On April 19, 2024, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced the finalists for its China Law Awards 2024. Han Kun has been nominated for the following 23 awards, owing to the firm's exceptional capabilities and outstanding performance:
Firm Award Categories
China Law Firm of the Year
Beijing Law Firm of the Year
Private Equity Law Firm of the Year - China
Capital Markets Law Firm of the Year - Overseas
Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
Anti-Trust & Competition Law Firm of the Year
Cyber Security and Data Protection Law Firm of the Year
Cyber Security and Data Protection Law Firm of the Year
Healthcare Law Firm of the Year
ESG and Sustainability Law Firm of the Year
Deal Award Categories
Debt Market Deal of the Year – Premium
- NIO Inc.'s Offering of US$1 Billion Convertible Senior Notes
Debt Market Deal of the Year – Midsize
- iQIYI, Inc.'s offshore note offering
Equity Market Deal of the Year
- ZKH Group Limited's IPO on the New York Stock Exchange
- Cheche Technology Inc. and Cheche Group Inc.'s de-SPAC mergers and NASDAQ listing
- J&T Global Express Limited's initial public offering and listing of on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
- Lotus Tech's business combination with L Catterton and public listing in the US through a de-SPAC arrangement, and its total of approximately US$870 million of private investment in public equity ("PIPE") financing and convertible notes
M&A Deal of the Year - Premium
- Lotus Technology Inc. completed a merger with L Catterton Asia Acquisition Corp, a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) publicly listed on NASDAQ, and has been officially listed on NASDAQ
M&A Deal of the Year - Midsize
- DiDi's approximately HK$5.835 billion strategic collaboration with XPENG
Project Finance Deal of the Year
- China Resources Commercial Asset Holding Co., Ltd.'s issuance of Huaxia China Resources Commercial Asset Real Estate Investment Trust ("CRCA REIT")
- A logistics investment fund's indirect acquisition of an asset package from JDP
Energy & Resources Deal of the Year
- Huaneng Power International, Inc.'s issuance of four Quasi REIT projects
Individual Award Categories
Dealmaker of the Year - China: Charles Li
Woman Lawyer of the Year - Law Firm: Ping Xu
Young Lawyer of the Year: Daniel Xu
The 21st annual ALB China Law Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony in Beijing on May 23, 2024. The pre-eminent legal awards this year, covering over 40 legal practice categories, have attracted over 1,800 submissions from around 260 law firms and in-house teams and will pay tribute to the outstanding performance of China's leading law firms, in-house legal teams, as well as the top deals and dealmakers over the past year.