Prior to joining the firm, Wenxin worked at the Hong Kong and Shanghai offices of other U.S. law firms, with a focus on securities transactions, corporate compliance and governance.
Wenxin Gu
Registered Foreign Lawyer
Wenxin focuses on corporate and securities transactions.
Wenxin focuses on corporate and securities transactions.
Expertise
Experience
Representative matters
The joint sponsors and sponsor-overall coordinators in connection with the HK$595.2 million IPO of iMotion Automotive Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. on the HKEX
The joint sponsors and the overall coordinators in connection with the HK$194.1 million IPO of HighTide Therapeutics, Inc. on the HKEX
Beijing Xinyu Meiye Holdings Limited as a selling shareholder in connection with the primary listing of Beauty Farm Medical and Health Industry Inc. on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and its global offering. The IPO raised net proceeds of approximately HK$684.6 million
China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited in the HK$497 million IPO of Sirnaomics Ltd (2257.HK) on HKEX*
China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited and CLSA Limited in the HK$952 million IPO of Qingci Games Inc (6633.HK) on the HKEX*
CMB International Capital Limited, BOCOM International Holdings Limited, China Everbright Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, China Merchants Securities (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd., Crosby Securities Limited and Futu Securities (Hong Kong) Limited in the IPO of Fulu Holdings Ltd on the HKEX* CPE as controlling shareholder in the HK$1.492 billion IPO of Yonghe Medical Group Co., Ltd. (2279.HK) on the HKEX*
Shanghai Dongzheng Automotive Finance Co., Ltd. (2718.HK), the only auto finance company with a dealership background in China, in its US$208 million IPO on the HKEX. China International Capital Corporation, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley acted as joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners of the offering*
Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, China Renaissance Holdings Limited, UBS Investment Bank, China International Capital Corporation Limited, China Securities (International) Corporate Finance, Mirae Asset Daewoo Co., Ltd., China Merchants Securities Co., Ltd., Bank of China International Holdings Limited, Haitong Securities Co., Ltd., CMB International Capital Corporation Limited, Futu Securities International (Hong Kong) Limited, ICBC International Holding Limited and AMTD Group Company Limited, in the US$250 million IPO on the HKEX of Maoyan Entertainment (1896.HK), which is a platform providing innovative Internet-empowered entertainment services in China*
JP Morgan, CLSA, Citi, HSBC, Fosun Hani, ABCI Capital, AMTD Global, Credit Agricole CIB, CMB International, Haitong International, ICBC International, Natixis, Nomura International, Societe Generale, Futu Securities, Guotai Junan, Head & Shoulders, SBI China and Zhongtai International, in the US$449 million IPO on the HKEX of Fosun Tourism Group (1992.HK), a leading leisure-focused integrated tourism group owns or has strategic partnerships with a portfolio of world-renowned brands, including Club Med, Atlantis and Thomas Cook*
Credit Suisse, China Merchants Securities, China International Capital Corporation, SPDB International, Haitong Securities and Futu Securities as underwriters, in the US$108 million IPO on the HKEX of iDreamSky Technology Holdings Limited (1119.HK), a leading mobile game publishing platform in China*
Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, Huatai and UBS, as joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners, in the US$376 million IPO on the HKEX of Wise Talent Information Technology Co., Ltd. (06100.HK), which operates Liepin.com, the largest online talent acquisition services platform in China focused on mid-to high-end talents in terms of revenue in 2017*
Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and China Merchant Securities as joint sponsors, joint global coordinators, joint bookrunners and joint lead managers, and the other underwriters, in connection with the US$629 million IPO on the HKEX of Meitu, Inc., a leading PRC mobile Internet company*
Qeeka Home (Cayman) Inc. (1739.HK), the largest interior design and construction online platform in China (齐家网) by market share in 2017, in the US$150 million IPO on the HKEX. Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C and CLSA Limited acted as joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners of the offering.*
Wenzhou Kangning Hospital Co., Ltd., the largest private psychiatric healthcare group in China as measured by revenue in 2014, on its US$101 million IPO on the HKEX (assuming a full exercise of the over-allotment option). Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited and CITIC CLSA Capital Markets Limited acted as joint sponsors and joint global coordinators on the transaction*
STX Entertainment, an entertainment company headquartered in Burbank, California, in its application for IPO and listing on the HKEX*
Citigroup as the sole sponsor, the sole global coordinator and the sole bookrunner, in Xinyi Energy’s application for IPO and listing on the HKEX*
CLSA as the sole sponsor, the sole global coordinator and the sole bookrunner, in the application for IPO and listing on the HKEX of Gold One Group Limited, a gold producer in South Africa*
Debt Capital Markets
The Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Managers, including BOCI Asia Limited, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and Guotai Junan Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, in the issuance of US$160 million 6.75% Senior Notes by China Singyes Solar Technologies Holdings Limited (0750.HK), a Hong Kong-listed renewable energy solution provider and building contractor company in China*
Other Corporate Matters
Xi’an Qujiang Cultural Finance Holdings (Group) Limited in its acquisition of 29.24% shareholding interest in Century Ginwa Retail Holdings Limited (162.HK)*
Hong Kong International Construction Investment Management Group Co., Limited (0687.HK), one of the HNA Group’s listed subsidiaries in Hong Kong, in the formation of the fund with a committed fund size of HK$6,030 million and the acquisition of the Kai Tak 6565 land parcel in East Kowloon*
J.P. Morgan, as a financial advisor to Yunfeng Financial Group Limited (HKEX: 376) (“Yunfeng Financial”), of the US$1.7 billion proposed acquisition of MassMutual Asia Limited with other co-investors. The proposed acquisition also constitutes an extreme very substantial acquisition for Yunfeng Financial. The other investors in the proposed acquisition include API (Hong Kong) Investment Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ant Small and Micro Financial Services Group Co. Ltd.), City-Scape Pte. Ltd. (an investment vehicle managed by GIC Private Limited) and SINA Corporation*
Main Board listed companies in its regulatory and compliance matters*
Qualifications
Admissions
Attorney-at-Law, New York
Solicitor, People's Republic of China - non-practicing
Academic
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law LL.M.
East China University of Political Science and Law LL.B.
Languages