CELG has been one of the leading providers of legal services in the securities business sector in China. The CELG Securities & Capital Markets Specialized Committee is dedicated to offering clients professional, high-quality, efficient and pioneering legal services in Securities & Capital Markets. The Committee brings together a team of versatile professional lawyers with extensive experience in areas such as corporate listings, equity investments, mergers and acquisitions, corporate bonds, private equity funds, financial and tax matters, and industrial chain integration research. It consists of the Securities Legal Department, Investment and Mergers & Acquisitions Legal Department, and Fund Management Legal Department. They specialize in providing clients with various capital market services, including initial public offerings (IPOs) and listings at home and abroad, refinancing of listed companies, corporate listing and financing, restructuring and reorganization, investment and mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance structure optimization, equity incentives and employee stock ownership plans, mediation and handling of equity disputes, private equity fund raising, investment, management and withdrawal, bond issuance, and so on.
Legal services provided by CELG in this field:
• IPOs and listings of companies
• Direct or indirect overseas securities issuance and listing by domestic enterprises
• Refinancing of listed companies (convertible bonds, new share issuance, share allocation)
• Issuance of financing instruments such as asset-backed securities, convertible bonds, exchangeable bonds, corporate bonds, enterprise bonds, financial bonds, short-term financing bonds, medium-term notes, private placements for small and medium-sized enterprises
• Issuance and listing of securities derivatives
• Mergers & acquisitions, major asset restructuring and share repurchases of listed companies
• Equity incentives for listed and non-listed companies
• Corporate shareholding system reform and top-level structure design
• Investment and M&A transaction structure design
• Legal due diligence for investment and M&A projects
• Full participation in negotiations for investment and M&A projects
• Introduction of strategic investors and industry partners for investment and M&A projects, assistance in post-project integration
• Optimized design of the governance structure of target companies after investment and M&A
• Design and drafting of legal documents involved in investment and M&A projects
• Assistance in handling asset or equity delivery procedures
• Full-process legal consultation and tax planning for investment and M&A projects
• Operation of private equity investment funds