Freshfields advises on the US IPO and Nasdaq listing of Canaan Inc.
富而德律事务所（“富而德”）就 Canaan Inc. （“嘉楠科技”）的10,000,000股美国存托股份（“股份”）经美国证监会登记的全球发售及在纳斯达克全球市场（“纳斯达克”）上市，向由花旗集团牵头的承销商提供法律服务。相关股份已于2019年11月21日开始挂牌交易。
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (‘Freshfields’) has advised the underwriters led by Citigroup in the US SEC-registered global offering and listing of 10,000,000 American depository shares (‘ADSs’) of Canaan Inc. (‘Canaan’) on the Nasdaq Global Market (‘Nasdaq’). Trading of the ADSs commenced on 21 November 2019.
嘉楠科技于2013年成立，是生产区块链服务器及设计特定应用集成电路（“ASIC”）微处理器解决方案的全球领先企业。嘉楠科技的产品销售遍及全球各地。根据行业研究报告，以2019年上半年所售算力计，嘉楠科技是全球第二大比特币矿机设计者和制造商。嘉楠科技致力于为ASIC处理器及其他先进技术领域带来新思路。
Founded in 2013, Canaan is the worldwide leader in producing Blockchain servers and designing application-specific intergrated circuit (‘ASIC’) microprocessor solutions. Canaan products are sold globally. It was the second largest designer and manufacturer of Bitcoin mining machines globally in terms of computing power sold in the first half of 2019, according to industry research. Canaan strives to bring in new thoughts to the area of advanced technology ASIC processors and beyond.
本次上市所得款项将被公司用于提供研发活动的资金、扩大全球人工智能及区块链业务、优化供应链以及偿还贷款。
The company intends to use the proceeds of the listing to fund R&D activity, expand its AI and Blockchain business globally, optimise its supply chain and repay loans.
服务此次上市项目的富而德专业法律团队由合伙人赖志诚、Valerie Ford Jacob和Michael Levitt以及顾问律师Jeremy Barr牵头领导，并由律师张一、Robert Zehbe和马祎铭提供重要的项目执行支持。合伙人Robert Scarborough和律师Karen Kim提供税务方面的法律服务。
The Freshfields team advising on the transaction was led by partners Calvin Lai, Valerie Ford Jacob and Michael Levitt, counsel Jeremy Barr and associates Yi Zhang, Robert Zehbe and Candice Ma. Partner Robert Scarborough and associate Karen Kim provided tax advice.
如您欲了解与本次上市项目有关的更多信息，或寻求相关合作机会，请联系富而德以下律师：
If you would like more information about this listing, or seek opportunities for cooperation, please contact:
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赖志诚（Calvin Lai）
合伙人
Partner
calvin.lai@freshfields.com
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valerie.jacob@freshfields.com
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michael.levitt@freshfields.com
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jeremy.barr@freshfields.com
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is one of the top international law firms in the world with a history of 276 years that dates back to 1743. With more than 370 partners and 2,900 lawyers working from 27 offices in 16 countries and regions across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States, we have the resources to offer you unrivalled expertise in all fields of business law globally.
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