■ Securities

Jin Mao was one of the first law firms in China approved by the Ministry of Justice and China Securities Regulatory Commission to undertake securities legal practice. In 2000, Jin Mao was authorized by the Ministry of Justice and China Securities Regulatory Commission to issue public offerings for overseas listed companies.

Since 1993, Jin Mao assisted hundreds of Chinese and foreign companies with corporate restructuring, securities issuance and IPO. Landmark deals include China’s first B shares rights issuance, China’s first A shares issuance of genuine B shares, China’s first restructuring of two listed companies by means of shell merger and transfer, the first direct acquisition of a foreign listed enterprise by a domestic enterprise in China, the first domestic enterprise listed in Hong Kong GEM, some of the first listing deals of foreign investment enterprise in China,  the first IPO of large State Owned Enterprise (“SOE”) after China’s share structure reform, which involves merge by share exchange, the first bond discount amortization of quoted companies, and the first privately raised company bonds of small and medium scale enterprises, the first debt financing instrument in the country's pilot free trade zone, the first unified registered debt financing instrument (DFI) in the interbank market for local state-owned enterprises in Shanghai, and many other famous cases. Jin Mao also has series of successful cases in issuing exchangeable bonds, senior US dollar bonds and offshore bank financing for enterprises outside China. The projects that Jin Mao participated in were recognised by the CHINA LAW & PRACTICE Awards.

Many corporate enterprises we have worked with are listed in Shanghai Stock Exchange, Shenzhen Stock Exchange, HKEX, NASDAQ, SGX and securities markets in Switzerland and Germany. Jin Mao has edited related monographs such as Operation and Listing Legal Practice of Science and Technology Enterprises.

■ Fund

Jin Mao has been actively involved in a number of PE funds (both domestic and foreign) deals in relation to the fund’s formation, investment, management and exit. Our Firm’s PE related work has been widely acknowledged across the industry, including being recognized by the PE Association of Shanghai as an official member.

Jin Mao’s PE team is particularly strong with respect to providing efficient legal services for QFLP, with the PE team actively participating in the legislation of Shanghai QFLP and QDLP pilot policy. We have provided efficient QFLP legal services for clients such as LYFE CAPITAL, WELKIN CAPITAL, CBRE INVESTMENT, CM Venture Capital, among others. At the same time, Jin Mao is familiar with the domestic regulatory policies of the fund's overseas direct investment (ODI). We have provided legal services for CDH Investments, SHAGHAI GUOHE, CENOVA VENTURES and many others to invest in overseas projects and Red chip architecture.

■ Futures

Jin Mao has extensive experience in providing services in the field of futures and derivatives. Jin Mao serves as the legal advisor of Shanghai Futures Exchange and is also the member of Shanghai OTC Commodity Derivatives Association. For business involved with futures, we provide legal services to futures operators for compliance and risk management. In terms of derivatives business, Jin Mao has provided legal services related to ISDA agreement and NAFMII agreement for Shanghai Branch of ICBC, Bank SinoPac (China), Mizuho Bank of Japan and many other banks from domestic and foreign. Our expertise encompasses both transactional and dispute resolution matter.