Latham Advises on Huayan Robotics’ HK$1.58 Billion IPO

Latham & Watkins has advised CICC and Deutsche Bank as joint sponsors on Guangdong Huayan Robotics’ HK$1.58 billion initial public offering (IPO) of 92.9 million H-shares at HK$17 per share on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK).

Huayan Robotics is a collaborative robotics company engaged in the development, manufacturing, and sale of collaborative robots and core motion components for industrial automation applications. The company is a Specialist Technology Company listing on the Main Board of the SEHK under Chapter 18C of the Listing Rules.

The Latham team was led by Hong Kong corporate partners Benjamin Su and Terris Tang, with Beijing counsel Wei Wei; Hong Kong associates Weigang Meng, Marie Lim, Xiang Ao, and Wincy Yim; foreign legal consultants Manyu Tian, Yuxuan Chen, Ruby Sheng, Hanyun Lu, and Peiying Li, and senior paralegal Candy Mak.