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Firms steer AI developer MiniMax’s HKD4.82bn Hong Kong IPO
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (424+ words) Chinese AI large language model developer MiniMax, founded only four years ago, raised HKD4.82 billion (USD620 million) in its Hong Kong IPO on 9 January, marking the largest IPO to date by an AI LLM company. Davis Polk, Jingtian & Gongcheng, Hogan Lovells, ZwillGen,…...
Inttl Advocare expands its IP footprint to Kolkata
9+ hour, 54+ min ago (209+ words) Boutique IP law firm Inttl Advocare has opened a new office in Kolkata, which has been operational since 1 January 2026. Senior associate Pragya Jain will initially lead the Kolkata office. She works on trademark opposition, litigation, design law, and copyright matters,…...
Preserving corporate reputation: Cost of disconnected teams
13+ hour, 50+ min ago (1039+ words) Managing corporate reputation in the face of a public relations crisis is akin to waging a war without gunfire. Even with a full roster of in-house legal, public relations, branding and marketing teams, a company can find itself on the…...
HKIAC recruits managing counsel and China relations head
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (357+ words) The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) has appointed Jocelyn Heng as managing counsel and promoted Zhang Xi, chief representative of its Beijing representative office, to head of China relations, a role she will hold alongside her current position. Heng…...
Fangda advises on first 500m compliant carbon coins issuance
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (286+ words) Fangda Partners has advised Global Carbon Asset Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of China Carbon Neutral Development Group, on the issuance of 500 million carbon coins through DigiFT, a licensed digital asset exchange based in Singapore. The transaction marks the world's…...
Cooley advises Jacobio’s USD2bn licensing deal with AstraZeneca
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (355+ words) Cooley has advised China-based Jacobio Pharmaceuticals on a global licensing agreement with industry giant AstraZeneca, valued at USD2.02 billion, setting a record for the highest outbound licensing transaction for a Chinese small-molecule drug. The licensing deal involves Jacobio's self-developed cancer drug,…...
Firms advise on Insilico Medicine’s HKD2.28bn HKEX IPO
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (516+ words) Insilico Medicine, an AI-driven drug discovery and development company, successfully listed on the HKEX main board on 30 December 2025. Davis Polk, Jingtian & Gongcheng, Walkers, Cooley and Commerce & Finance Law Offices advised on the transaction. Raising total proceeds of HKD2.28 billion, Insilico Medicine's…...
Due diligence – How transactions are made fail proof
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (1667+ words) Due diligence teams work tirelessly to prevent problems, foresee issues and, where necessary, administer a pound of cure. Manokamana reports In the world of legal transactions and deals, ensuring every detail and process is sound, thorough and without any error…...
Firms map out Knowledge Atlas’ HKD4.3bn IPO
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (323+ words) Knowledge Atlas (also known as Zhipu) debuted on the HKEX main board on 8 January, becoming the world's first listed company whose core business focuses on general-purpose large language models (LLMs). Linklaters, Tian Yuan Law Firm, Bayfront Law, King & Wood Mallesons…...
Market volatility challenges risk management amid M&A stumbles
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (630+ words) A wave of terminated M&A deals has swept through China's semiconductor industry, drawing widespread market attention. Fluctuating valuations and shifting market conditions have prompted companies to reassess deal terms, highlighting the need for better multidimensional risk control in future…...