory landscape. We excel particularly in offering creative legal structure design and compliance pathway support to companies navigating dynamic regulatory rules and business model innovation, and we have successfully led numerous landmark "first-of-its-kind in China" transactions.
By successfully assisting with many high-profile, landmark projects, we have developed a profound and precise understanding of the policy logic and review standards formed by regulatory bodies within China's rapidly developing and transforming market environment. This advantage enables us to insightfully foresee policy evolution trends and efficiently help clients address various complex regulatory challenges and compliance execution issues.
Acting as legal counsel for domestic and international issuers or underwriters, Llinks consistently delivers high-quality legal services in areas such as initial public offerings, listed company refinancing, corporate bonds, convertible bonds, and various cross-border securities offerings, leveraging our exceptional professional capability and extensive project experience. Simultaneously, as legal counsel for domestic and international listed companies and industry leaders, we have led and handled a significant number of complex projects with far-reaching market impact, including acquisitions of listed companies, controlling stake transactions, major asset restructurings, and backdoor listings.
Furthermore, we have accumulated deep practical experience in areas such as the issuance of non-financial corporate debt financing instruments, listing and public transfer on the National Equities Exchange and Quotations (NEEQ) system, asset securitization, and innovative financial products. We are capable of providing comprehensive, integrated legal support for clients' diverse financing, M&A, and capital operation needs across the multi-tiered capital market.
Key Capabilities
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Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)
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Public Offerings by Listed Companies (including rights issues to existing shareholders, issuance of convertible corporate bonds, etc.)
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Private Placements by Listed Companies
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Major Asset Restructurings of Listed Companies
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Changes in Equity Interests of Listed Companies, Acquisitions and Anti-takeovers, Exemptions from Mandatory Offers
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Issuance of Non-Financial Corporate Debt Financing Instruments
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Listing and Public Transfer of Shares on the National Equities Exchange and Quotations (NEEQ) System
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Other Transactions Involving Securities Offerings and Capital Markets
Practice Highlights
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Represented Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) as issuer's counsel in its listing on the ChiNext Board of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, as well as in multiple A-share and H-share refinancing projects (The largest H-share IPO project in the past three years)
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Represented Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited as issuer's counsel in its listing on the STAR Market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (The largest A-share IPO project in 2023)
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Represented United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd. as issuer's counsel in its listing on the STAR Market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (The largest A-share IPO project in 2022)
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Represented Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd. (A leading global clean energy technology enterprise) as issuer's counsel in its listing on the ChiNext Board of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and subsequent multiple A-share refinancing projects
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Represented China Molybdenum Co., Ltd. (CMOC) as counsel in its CNY 27.5 billion cross-border acquisition of niobium and phosphate assets in Brazil and copper and cobalt assets in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Selected as the 2017 Deal of the Year by China Business Law Journal)
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Represented Gotion High-tech Co., Ltd. as issuer's counsel in Volkswagen Group China's strategic investment project (The pioneering project of a listed company introducing a foreign strategic investor via a non-public offering)
Market Recognition
Industry Insights
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Thinking of IPO and the Pre- IPO Preparation
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Proposed New Reforms to the GEM board on the HKEX
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Proposed New Regime for the Listing of Specialist Technology Companies on the HKEX
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Cybersecurity review and new ideas for listing in Hong Kong
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Hong Kong New Listing Regime for Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPAC)
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HKEx’s consultation conclusions on Main Board Profit Requirement
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