Jiawei Zhao is an associate in the Shanghai office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. His practice focuses on initial public offerings and listings on The Hong Kong Stock Exchange, pre-IPO equity incentive scheme services and post-listing compliance matters.
Experience
Representative Matters
Since joining Kirkland, Jiawei has been involved in the following matters:
Initial Public Offering
The joint sponsors and underwriters on the global offering and listing of Dida Inc. (HKSE: 02559) on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on June 28, 2024. China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited, Haitong International Capital Limited and Nomura International (Hong Kong) Limited acted as the joint sponsors for this transaction
iMotion Automotive Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. (“iMotion”) (HKSE: 1274) on the initial public offering of H shares and listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. As the first company specializing in autonomous driving listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, iMotion is an autonomous driving solution provider with a focus on AD domain controllers
ZX Inc. (HKSE: 9890), a leading online game products publisher in China, on its global offering and listing on the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited on September 28, 2023
Post-Listing Legal Compliance
Providing post-listing legal compliance service for Zhaoke Ophthalmology Limited (Stock Code: 06622), a Chapter 18A biotech company
Providing post-listing legal compliance service for Yihai International Holdings Ltd. (Stock Code: 01579)
Prior to joining Kirkland, Jiawei was involved in the following matters:
Initial Public Offering
Sirnaomics Ltd. (Stock Code: 02257), as the counsel to the issuer in its initial public offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Angelalign Technology Inc. (Stock Code: 06699), as the counsel to the joint sponsors and joint global coordinators Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. and China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited on its US$375 million initial public offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
HBM Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 02142), as counsel to the joint sponsors Morgan Stanley Asia Limited, Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) Limited, CLSA Capital Markets Limited and joint global coordinators China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited and Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) Limited on its US$220 million initial public offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Hygeia Healthcare Holdings Co., Ltd. (Stock Code: 06078), as counsel to Morgan Stanley Asia Limited, Haitong International Securities Company Limited and Huatai Financial Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited as the lead underwriters, on its US$282 million initial public offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
XD Inc. (Stock Code: 02400), as issuer's counsel to its US$90.21 million initial public offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Sinic Holdings (Group) Company Limited (Stock Code: 02103), as counsel to ABCI Capital Limited and Huatai Financial Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited as the joint sponsors, on its US$268 million initial public offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Post-Listing Legal Compliance
Providing post-listing legal compliance service for Shanghai Electric Group Company Limited (Stock Code: 02727), an "A+H" company
Providing post-listing legal compliance service for XD Inc. (Stock Code: 02400), a red chip company adopting VIE structure
