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HFW advises sole sponsor on Lesi group's Hong Kong IPO
Global sector-focused law firm HFW has advised China Sunrise in its role as the sole sponsor of Lesi Group Limited's (Lesi) successful listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 8 March 2024.
China Sunrise is a wholly owned subsidiary of China First Capital Group Limited, a listed company on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, engaged in financial services, education management, consulting and automotive parts business.
Lesi is a PRC mobile advertising service provider based in China that offers a range of advertising services to its customers.
On the first day of trading, Lesi's share price closed at HK$1.50 per share. Approximately 65.7 million shares were traded, and the total turnover amounted to approximately HK$83.7 million.
The transaction team advising China Sunrise was led by partner Wing Cheung and associate Joey Sze, with support from paralegals Nicole Lam and Elly Yiu. Partner Wing Cheung said: "We were very pleased to advise China Sunrise as the sole sponsor to Lesi Group's IPO and congratulate them and Lesi on this successful mainboard listing. We wish Lesi Group every success as a listed company.
"We see promising signs that the global IPO markets are stabilising. For the Hong Kong IPO market, many have predicted a rebound which will enable Hong Kong to reclaim the top five global IPO rankings in 2024. We are very pleased to have played a part in boosting this upward trend."
HFW has a long history in Hong Kong, having been one of the first international law firms to open an office there, in 1978. The firm has also had an office in Shanghai for more than 24 years and in 2016 became only the second international law firm to establish a formal association with a Chinese firm under the Shanghai FTZ rules, with Wintell & Co. This year, HFW opened its third office in Greater China in Shenzhen, expanding the firm's global footprint to 21 offices.
The firm has more than 85 lawyers in Greater China, including 20 partners, and is a market leader in aviation, commodities, construction, energy, insurance, shipping, commercial litigation and corporate.
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夏礼文律师事务所为乐思集团在香港IPO中的独家保荐人提供法律服务
专注于行业深耕的全球性律师事务所HFW（夏礼文律师事务所） 为华升资本（China Sunrise）担任独家保荐人提供法律咨询服务，协助乐思集团有限公司（Lesi）于2024年3月8日在香港交易所主板成功上市。
华升资本是中国首控集团有限公司的全资子公司。中国首控集团有限公司是在香港交易所主板上市的公司，从事金融服务、教育管理、咨询和汽车零部件业务。
乐思集团是一家位于中国的移动广告服务提供商，为客户提供各种广告服务。
乐思集团首日交易股价收盘为每股1.50港元。首个交易日约有6570万股交易，总成交额约为8370万港元。
为华升资本提供法律服务的交易团队由夏礼文律师事务所合伙人张永良和律师施嘉怡领导，并由法律助理林可欣和姚秋如提供支持。
夏礼文律师事务所合伙人张永良表示：“我们非常高兴能够为华升资本作为乐思集团IPO的独家保荐人提供服务，并祝贺他们和乐思集团成功在主板上市。我们祝愿乐思集团作为上市公司取得巨大成功。
我们看到全球IPO市场出现了稳定的迹象。对于香港IPO市场，很多人预测将会出现反弹，使得香港有望在2024年重新夺回全球IPO排名前五的位置。我们非常高兴能够在推动这一上升趋势中发挥一定作用。”
夏礼文律师事务所在香港有着悠久的历史，自1978年落地香港，成为最早在香港开设办事处的国际律师事务所之一。夏礼文律师事务所的上海办公室已运营超过24年，并于2016年与瀛泰律师事务所（Wintell & Co.）联营，成为上海自贸区规则下与中国律所建立正式合作关系的第二家国际律师事务所。今年，夏礼文律师事务所在深圳开设了大中华区的第三个办事处，将全球业务网络扩展到21个办事处。
夏礼文律师事务所在大中华区拥有超过85名律师，其中包括20名合伙人，并在航空、大宗商品、建筑、能源、保险、航运、商事诉讼和公司法等领域处于市场领先地位。
