Zhong Lun Law Firm has hired corporate finance specialist Victor Pang as a partner in the firm’s Hong Kong office.
Previously a counsel in Reed Smith’s Beijing office, Pang focuses on corporate finance and M&A work. He also advises both Chinese state-owned enterprises and private companies on their overseas listings, acquisitions and investments.
With the addition of Pang, Zhong Lun’s Hong Kong office now has 12 partners.
Clifford Chance and Jingtian & Gongcheng are advising China Resources Beverages, the beverage division of the state-owned China Resources Enterprise, on its upcoming Hong Kong IPO, which is expected to raise up to $1 billion. Paul Hastings and Zhong Lun Law Firm are acting for the joint sponsors.
PRC IP firm Beijing East IP has merged with the Hong Kong-headquartered SIPS, and also welcomed aboard a team of 36 IP professionals from Zhong Lun Law Firm.
Davis Polk & Wardwell and Zhong Lun Law Firm are advising China's largest bubble-tea chain store, Mixue Bingcheng, on its IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, which aims to raise between $500 million and $1 billion.