富而德律师事务所（“富而德”）荣幸宣布，本所就江西赣锋锂业股份有限公司（“赣锋锂业”）的香港主板上市项目，向联席全球协调人花旗环球金融亚洲有限公司、中国国际金融香港证券有限公司和德意志银行香港分行及其他承销商提供法律服务。
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (‘Freshfields’) has advised on US$423.5m IPO of Ganfeng Lithium Co., Ltd. (‘Ganfeng Lithium’). We have advised the underwriting syndicate led by the Joint Global Co-ordinators, Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited, China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited and Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong Branch, for the IPO of Ganfeng Lithium on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
此次上市集资额约为4.235亿美元（行使超额配股权前）。相关股份于今日（2018年10月11日）开始挂牌交易。
The listing has raised US$423.5 million (before the over-allotment option is exercised). Ganfeng Lithium’s shares started trading today, 11 October 2018.
赣锋锂业是全球第三大及中国最大的锂化合物生产商及全球最大的金属锂生产商。近日，赣锋锂业与特斯拉签订战略合作协议，约定从2018年至2020年（可延期三年）， 特斯拉向赣锋锂业采购其电池级氢氧化锂产品年总产能的20%。赣锋锂业还与LG化学订立长期采购协议，约定从2019年至2025年，向LG化学供应约8.56万吨氢氧化锂及从2019年至2021年增加供应7千吨碳酸锂。赣锋锂业拟将全球发售所得款项净额用于上游锂资源的勘探、投资及收购，以及扩充锂化合物、金属锂、锂电池及锂回收的产能。
Ganfeng Lithium is currently the world’s third-largest and China’s largest lithium compounds producer and the world’s largest lithium metals producer. Recently Ganfeng Lithium signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Tesla, committing 20 per cent of Ganfeng Lithium’s lithium hydroxide capacity until 2020 to Tesla with the option to extend for another three years. Ganfeng Lithium has also signed long-term supply agreements with LG Chem for 85,600 tons of lithium hydroxide from 2019-2025 and 7,000 tons of lithium carbonate from 2019-2021. It intends to use the majority of the proceeds of the IPO to fund the exploration, investment in and acquisition of upstream lithium resources and expand its production capacity for lithium compounds, lithium metals, lithium batteries and lithium recycling.
此次服务赣锋锂业上市项目的富而德专业法律团队由中国区资本市场业务主管王昶舜律师和中国区资本市场业务副主管陈岩律师两位合伙人牵头领导。资深律师付纯、徐家铮，律师马崇明，法律顾问武梦超、杨帆、程若曦、朱艺弘提供项目执行的重要支持。
The Freshfields team advising on the deal was led by the head and deputy head of China equity capital markets Richard Wang and Yan Chen. They were supported by senior associates Chris Fu and Steven Hsu, associate Chongming Ma and legal consultants Mengchao Wu, Fan Yang, Ruoxi Cheng and Yihong Zhu.
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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王昶舜（Richard Wang） 中国区资本市场业务主管 Head of China ECM Practice 合伙人 Partner richard.wang@freshfields.com |
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陈岩（Yan Chen） 中国区资本市场业务副主管 Deputy Head of China ECM Practice 合伙人 Partner yan.chen@freshfields.com |
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