Capital Markets

Dacheng is one of the earliest law firms in China to obtain qualifications for securities legal services. Our business spans the entire capital market chain. With our strategy of "global reach, local insight" and our extensive experience, we have consistently played a significant leading role in the practice area of capital markets practice. 

 

Over the years, we have consistently focused on the development of legal services related to domestic and international IPOs, corporate restructuring and reform, M&A, private equity and investment funds, refinancing for public companies, and asset securitization. Additionally, we have consistently maintained close communications with domestic and overseas securities regulatory authorities, stock exchanges, and other relevant organizations.

 

Dacheng enjoys an outstanding reputation and extensive experience in the field of capital markets. As a leading provider of legal services in capital markets, we are well-positioned to offer our clients one-stop, high-quality legal services covering the full industry chain. 

 

Securities and capital markets, as well as private equity and investment funds, are our core areas of expertise. We have provided legal services for numerous companies in their IPOs and refinancing in domestic and overseas markets, with stock insurance involving A-shares, B-shares, H-shares, red-chip stocks, and depository receipts. Our services extend to various stock exchanges and listing locations, such as Shanghai, Shenzhen, Beijing, Hong Kong, Taiwan, New York, NASDAQ, London, Tokyo, Singapore, Frankfurt, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Australia, covering a wide range of industries. Additionally, we have contributed to the success of several domestic and overseas IPO projects. Our unique wealth of experience and solutions ensures the delivery of better and full range legal services that address the complex issues Chinese enterprises may encounter during the domestic or overseas IPO process.

 

We have established strong cooperative relationships with securities regulatory authorities, stock exchanges, investment banks, auditing institutions, appraisal agencies, and public companies across various countries and regions over the years. Leveraging our robust global legal service network and outstanding performance, as well as our refined working methodologies, team structure, coordination mechanism, and quality control system, we have developed mature legal services and solutions, standardized legal service processes, and the ability to provide efficient, reliable, and high-quality professional legal services for our clients.

 

Practice Areas and Services

Securities and Capital Markets

  • Pre-IPO reform and restructuring
  • Pre-IPO private placement financing
  • Domestic IPO
  • Overseas IPO
  • Refinancing of public companies (including the issuance of stocks, convertible bonds, and other financial instruments)
  • Domestic and overseas back-door listings
  • M&A, spin-offs, major asset restructuring, delisting, and relisting of public companies
  • Stock splits and repurchases of public companies
  • Corporate governance structures of public companies
  • Management incentive plans and employee stock ownership plans
  • Ongoing information disclosure of public companies
  • Establishment and asset management of securities investment funds
  • Capital market derivatives
  • Domestic and overseas bonds and debt financing instruments

Private Equity and Investment Funds

  • Registration and material changes of private fund managers
  • Fundraising plan development and fund recordation
  • Establishment of private equity funds, securities funds and other types of investment funds
  • Legal services for the internal governance and team incentives of private equity fund management companies
  • Comprehensive legal services for the investment of private equity funds and venture capital
  • Comprehensive legal services for the divestment of private equity funds and venture capital
  • Comprehensive legal services for obtaining investments from private equity funds and venture capital
  • Assistance in the resolution of investment disputes
Media Commentaries

Dacheng Law Offices has a burgeoning practice which regularly represents corporate issuers. The firm is called upon to advise on domestic and overseas equity and debt offerings, including IPOs and corporate bond issuances, particularly on the New York, Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges. It is also able to advise on transactional matters in the capital markets space. The team has additional knowledge in GDR issuance. Its clientele includes the Finance Department of Hubei Province, Guangdong Yuecai Holdings and Golden Sun Education Group.
The team at Dacheng Law Offices boasts a strong skill set in dealing with a range of financial instruments, regularly dealing with futures, options, forwards, swaps, ABS and RMBS. It is routinely instructed by a large range of state-owned enterprises and banks to handle securitisation work, including Bank of China, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank and China Three Gorges Renewables. The firm has offices in several major cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, enabling service to regional as well as national banks.
Dacheng Law Offices’ investment funds department operates out of its bases in Beijing and Shanghai and multiple offices across mainland China, and is experienced in handling a range of fund establishment mandates, including equity investment funds, real estate funds and funds of funds. The group is a popular choice for fund regulatory compliance and wider financing and investment transactions.
Dacheng Law Offices offers expertise on private equity financing, capital raising and venture capital investment matters. It maintains a nationwide network of offices in addition to its branch office in Shanghai. Its experience attracts regular instructions from investment firms, venture capital funds and corporates. The firm's key clients include IDG Capital and Eminence Ventures.
——Chambers Greater China Region Guide 2024

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