Haiyang Zhao
Lawyers
Associate in our Corporate practice, currently practicing as a Registered Foreign Lawyer in Hong Kong.
Haiyang’s practice focuses on securities offerings and exchange listings, as well as mergers and acquisitions transactions. He has advised a number of corporate and investment bank clients in Greater China on SEC-registered and non-registered securities offerings, as well as cross-border M&As. He also advises clients on ongoing regulatory and reporting requirements.
Experience highlights
- Lianlian DigiTech HK$657 million IPO
- Laekna HK$791 million Hong Kong IPO
- Interra Acquisition Corporation’s HK$1 billion Hong Kong IPO
- Biocytogen’s HK$549 million Hong Kong IPO
- Duddell Street Acquisition Corporation’s $1.1 billion de-SPAC
- Meican Group’s $100 million Series E financing
- Zai Lab’s $857.5 million offering of ADSs and ordinary shares
- New Horizon Health’s $263 million Hong Kong IPO
- UP Fintech $183.1 million offering of American depositary shares
Haiyang’s representations before joining Davis Polk include the following:
Capital Markets and Other Corporate Finance
- ECMOHO’s $43.75 million U.S. IPO
- Hepalink’s $523 million Hong Kong IPO
- Kangji Medical’s $404 million Hong Kong IPO
- Mulsanne Group’s $112.6 million Hong Kong IPO
- AK Medical’s $64.4 million Hong Kong IPO
- Foxconn Group’s spin-off and listing of its subsidiary Foxconn Interconnect Technology on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
- Universal Medical’s $514 million Hong Kong IPO
- Fuyao Glass’ $1.1 billion Hong Kong IPO
- Ozner Water’s $168 million Hong Kong IPO
- Nirvana Asia’s $261 million Hong Kong IPO
- A major Chinese home appliance retailer’s $250 million syndicate loan financing
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Foxconn Interconnect Technology’s $54.2 million purchase of certain preferred shares in Kantatsu from Sharp Corporation
- WuXi PharmaTech’s $3.3 billion going private transaction
- Shanda Games’ $1.9 billion going private transaction
- BGP, Inc.’s investment in and a joint venture with ION Geophysical
- A US listed company’s joint venture with a Chinese SOE affiliate
Compliance
- China Telecom
- Air China
Education
LL.M., Harvard Law School
B.Ec., Tsinghua University
LL.B., Tsinghua University, School of Law
Professional history
- Registered Foreign Lawyer, Davis Polk, 2021-present
- Sullivan & Cromwell, 2014-2020
Qualifications and admissions
- Hong Kong Law Society - Registered
- State of New York