Freshfields advises on world’s largest public offering in 2019 to date
富而德律师团队应邀出席上市仪式
Freshfields team attends the listing ceremory
富而德律师事务所（“富而德”）就阿里巴巴集团控股有限公司（“阿里巴巴”）在香港联交所的全球招股及第二次上市项目，向作为联席保荐人的中国国际金融香港证券有限公司和瑞士信贷（香港）有限公司，以及由27家承销商组成的银团，提供法律服务。
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (‘Freshfields’) has advised China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited and Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) Limited, the Joint Sponsors, and the syndicate comprising 27 underwriters of the global offering and secondary listing of Alibaba Group Holding Limited (‘Alibaba’) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
阿里巴巴与用户共同敲锣
Alibaba and its customers strike the "Gong" together
本交易的集资额达113亿美元（于任何超额配股权获行使前），并具有多方面的里程碑意义：这不仅是今年迄今全世界最大公开招股，也是香港迄今首例采用完全电子化申请程序的公开零售招股，还是首例根据香港联交所《上市规则》第19C章进行并取得资格的第二次上市项目。
The US$11.3bn transaction (before any exercise of the over-allotment option) represents a number of ground-breaking milestones. As well as being the world’s largest public offering of the year to date, it was the first ever public retail offering in Hong Kong to use a fully electronic application process, and the first ever secondary listing of qualified companies under Chapter 19C of the Hong Kong Listing Rules.
此次上市之前，阿里巴巴刚刚在2019年双11购物节大获成功，活动创下24小时内购物金额384亿美元的惊人纪录。这家总部设在杭州的电商巨头曾于2014年在纽约证券交易所第一次上市。此番回归香港上市广为投资人追捧，零售部分被超额认购超过40倍。相关股份于今日（2019年11月26日）开始交易。
The listing follows Alibaba’s successful 2019 Singles Day shopping festival, in which a record US$38.4bn worth of goods were sold in 24 hours. The Hangzhou-based e-commerce giant was first listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2014. The homecoming listing in Hong Kong was welcomed by investors, who oversubscribed the retail portion by more than 40 times. Trading in the shares commenced today (26 November 2019).
今年此前，富而德还先后为百威亚太控股有限公司和ESR Cayman Limited的首次公开招股提供法律服务，以上两个项目分别为2019年度第二大和第三大的香港首次公开招股项目。
This year, Freshfields has also advised on Hong Kong’s second largest IPO by Budweiser Brewing Company APAC Limited and the third largest by ESR Cayman Limited.
服务此次上市项目的富而德专业法律团队由合伙人兼中国区主席高育贤牵头领导，合伙人赖志诚、许嘉和顾问律师Jeremy Barr助阵。此外，合伙人Royce Miller、Michael Levitt及本所亚洲金融服务业务联席主管Matthew O’Callaghan为核心团队提供支持。
The Freshfields team advising on the transaction was led by partner and China Chairman Teresa Ko, with support from partners Calvin Lai, Jason Xu and counsel Jeremy Barr. The core team was also supported by partners Royce Miller, Michael Levitt and Asia co-head of financial services Matthew O’Callaghan.
富而德高育贤律师与阿里巴巴及客户合影
Freshfields' Teresa Ko with Alibaba and the clients
如您欲了解与本次交易有关的更多信息，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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高育贤（Teresa Ko） 合伙人兼中国区主席 Partner and China Chairman
teresa.ko@freshfields.com |
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赖志诚（Calvin Lai）
合伙人
Partner
calvin.lai@freshfields.com
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许嘉（Jason Xu）
合伙人
Partner
jason.xu@freshfields.com |
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Jeremy Barr
顾问律师
Counsel
jeremy.barr@freshfields.com
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Royce Miller（苗礼仁）
合伙人
Partner
royce.miller@freshfields.com |
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Matthew O’Callaghan
合伙人
Partner
matthew.ocallaghan@freshfields.com
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富而德律师事务所于1743年成立，是全球领先的国际律师事务所，276年来为世界顶尖的大型企业、金融及政府机构在重大、决定性案件中提供卓越支持。我们的分所遍及全球，拥有在16个国家及地区的27个办公室，常驻超过370名合伙人及2900名律师，并与当地顶级律所合作共同为全球客户提供解决方案。本所拥有丰富的本地及跨国交易经验和相关商业知识，致力于为客户重大投资交易提供值得信赖的服务。
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.
