King & Wood Mallesons and Clifford Chance have advised Bank of Guizhou on its $699 million IPO in Hong Kong, with JunHe and Latham & Watkins advising the joint sponsors.

According to Clifford Chance in a press release, Bank of Guizhou is a leading commercial bank in China's fast-growing Guizhou province. With an extensive distribution network covering the entire province, it provides banking and financial services aligned with the province's economic development.

The KWM team was led by partners Yuanyuan Li, Yong Lu and Yimin Gao, while the Clifford Chance team was led by China co-managing partner Tim Wang, and partners Liu Fang and Tianning Xiang. The Latham’s team was led by Hong Kong partners Cathy Yeung, Terris Tang and Allen Wang.