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Following the Nasdaq listing of China-based online retailer Mecox Lane in late October, Dangdang , the top-ranked Chinese online book retailer, has recently launched its US$312m IPO on the New York Stock Exchange.

A-share listings and international IPOs have reached the highest levels seen in the history of capital markets for Chinese companies, according to recent statistics released by China’s leading investment consulting firm ChinaVenture.

据ChinaVenture最新数据显示，2010年1－11月份中国企业IPO数量已经达到431家；超过2007年265家的最高纪录，达到年度IPO数量历史最高峰。

Morrison & Foerster has recently represented TSX-listed China Gold International Resources on its US$309m IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

中国黄金集团公司控股的中国黄金国际资源及近日在香港联合交易所主板挂牌上市， 同时也完成斯凯兰收购，成为甲玛矿的唯一拥有人。

The rapidly growing renewable energy market is moving into overdrive as China Suntien Green Energy becomes the fourth Chinese clean-energy company to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in a little over two weeks.

伴随可再生能源市场的回暖，中国新能源企业再次掀起香港上市热潮。 近日,新天绿色能源在香港上市,共筹得资金3.7亿美元。

China Unicom’s latest US$1.8bn convertible bonds issuance is the world’s largest international convertible bond issuance by a PRC company to date. Freshfields, Sullivan & Cromwell and Herbert Smith advised on the transaction.

West China Cement becomes the third Chinese company to delist from AIM in 2010. Its shares transfer to the HKSE may mark the start of companies shifting their listings to Greater China exchanges and bring about new opportunities for capital markets lawyers in the region.

It's not all about the money. And it's not about work-life balance either. The true reason behind several senior in-house lawyers' recent return to private practice lies in nothing less fundamental than the maturing of the Chinese economy itself. ALB China's Zhang Yun explains

Being at the forefront of a country's developing anti-trust regime and working closely with clients and regulators during this evolution is regarded by many competition lawyers as a fascinating part of their work

Guangzhou Zhujiang Brewery has successfully launched its IPO in Shenzhen, raising RMB400m (US$60m). The issuer engaged Zhong Lun in 2007 to be its legal advisor for the IPO and listing.

近日，广州珠江啤酒股份有限公司在深圳证券交易所正式上市。中伦和广东信利盛达分别作为发行人法律顾问和承销商律师参与了此次上市项目。

China has become Hong Kong's greatest competitor for the lucrative market IPO. Will domestic boards take the lead this year?

After its recent instruction to advise on China Intelligent Lighting and Electronic’s US$10m IPO on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), B&D Law Firm has moved on to help corn-based-alcohol seller, China New Borun on its US$40m IPO in New York.

山东博润近日在纽约首次公开发售万股美国存托股。北京北斗鼎铭，美国高盖茨，Maples and Calder，欧华和通商律师事务所参与了此次手法项目。　

King & Wood topped the Bloomberg charts for top China domestic IPO issuer advisors (by total deal value) for the first half of 2010. Hot on its heels were Beijing Tianyin, Grandall, Jia Yuan and Zhong Lun.

根据彭博资讯统计，金杜和国浩近期分别荣登国内IPO发行人法律顾问排行榜榜首（按融资总额和项目总数计算）。金杜于2010年上半年内作为发行人律师参与共17项IPO融资总额达250亿人民币，而国浩则参与了共22项IPO的发行。

The recent US/China Economic Dialogue discussions held between the two countries further cements their powerful business and bilateral relations. ALB examines the new playing field for 21st century deals.

Beijing Tian Yuan and Guangzhou-based Guangda have recently assisted in the largest acquisition in the domestic management software industry to date.