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Chaobo Fan

Partner, Corporate Department

Overview

Chaobo Fan is a partner in the Corporate practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the Hong Kong office.

Mr. Fan’s practice focuses on securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and other general corporate matters. Mr. Fan is fluent in Mandarin and English.

Recognitions

Admitted as a Hong Kong solicitor and to the New York State Bar.

Education

  • New York University School of Law, LLM, 2010
  • China University of Political Science and Law, LLB, 2009

Representations

Capital Markets

  • Morgan Stanley and CICC as the joint sponsors on the HK$238.9 million global offering and listing of Beisen, the largest provider of cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solutions in China in terms of revenues in 2021, on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
  • Morgan Stanley and Huatai Financial Holdings as joint sponsors on the listing of Super Hi International Holding Ltd., a spin off from Haidilao International, on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange by way of introduction.
  • Morgan Stanley, CICC and UBS as joint sponsors and BNP Paribas, Futu Securities, CCB International, Silverbricks Securities and I Win Securities as underwriters on the US$130 million global offering and listing of Weilong Delicious, the largest player in the spicy snack food segment in China, on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. 
  • Morgan Stanley as the sole sponsor and sole global coordinator on the HK$442 million global offering and its listing of Pagoda, the largest fruit retail operator in China, on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
  • CICC as the sole sponsor together with Macquarie Capital, CMBI, BOCI and other underwriters on the US$71 million global offering and listing of TI Cloud Inc., one of the largest providers of customer contact solutions deployed in public clouds in China, on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
  • UBS, CICC, BOCOM International and ABCI Capital as the joint sponsors on the US$86 million global offering and listing of GOGOX Holdings Limited, a major online intra-city logistic platform in Asia, on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
  • Zhongyuan Bank, the largest city commercial bank in Henan province in China, on its RMB28.47 billion (approximately US$4.5 Billion) merger by absorption of three city commercial banks, including Bank of Luoyang, Bank of Pingdingshan, and Bank of Jiaozuo China Travel Services. In addition, the transaction also included its placing of H shares in a total subscription amount of not less than RMB3.105 billion.
  • Kangqiao Service Group, a leading Chinese comprehensive property management service provider in Henan Province, on its US$82.9 million global offering and initial public offering on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. CCB International acted as the sole sponsor and sole global coordinator, while Haitong International, Sheng Yuan Securities, Shenwan Hongyuan, DL Securities and Guosen Securities acted as the joint book-runners.
  • CCB International as the sole sponsor and sole global coordinator, and China Industrial Securities International, Zhongtai International and Vision Capital International as joint book-runners and joint lead managers, on the US$98.5 million global offering and initial public offering of Dexin Services Group, a Chinese comprehensive property management service provider in Zhejiang Province, on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
  • Chongqing Hongjiu Fruit, a multi-brand fruit company in China, on its US$72 million global offering and initial public offering on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. CICC acted as the sole sponsor, and together with Citigroup and UBS acted as the joint global coordinators in this transaction.
  • CICC and CMBI as the joint sponsors and joint global coordinators on the US$51.6 million global offering and listing of Dingdang Health Technology, a Chinese service provider in providing digital healthcare services, on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. 
  • CCB International as the sole sponsor, sole global coordinator and joint book-runner, and CMB International, Huatai Financial Holdings, Future Land Resources Securities, Vision Capital International, Shenwan Hongyuan and CMBC Securities as joint book-runners on the US$37.8  million global offering and initial public offering of Ling Yue Services Group, a leading Chinese property management company in Sichuan Province, on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
  • Morgan Stanley and CICC as the joint sponsors, joint global coordinators, joint bookrunners and joint lead managers, and Futu Securities as the joint lead manager, in the US$394 million global offering and listing of Cheerwin Group, a leading household care and personal care platform in China, on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
  • Morgan Stanley, CICC and Credit Suisse as the joint sponsors on the US$281 million global offering and initial public offering of SciClone Pharmaceuticals, a leading biopharmaceutical company based in China , on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
  • CCB International as the sole sponsor, sole global coordinator and joint bookrunner, and CMB International, BOCOM International, Haitong International, Guotai Junan Securities, CRIC Securities, Yue Xiu Securities, Sheng Yuan Securities, ABCI Capital and CMBC Securities as other joint bookrunners, on the US$182 million global offering and initial public offering of Leading Holdings Group Limited, a leading Chinese property developer, on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
  • ABCI Capital, CLSA and Haitong International as the joint sponsors on the US$331 million global offering and IPO of Radiance Holdings, a leading Chinese property developer, on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.  
  • Weihai City Commercial Bank Co., Ltd., one of the largest city commercial bank in Shandong Province in China, on its US$365 million global offering and listing of its H Shares on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Huatai Financial Holdings, CICC and CMB International acted as the joint sponsors for the listing.
  • China Bohai Bank, a nationwide joint-stock commercial bank in China, on its US$1.77 billion global offering and listing of its H Shares on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. CCB International, Haitong International, ABCI Capital and CLSA acted as the joint sponsors.
  • Redsun Services Group Limited, a leading property management company based in Jiangsu Province, China, on its US$53.5 million global offering and IPO on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. ABCI Capital acted as the sole sponsor and joint global coordinators with CCB International, CMB International and ICBC International for the listing.
  • Represented the underwriters on the US$1.16 billion initial public offering of Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co., Ltd. and its listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.*

M&A

  • Represented China ZhongDi Dairy Holdings, a dairy farming company based in China, on the mandatory conditional cash offer by CLSA on behalf of Wholesome Harvest, to acquire all its issued shares for US$212.79 million. Subject to the completion of compulsory acquisition, China ZhongDi Dairy Holdings will be privatized and will apply for the withdrawal of listing from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
  • Represented COSCO Shipping Development Co., Ltd. on its very substantial acquisition and major disposal of various businesses and assets as part of the material asset restructurings between COSCO and China Shipping.*
  • Represented Elife Holdings on its acquisition of a smart terminal business.*

Compliance Matters

  • Represented a number of listed companies, including Everbright Securities Co., Ltd., GF Securities Co., Ltd., Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd., and Shengjing Bank Co., Ltd. in relation to their compliance matters under the Hong Kong Listing Rules and other relevant laws and regulations.*

*Matter handled prior to joining the firm

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Practice Areas

Corporate


Languages

English


Admissions

Hong Kong Solicitor

New York Bar


Education

New York University School of Law, LL.M. 2010

China University of Political Science and Law (Zhongguo Zhengfa Daxue), LL.B. 2009


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