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Leading global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Macquarie Capital Limited and China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Limited as joint sponsors of Cathay Media and Education Group Inc.’s mainboard listing on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.

Cathay Media and Education Group is one of the pioneers in the private TV programme production industry in China. It operates the Communication University of China, Nanjing, which was ranked first in independent media and arts colleges in China in 2020.

Against the ongoing disruption caused by the pandemic, the company raised approximately HK$1.24 billion, with the listing on 15 July 2020.

Cathay Media and Education Group attracted four cornerstone investors including Orchid Asia, Snow Lake Funds, Foresight Orient Global Superior Choice SPC and Oceanic.

"We are delighted to have worked with Macquarie Capital Limited and China Merchants Securities on this IPO,” said Hong Kong partner Matt Emsley. “The resilient capital market continues to provide companies with welcome opportunities to reinvigorate their capital base after the pandemic.”

"Cathay Media and Education Group is the second education offering on which we have advised in recent months,” said Singapore partner Siddhartha Sivaramakrishnan, who advised on US securities law aspects of the offering. "Promising education listings continue to be attractive to the market due to their growing competitive and market potential.”

"This is the fifth Hong Kong IPO in which Herbert Smith Freehills Kewei joint operation office has assisted since establishment almost one year ago,” said Herbert Smith Freehills Kewei joint operation partner Stanley Xie. “We congratulate our clients on their continued success, and look forward to offering even more innovative and efficient legal solutions in the future.”

Partners Matt Emsley, Siddhartha Sivaramakrishnan and Stanley Xie jointly led the team, assisted by senior associates Jin Kong and Yuki Chan, associates Stephanie Chan, Afra Li and Karen Liu in Hong Kong, and associate Sean Ji from Kewei. Hong Kong trainee solicitor Kaiwen Sun and Kewei paralegal Jessica Sun also provided support. Joanna Hu led a joint team from Herbert Smith Freehills and Kewei's Alternative Legal Services businesses (assisted by Selina Wang, Huan Meng and Yuanyuan Yin) to provide high-efficiency solutions for document-intensive processes during the offering.

 

国际知名的律师事务所史密夫斐尔作为华夏视听教育集团联席保荐人麦格理和招商证券的境外律师,为其在香港联交所主板上市提供法律服务。

华夏视听教育是中国最大的民营影视制作单位之一,旗下经营的中国传媒大学南广学院在2020年民办传媒及艺术独立学院中排名第一。

尽管受到疫情影响,华夏视听教育在首次公开募股中成功融资约12.4亿港元,于2020年7月15日开始在香港联交所交易。

公司上市引入Orchid Asia、Snow Lake Funds、Foresight Orient Global Superior Choice SPC和Oceanic四家基石投资者。

史密夫斐尔香港办公室合伙人艾迈修(Matt Emsley)表示:“我们很高兴在此次IPO中为麦格理和招商证券提供法律服务。具有弹性的资本市场持续为企业提供良好机会,助其在新冠疫情后重新巩固资本基础。”

史密夫斐尔新加坡办公室合伙人Siddhartha Sivaramakrishnan为此次发行就美国证券法方面提供咨询。他表示:“华夏视听教育是本所近几个月在教育行业完成的第二笔IPO。前景良好的教育行业上市公司因其日益巩固的竞争优势和巨大的市场潜力,对市场具有持续的吸引力。”

科伟史密夫斐尔联营办公室合伙人谢守德指出:“这是科伟和史密夫斐尔成立联营办公室一年来双方合作共同服务的第五笔香港市场IPO。我们衷心祝贺客户所取得的成功,并期待着在未来提供更具创新性和更高效的法律解决方案。”

合伙人艾迈修、Siddhartha Sivaramakrishnan和谢守德率领律师团队为此次上市提供法律服务。主要团队成员包括香港办公室孔瑾(Senior Associate)、陈婷莉(Senior Associate)、陈颖瑜(Associate)、李宝卿(Associate)、刘晓韵(Associate)和孙凯文(Trainee Solicitor),以及上海联营办公室季晓源(Associate)和孙菁(Paralegal)。胡西瑞率领的史密夫斐尔和科伟替代性法律服务(ALT)联合团队(主要成员包括王思颖、孟幻和尹圆圆)在发售期间为文件密集型工作提供高效率的解决方案。

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