On the evening of July 21, 2022, Asian Legal Business (ALB) unveiled the final winners of the 19th ALB China Law Awards at its grand 2022 award ceremony held in Beijing. Han Kun won four awards, owing to the firm's outstanding practices and market prestige.
■ Private Equity Law Firm of the Year - China
■ Debt Market Deal of the Year - Premium - Meituan's nearly US$9.6 billion in financing through the placement and subscription of placing shares and the issuance of convertible bonds
■ Equity Market Deal of the Year - Midsize - Autohome Completes HK$5.34 billion Hong Kong Secondary Listing
■ Dealmaker of the Year - China, Charles LI
Han Kun is highly experienced in the field of private equity and has provided professional legal services to many funds and corporate clients. The firm advises on a vast number of investment and financing deals every year and has represented domestic and overseas clients in their establishment of and investment in a large number of PE funds. Han Kun has been repeatedly rated by authoritative international legal media as a top Chinese PE law firm, marking the firm's well-established strength in private equity and investment funds.
Han Kun is also known as a specialist legal advisor in capital markets and has extensive experience in representing issuers and underwriters in capital market transactions. The firm has been acting as trusted counsel to China's new economy enterprises and underwriters in their IPOs, new share offerings, and bond issuances in both onshore and offshore capital markets and has won accolades from clients across industries both at home and abroad.
The ALB China Law Awards aim to pay tribute to the outstanding performance of leading law firms and in-house legal teams, as well as the top deals and dealmakers over the preceding year. Inaugurated 19 years ago, it has become one of the most influential events in China's legal community. The final list of winners of the 2022 awards, determined by an independent panel and covering a wide range of legal practices, demonstrate the professional standards and performance levels of top-notch law firms and in-house legal teams in China.