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On June 29, 2021, LEGALBAND, a well-known legal media, released its list of the "2021 China Top 15 Lawyers – Automobile & New Energy", aiming to recognize the most outstanding lawyers in the automobile and new energy field in mainland China. Han Kun partner Mr. Zaiguang Lu was named to the list. Reasons for listing: Mr. Lu has accompanied the growth course of many companies from their establishment to successfully completing IPOs
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On June 29, 2021, LEGALBAND, a well-known legal media, released its list of "2021 China Top 15 Lawyers – Asset Management", aiming to recognize the most outstanding asset management lawyers in mainland China. Han Kun partner Ms. Yin Ge was named to the list. Reasons for listing: Ms. Ge is a legal expert in the area of cross-border asset management and financial services, and has been recommended by many international asset managers and legal media. Ms
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Han Kun, as the PRC legal counsel to the issuer, has advised Missfresh Limited ("Missfresh") on its U.S. initial public offering and listing on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange under the symbol "MF". Missfresh is a leading digitalization platform for China's neighborhood retail businesses
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Equistone Partners recently announced its acquisition of Franke Water Systems, a division of Franke Group and a leading European producer and supplier of kitchen and bathroom fittings for the residential, public and commercial sectors
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Han Kun, as PRC legal counsel to the issuer, has advised AiHuiShou International Co. Ltd. ("ATRenew") on its U.S. initial public offering and listing on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "RERE". ATRenew is the largest pre-owned consumer electronics transactions and services platform in China in terms of gross merchandise volume for electronics and number of devices transacted by merchants and consumers
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Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) has recently published its 2021 global intellectual property rankings. Han Kun stands out in the rankings among domestic firms in China in "patent contentious", "trade mark contentious", and "patent prosecution". Besides these accolades, Han Kun partner Lili Wu was once again recognized as an "MIP IP Star" in 2021 and as a "Top 250 Women in IP" in the MIP global intellectual property individual awards
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Han Kun Law Offices has served as PRC counsel to Angelalign Technology Inc. (Stock Code: 6699) in connection with its listing and public offering on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
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Benchmark Litigation, an internationally renowned legal directory, recently released its first edition of Benchmark China, which recognizes outstanding dispute resolution law firms and individual lawyers in China. Han Kun has two practice areas and three partners ranked in this edition
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On June 1, 2021, LEGALBAND, a well-known legal directory, announced its "Power List: Top 15 Transaction Lawyers", recognizing the most outstanding and highly recommended transaction lawyers in mainland China. Han Kun partner Li Wei is selected as one of the Top 15. Reasons for the award: Mr. Li has been active for many years in the fields of venture capital and private equity investment, TMT and capital markets
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Han Kun Law Offices has provided legal services in connection with JD Logistics, Inc.'s (Stock Code: 2618) listing and public offering on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as the PRC counsel to the joint sponsors and the underwriters
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Recently, FinanceAsia released the results of its Country Awards 2021 – North Asia. Han Kun was again awarded "Best China Law Firm" based on the firm's participation during the last 12 months in complex cross-border and domestic mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and private equity, finance, and other areas. This is the third time for Han Kun to win the award
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Han Kun recently represented TR Capital in establishing a QFLP, which then co-led a significant investment into Huagai Capital. As buyer's counsel, Han Kun advised on designing the QFLP structure and on all aspects of the investment. This transaction was highly innovative in its structuring as it introduced a new concept in the secondary market—QFLP participation in RMB-denominated continuation fund
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On May 24, 2021, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced its 2021 ALB China IP Rankings. Han Kun's intellectual property practice ranked in both "Patents" and "Copyright/Trademark" for the fifth consecutive year, owing to our outstanding performance and client satisfaction in the field. ALB is an influential legal journal owned by Thomson Reuters whose rankings cover China, Japan, and most other Asian countries such as Singapore and South Korea
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On the evening of May 20, 2021, the ALB China Law Awards 2021 was held in Beijing, at which the final list of winners of the 18th ALB China Law Awards was announced. Han Kun won three awards, owing to its outstanding performance and good market reputation
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IFLR1000, a leading publisher of legal business, has just published its annual guide of IFLR1000 Women Leaders for 2021, celebrating its selection of leading women lawyers in the world. Han Kun partner Wang Shu is one of the ten women lawyers from mainland China named in the guide as a leader in bank finance and aviation finance. The annual guide selects honorees based upon their market reputation, deal experience, client feedbacks and peer reviews
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On May 18, 2021, China Business Law Journal (CBLJ) announced the winners of the 2021 China Business Law Awards. This year, CBLJ presented the "Golden League" awards, naming Han Kun among eight of China's elite law firms that have been recognized for their solid foundation and comprehensive practice. In addition, Han Kun was also awarded as a "Firm of the Year" in eleven practice areas/industries
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CLECSS recently announced Han Kun partner Qing Jing has been named as one of the CLECSS Top Ten Outstanding Young Lawyers for 2021. As a Han Kun partner, Ms. Jing focuses her practice on onshore and offshore fund formation and asset management. Ms. Jing has extensive experience in private investment fund formation and investment, having specialized for many years in advising on the formation of onshore and offshore funds and asset management. Ms
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On May 10, 2021, Plus (formerly Plus.ai) announced its entry into a definitive business combination agreement with Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. V (NASDAQ: HCIC), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Upon closing, Plus will be a publicly traded company and its common stock is expected to trade on the NYSE under the ticker symbol "PLAV". The transaction represents a post-combination market capitalization of approximately $3.3 billion for Plus upon closing
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Benchmark Litigation, an internationally renowned legal rankings organization, recently released its 2021 edition of Benchmark Asia-Pacific, which recognizes leading dispute resolution law firms and individual lawyers. This year, Han Kun was ranked in three practice areas, and three Han Kun lawyers were recognized as litigation "Stars"
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Han Kun Law Offices is pleased to announce that Dr. Li Ying has recently joined the firm, further strengthening Han Kun's IP practice. She will mainly be based in the firm's Beijing office. Dr. Li's expertise covers patent prosecution, invalidation and litigation, patent searches, patent transactions, and other IP-related counseling
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Han Kun has advised and acted as the PRC counsel to Waterdrop Inc. on its U.S. initial public offering and listing on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "WDH". Waterdrop is a leading technology platform dedicated to insurance and healthcare service with a positive social impact
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On May 5, The Asian Lawyer announced the winners of the Asia Legal Awards 2021 at a virtual awards ceremony. This year, Han Kun won the following two awards: ■ Securities Deal of the Year: Equity - JD
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Han Kun has acted as PRC counsel to Meituan (Stock Code 3690) in its placement of shares and issuance of convertible bonds, raising funds of approximately US$9.6 billion. Meituan is China's leading e-commerce platform for services. The net proceeds from this transaction are intended to be used for technology innovations, including the research and development of autonomous delivery vehicles, drones delivery, and other cutting-edge technology, and general corporate purposes
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On April 29, 2021, Legalband, a well-known legal directory, announced its "2021 Client Choice: Top 15 Rising Partners". Han Kun partner Liu Jiaxin was ranked among the top 15. Reasons for the award: As one of Han Kun's outstanding rising partners, Mr. Liu Jiaxin focuses his practices on venture capital and private equity investment, onshore and offshore capital markets, and mergers and acquisitions
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On April 29, 2021, Legalband, a well-known legal directory, announced its "2021 Client Choice: Top 15 IP Versatile Practitioners". Han Kun partner Kevin Duan was ranked among the top 15
