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Our key experience in China includes advising:

Metallurgical Corporation of China in relation to its US$5.2 billion initial public offering and listing on the Hong Kong and Shanghai Stock Exchanges.

Alibaba.com on its acquisition of a majority equity interest in China Civilink from SYNNEX Corporation.

China International Capital Corporation (CICC), as financial adviser, in relation to the restructuring of the PRC telecommunications industry.

MTR Corporation in relation to the execution of a project agreement with the Government of Hong Kong for the financing, design, construction, completion, testing and commissioning of the West Island Line.

Swire Pacific on the increase of its shareholding in Cathay Pacific.

American Express on its sale of 638,061,116 H shares in Industrial Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) on the expiry of the lockup agreed prior to the initial public offering of ICBC.

Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank on the US$1.5 billion initial public offering and Hong Kong listing of Alibaba.com, the leading B2B e-commerce company in China.

CITIC Group on the strategic investments by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria in China CITIC Bank and China International Financial Holdings.

Swire Pacific and Cathay Pacific on the restructuring of shareholdings in Cathay Pacific and Hong Kong Dragon Airlines and Cathay Pacific’s subscription for additional H shares in Air China.

Lead arranger on the US$430 million financing of 3Com Group's acquisition of a 49% shareholding in Huawei-3Com from Huawei Group.

CITIC Group on the sale of a 50 per cent. indirect equity shareholding in JSC Karazhanbasmunai (holding the Karazhanbas oil field) to CITIC Resources Holdings and the sale to affiliates of JSC Exploration & Production KazMunayGas and financing of the remaining 50 per cent. indirect equity shareholding.

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