Tag: China Securities Regulatory Commission

What trends are being observed in the region’s capital market strongholds, and what regulations are helping drive them?

Enhanced regulations and China/US decoupling challenge China’s private equity, reshuffling the industry amid bleak prospects

Under a harsh winter of exits, senior private equity legal practitioners discuss how to adapt to a maturing regulatory framework and fresh game rules dominated by state-background players

In the last two months of 2023, at least three Chinese law firms have been writing prospectuses for IPOs in Hong Kong

Partners at Chinese and international law firms analyse changes under the new registration-based listing regime as the momentum shifts on going public

Haiwen & Partners, Han Kun Law Offices, King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) and Zhong Lun Law Firm counselled China’s initial set of four infrastructure real estate investment trust (REIT) expansion projects

The first compulsory delisting of stocks due to fraudulent IPOs and disclosure violations on the Star Market in Shanghai raises questions on the intermediaries’ role as capital markets gatekeepers

With rapidly escalating ESG awareness and evolving policies, China is embracing a robust wave of green investment

Chinese companies now have a clearer idea of whether they can list overseas when new China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) rules take effect from 31 March 2023

A former Fangda Partners lawyer has rejoined the firm to boost the capital markets business, while another appointment aims to  enhance its intellectual property practice

A number of Chinese companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange recently issued announcements of delisting

This column discusses recent empirical research published by the author and Dr Zhang Yang of Wuhan University School of Law on insider trading administrative enforcement by the CSRC for the two decades between 1999 and 2019

Chinese companies are finding both challenges and opportunities amid shakeups in capital markets at home and abroad

Tech companies must beware of unwanted side effects from these co-operation agreements – ones that may even plague any eventual IPO

Laura Cha Shih May-lung will continue her role as HKEX chair for two more years after being re-elected to the post she has held since 2018

The first backdoor listing on the Growth Enterprises Market of Shenzhen Stock Exchange since changes in the rules on reverse takeovers saw Zhong Lun Law firm advising

A consultation document released by China’s securities watchdog potentially removes a key hurdle for US regulators to gain full access to the auditing reports of Chinese companies listed in New York

Aquila Acquisition Corporation became the first special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) to list in Hong Kong

Electric vehicle manufacturer NIO successfully listed on the main board of the HKEX by way of introduction with shares beginning trading on March 10

China’s first REIT public offering this year and the biggest transaction volume so far raised RMB9.4 billion (USD1.42 billion) with partners from Han Kun Law offices advising

While several practice areas have been particularly active this year, Chinese law firms are actively optimising their billing arrangements to meet the rising demand for high-quality services in a legal market where fee structures are still dominated by businesses