Sidley represented LC Logistics, Inc. (HKEX: 2490) (LC Logistics) as Hong Kong and U.S. counsel in its initial public offering (IPO) and listing on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (HKEX). CITIC Securities (Hong Kong) Limited and ABCI Capital Limited acted as the joint sponsors in the transaction.
Founded in 2004, LC Logistics has grown from a freight forwarding company to an integrated cross-border seaborne logistics service provider in China. The company focuses on cross-border logistics services as its primary business line, and has accumulated vessel operation-related resources and capabilities through the time charter operation to strengthen its ability to provide cross-border logistics services. Its services cover all major aspects of the cross-border logistics process, including cargo pick-up and sorting, customs clearance, cross-border seaborne transportation, warehouse transit, and last-mile delivery.
The Sidley team was led by partner Sherlyn Lau, a member of Sidley’s Executive Committee and deputy head of the China Corporate and Finance group, and partner Oliver Zhong. Other team members included counsel Iris Yuen, managing associate Sophie Gu, associates Maggie Bai, Melinda Li and Robin Liu, senior corporate manager Hannah Wong, senior legal assistants Jiangyuan Song and Yuchen Ni, and legal assistants Andy Tam and Grace Guo.
Sidley is one of the international law firms which represented the largest number of Chinese companies in Hong Kong IPOs. It has been ranked by Chambers Greater China Region/Asia Pacific for equity capital markets for more than a decade, and has received a number of independent recognitions from publications such as Financial Times APAC Innovative Lawyers, China Business Law Journal, The Asset, and Legal 500 APAC. Sidley is highly recognized in innovative and trend-setting IPOs and has completed a number of high-profile transactions in recent years.
