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James C. Lin
Mr. Lin is a partner in Davis Polk’s Corporate Department, resident in Hong Kong. His practice focuses on public and private corporate finance transactions, including initial public offerings, convertible and high-yield debt offerings and private equity investments, and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Lin has worked on some of the most significant capital markets transactions in Asia, including with companies from the technology, media, Internet, healthcare, banking, natural resources, real estate, financial services, energy/oil and gas and other sectors. |
Work Highlights
Equity
Mr. Lin’s experience in securities offerings includes advising on:
U.S. Listings
- Provident Acquisition Corp.
- Kuke Music
- Gracell Biotechnologies
- Genetron
- Kingsoft Cloud
- LIZHI INC
- I-Mab
- Molecular Data
- 36Kr Holdings
- ECMOHO
- Youdao
- 9F Inc.
- Up Fintech Holding (Tiger Brokers)
- Tencent Music Entertainment
- MOGU
- CNFinance
-
Studio City
- Cango
- Uxin
- Puxin
- iClick Interactive
- Sogou
- Zai Lab
- Sea Limited
- RISE Education
- iDreamSky Technology
- Xunlei
- Zhaopin
- JD.com
- Cheetah Mobile
- Taomee Holdings
- ChinaCache
- Xueda Education
- Zuoan Fashion
- RDA Microelectronics
- Baidu
- Changyou.com
- Shanda Games
- Himax Technologies
HKEX IPOs
- Antengene
- NetEase
- Akeso, Inc.
- Venus Medtech
- CStone Pharmaceuticals
- BeiGene
- Razer
- Orient Securities
- AAG Energy
- BAIOO
- Kerry Logistics Network
- Forgame
- PICC
- China Yongda Automobiles
- China Communications Services
- Prada SpA
- China Flooring
- Air China
- China Merchants Bank
- Aluminum Corporation of China
- KWG Property
Debt and Equity-Linked
Mr. Lin’s experience with investment-grade debt offerings includes advising on:
- Tencent Music Entertainment's debut $800 million SEC-registered notes offering
- Tencent Holdings' $300 million Regulation S private bond offering
- CNOOC's $4 billion SEC-registered guaranteed notes offering
- Baidu’s $1 billion SEC-registered notes offering
- Sinopec’s $3.5 billion Rule 144A/Regulation S notes offering
- Temasek Holdings’ $1.7 billion Rule 144A/Regulation S notes offering
- PT Pertamina’s (Persero) $2.5 billion Rule 144A/Regulation S senior notes offering
- Several schedule B debt offerings by Export-Import Bank of Korea, Korea Development Bank and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power
Mr. Lin’s experience with high-yield debt offerings includes advising on:
- China Aoyuan Property’s $100 million Regulation S high-yield notes offering
- China Orienwise’s $100 million Rule 144A/Regulation S high-yield notes offering
- Asia Aluminum’s $535 million Rule 144A/Regulation S high-yield notes offering
- Galaxy Entertainment’s $600 million Rule 144A/Regulation S high-yield offering
Mr. Lin’s experience with convertible bond offerings includes advising on:
- Zhongsheng Group Holdings Limited on its HK$2.35 billion convertible bonds repurchase and HK$3.925 billion convertible bonds issuance
- Advanced Semiconductor Engineering:
- $200 million Regulation S convertible bond offering
- $400 million Regulation S convertible bond offering
- Asia Cement’s Regulation S convertible bond offerings
- 51job, Inc.’s $172.5 million Rule 144A/Regulation S convertible senior notes offering
- YY Inc.’s $400 million Rule 144A/Regulation S convertible senior notes offering
- Canadian Solar Inc.’s $150 million Rule 144A/Regulation S convertible senior notes offering
- China Power International’s $182 million Rule 144A/Regulation S convertible bonds offering
- Ctrip.com’s $180 million Rule 144A/Regulation S convertible bond offering
- JinkoSolar Holdings’ $125 million Rule 144A convertible senior notes offering
- ReneSola’s $175 million Rule 144A convertible senior notes offering
- Shanda Interactive Entertainment’s $175 million Rule 144A convertible senior notes offering
- Solarfun Power Holdings’ $173 million Rule 144A convertible senior notes offering
- SK Telecom’s $332 million Regulation S convertible notes offering
- Temasek Holdings’ Rule 144A/Regulation S convertible bond offering
Recognition
Mr. Lin is consistently recognized as a leader in the legal industry, including:
- IFLR1000 – Capital Markets (Equity) U.S. Law: Hong Kong, Band 1, Leading Lawyer
- American Lawyer – cited as an “Emerging Star” in “The New China Hands,” 2010
- Chambers Asia-Pacific – Capital Markets (Equity and Debt) International Firms: China, Leading Individual
Professional History
- Partner, 2007-present
- Associate, 1998-2007