Bird & Bird's Corporate team has advised DagangHalal.com, the world's first global e-commerce platform to provide Halal verification, on the admission of its entire issued share capital to trade on ISDX Growth Market, a market operated by ICAP Securities & Derivatives Exchange Limited.

A part of the DagangHalal Group, the DagangHalal.com platform allows the rapidly growing community of Halal suppliers and consumers to trade with confidence, assuring them that the products and services being purchased are Halal.

Simpson Thacher represented Cainiao Smart Logistics Network Limited (“Cainiao”) in connection with its first round of external equity financing through the issuance of new shares of common stock to certain existing investors and new investors including GIC, Temasek, Khazanah and Primavera and other institutional investors.

Charles Russell Speechlys has acted for VinaCapital Investment Management Limited on the recent admission of VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Limited (“VOF”) to the Official List (premium listing closed ended investment funds) and to the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and the cancellation of its AIM listing and VOF’s migration from the Cayman Island to Guernsey.

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. on Hong Kong and US law aspects of its role as the joint sponsor, joint global coordinator, joint bookrunner and joint lead manager on the listing and global offering of China Zheshang Bank's H shares.

Subject to the overallotment option, the IPO raised more than HK$13 billion (US$1.69 billion), making it the largest IPO globally year-to-date and the largest IPO of a PRC commercial bank in Hong Kong since 2013.

Charles Russell Speechlys have acted for N+1 Singer Advisory LLP in its role as nominated adviser and sole broker to Harwood Wealth Management Group plc’s over-subscribed IPO on AIM.

Trowers & Hamlins has acted as international legal counsel for BBK B.S.C. (BBK), a leading financial services firm and one of the largest banking institutions in the Kingdom of Bahrain offering a broad range of advice, products and services, on its issue of BHD 100,000,000 perpetual subordinated contingent convertible additional tier 1 capital securities (callable 2 May 2021 and every five years thereafter) arranged by Securities & Investment Company (SICO).

Hannes Snellman acted as counsel to Okmetic Oyj in the voluntary recommended public tender offer of approximately EUR 170 million by National Silicon Industry Group for all shares and option rights in Okmetic Oyj.

Our core team comprised of Johan Aalto, Heidi Haanpää and Ville Kivikoski.

Ashurst has advised Western Areas Limited (Western Areas) on a fully underwritten placement and non-underwritten share purchase plan, which has a combined value of A$70million.

A Travers Smith team led by corporate partner Andrew Gillen advised on Maxcyte Inc's IPO on AIM, with Panmure Gordon Limited acting as NOMAD to the company.

30 March, 2016, King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) advised China Zheshang Bank Co Ltd (Zheshang Bank) on its successful listing on the main board of Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Zheshang Bank issued approximately 3.3 billion H shares, pricing its shares at HK$3.96 per share, and the Bank will raise approximately HK$11.591billion (before exercising the over-allotment option). The deal is the first public offering over HK$ 10 billion this year in Hong Kong.