Mengying Li represents banks and issuers in initial public offerings in Hong Kong, advises on mergers & acquisitions, and guides general corporate compliance and regulatory matters for Hong Kong listed companies. She has particularly deep experience advising on transactions involving the consumer and TMT, financial services, and life sciences areas.
Prior to joining O’Melveny, Mengying worked in the Hong Kong and Beijing offices of other international law firms.
Consumer and TMT
- Morgan Stanley and Huatai Securities in the US$52.7 million IPO of ADSs and listing of Super Hi International Holding Ltd. on the Nasdaq Global Market
- SharkNinja, Inc. in its spin-off from JS Global Lifestyle Company Limited and separate listing on the New York Stock Exchange
- Morgan Stanley and Huatai Financial Holdings in the IPO and listing by way of introduction of Super Hi International Holding Ltd. on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
- Morgan Stanley, CICC and Futu Securities in the US$394 million IPO and listing of Cheerwin Group on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
- CICC, Macquarie Capital, CMBI, BOCI and other underwriters on the US$71 million IPO and listing of TI Cloud Inc. on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
- China Renaissance, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, CICC, UBS and other underwriters in the US$250 million IPO and listing of Maoyan Entertainment on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
- Linekong Interactive Group Co., Ltd. in its IPO and listing on the GEM of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Financial Services
- HSBC, GS, CCBI, CS, ICBCI, CICC, Citi, Merrill Lynch and other underwriters in the US$2.5 billion IPO and listing of China Huarong Asset Management Co., Ltd. on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
- China Railway Signal & Communications Corp. in its US$1.42 billion IPO and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
- Huatai Financial Holdings, JPM, UBS, ICBCI, BNP Paribas, CMS and other underwriters in the US$5 billion IPO and listing of HTSC on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
- China Orient Asset Management Co., Ltd. in its introduction of strategic investors
Life Sciences and Healthcare
- Matrix Partners and LAV as the pre-IPO shareholders in the US$343 million IPO and listing of Peijia Medical Limited on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Mining
- Heaven-Sent Gold Group Company Limited, a South African gold mining company, in its proposed IPO and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Professional Services
- CITICPE as the controlling shareholder in the approximately US$64.48 million IPO and listing of ManpowerGroup Greater China Limited on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Hong Kong Listco Compliance
- Advised listed companies on compliance matters, including JS Global Lifestyle Company Limited, China Huarong Asset Management Co., Ltd. and Hydoo International Holding Limited
* Work above performed prior to joining O’Melveny
Languages
- Mandarin Chinese
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- New York
- Registered Foreign Lawyer, Hong Kong SAR
Education
- Harvard Law School, LL.M.
- Tsinghua University, LL.B.
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