Kevin Zhang
Advises clients on capital markets and M&A transactions in China and the United States.
Kevin is a counsel in our Corporate practice, currently practicing as a Registered Foreign Lawyer in Hong Kong. He focuses on both capital markets and M&A transactions in China and the United States.
Kevin has substantial experience in complex capital markets transactions, representing both U.S. and non-U.S. issuers and all the major investment banks in IPOs and high-yield debt offerings. He also advises a broad range of corporate and financial investor clients on strategic mergers, pre-IPO investments, PIPE investments and joint ventures. In addition, Kevin advises U.S. public companies on SEC reporting and corporate governance matters.
Experience
IPOs, Equity and Equity-Linked Offerings
- IPOs for Tencent Music, Pony.ai, Amer Sports, Mixue, Chagee, Baidu, iQiyi, NetEase, BeiGene, Kingsoft Cloud, Atour, Full Truck Alliance, Tigermed, ING, Ming Yuan Cloud, Youdao, JOINN Laboratories, Douyu, Nayuki, Studio City, Liepin, Sunlands, and RE/MAX
- Follow-on and equity-linked offerings for iQiyi, Baidu, Ctrip, Bilibili, Amer Sports, Li Auto, Atour, Kingsoft Cloud, Youdao, Up Fintech, KKR, U.S. Ecology, TTMI Technologies, Zhejiang Expressway, Walter Investments, and PTC Therapeutics
High-Yield and Investment-Grade Debt
- High-yield debt offerings for NANA, Century Aluminium, Hot Topic, Murphy USA, Blackboard, Harbinger, Redco, KWG, Fosun International, China Oil and Gas, Shimao, Everbright, CCRE, and Shandong Ruyi
- Investment-grade debt offerings for Tencent Music, JD.com, Baidu, Temasek, CNOOC, Korea Development Bank, Export-Import Bank of Korea, Royal Bank of Scotland, and ING
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Hollysys sale to Ascendant Capital
- Uber China’s merger with Didi
- Kingsoft Cloud’s acquisition of Camelot
- Tencent’s investments in JD.com
- Tencent’s investment in Bilibili
- Meili’s merger with Mogu
- Murphy USA’s spinoff from Murphy Oil
- Shanda Group’s investment in Legg Mason
- Temasek’s investment in NIO
- Various equity investments and divestitures by Tencent, Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners, Warburg Pincus, and other private equity firms
General Corporate
- Public reporting, securities compliance, and corporate governance advice for various public companies
Insights
Recognition
Asian Legal Business – “Hong Kong Rising Stars,” 2024
Education
- Dean's List
Prior experience
- Hong Kong office, 2014-present
- New York office, 2012-2014
Qualifications and admissions
- Hong Kong Law Society - Registered
- State of New York