Behind the Equity Market Deal of the Year: China Railway Construction Corporation IPO
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; DeHeng Law Offices; Freshfields; Jingtian & Gongcheng
Banks: Citic; Citi; Macquarie
Accountants: Ernst & Young
Why:
Concurrent A-share (Shanghai) and H-share (Hong Kong) offering raised approx US$5.4bn
Largest IPO in Asia and second largest worldwide in 2008; only second ever A-then-H share listing
Flawlessly executed and generated record demand
Finalists:
- China Coal Energy IPO
- China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock IPO
- Jinduicheng Molybdenum A-Share IPO
- Renhe Commercial Holdings IPO
- Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings IPO
- Xtep International Holdings IPO
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