The Freshfields team advising on the transaction was led by corporate partners Teresa Ko, Calvin Lai and Richard Wang

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (‘Freshfields’) has advised on the US$1.5bn IPO of China Merchants Securities Co. Ltd (‘China Merchants Securities’). Freshfields acted as Hong Kong and US legal counsel to the underwriters China Merchants Securities HK, JPMorgan Securities (Far East) and Morgan Stanley Asia Limited.

China Merchants Securities is a leading Chinese investment bank, offering a wide range of financial products and services, including wealth and investment management and brokerage to individuals, institutions and corporates. The IPO is valued at US$1.5bn and dealings in shares commenced on 7 October 2016 on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

The Freshfields team advising on the transaction was led by corporate partners Teresa Ko, Calvin Lai and Richard Wang.