NAME:
Leo Lou

LAW FIRM: Fangda Partners

JURISDICTION: China

PRACTICE AREAS: Capital markets, Corporate and M&A, Private equity

INDUSTRY SECTORS: Technology and telecommunications

Leo Lou of Fangda Partners wins our March lawyer of the month award for his work on the first red chip stock listing on the STAR Market.

Lou advised China International Capital Corporation (CICC) as sponsor in connection with China Resources Microelectronics’ (CR Micro) $534 million IPO on the STAR Market.

Incorporated in the Cayman Islands, CR Micro is the first red chip company listed on the A-shares market since the introduction of the mechanism in April. It’s also the first company to exercise the greenshoe option on the STAR Market.

Based in the firm’s Shanghai office, Lou specialises in capital markets, corporate and M&A and private equity.