Zhong Lun Law Firm and O’Melveny & Myers have advised Chinese drug development service provider Pharmaron on its $588 million Hong Kong initial public offering, with JunHe and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom advising the joint sponsors.

According to a press release, Pharmaron, based in Beijing and founded in 2004, is a fully integrated pharmaceutical Research & Development platform serving China and overseas pharmaceutical companies, assisting on drug discovery, pre-clinical and early clinical-stage development, while also expanding capabilities downstream to late clinical-stage development and commercial manufacturing.

The Zhong Lun team was led by partners Hu Tingfeng and Wang Chuan; the OMM team was led by partners Portia Ku, Zhu Ke and Edwin Kwok; the JunHe team was led by partner Wang Yi, with assistance from partner Sun Xiaojia; and the Skadden team was led by partners Julie Gao and Paloma Wang.

The Joint Sponsors are Goldman Sachs, CLSA and Orient Capital.

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