O’Melveny Advises on Approximately US$300 Million Hong Kong Chapter 18C Listing of Mech-Mind Robotics
September 1, 2026
Transaction is widely reported as the first Hong Kong IPO in the embodied intelligence “eye-brain-hand” robotics sector
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HONG KONG—September 1, 2026—O’Melveny represented joint sponsors and other underwriters in the listing of Mech-Mind Robotics Technologies Co., Ltd. (Mech-Mind Robotics, 09615.HK), a Specialist Technology Company under Chapter 18C of the Listing Rules, on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The offering size was approximately HK$2.35 billion (approximately US$300 million) before exercise of the over-allotment option.
Founded in 2016, Mech-Mind Robotics is a provider of intelligent robot components that integrates 3D vision technologies and deep learning-based AI to enable robots to perceive, reason and act autonomously in complex real-world environments, without reliance on manual programming. The Company’s standardized “eye-brain-hand” product suite spans two principal lines — intelligent robotic guidance and intelligent inspection and measurement — together with next-generation foundational components built on its proprietary Mech-GPT large multimodal model and Mech-Hand dexterous robotic hand. According to the CIC Report cited in the prospectus, Mech-Mind ranked first by both revenue and shipment volume in 2025 in the global AI + 3D vision-guided non-specialty intelligent robot component market. As of the latest practicable date, the Company had deployed more than 29,000 units of its products across almost 50 countries and regions, serving over 100 Fortune Global 500 companies, including CATL, BYD, Midea and Foxconn.
The offering attracted a strong slate of cornerstone investors, including Baillie Gifford, Taikang Life, Jane Street, Golden Link, Invus, Ghisallo, Ruihua, NGS Super Fund and E Fund, who subscribed for an aggregate of approximately US$186 million.
China Securities (International) Corporate Finance Company Limited and CITIC Securities (Hong Kong) Limited acted as joint sponsors; China Securities (International) Corporate Finance Company Limited, CLSA Limited, Daiwa Capital Markets Hong Kong Limited and Macquarie Capital Limited acted as overall coordinators, joint global coordinators, joint bookrunners and joint lead managers; and Futu Securities International (Hong Kong) Limited and Tiger Brokers (HK) Global Limited acted as joint bookrunners.
The O’Melveny team for the listing of Mech-Mind Robotics was led by partners Ke Geng, Ke Zhu and Vincent Wang. The core team members included counsel Jason Yip and China associate Silvia Huang, legal consultant Sienna Wang, legal manager Belinda Zhu, and legal consultants Selene Zhao and Willing Lin, and legal consultant intern Iris Mu.
Partner David Ribner provided sanctions-related compliance advice. Partner Robert Plesnarski advised on matters related to SEC regulations.
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