Shimeng Zhang

Ms. Zhang’s experience includes advising:

• L’Occitane Groupe S.A. and Reinold Geiger, the majority shareholder of L’Occitane International, S.A., on the take-private acquisition for L’Occitane International (a Hong Kong-listed company), which valued the company at US$6.4 billion
• SharkNinja, Inc. on its spin-off from Hong Kong-listed issuer JS Global Lifestyle Company Limited and separate listing on the New York Stock Exchange
• L’Occitane International S.A. on its acquisition of Dr. Vranges Firenze S.p.A.; acquisition of 83% of Sol de Janeiro Holdings, Inc.; and acquisition of 65% of Grown Alchemist (Group Fourteen Holdings Pty. Ltd., which is the holding company for the Grown Alchemist brand)
• Yixin Group Limited on its spin-off from Bitauto Holdings Limited via a US$870 million initial public offering of shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
• E-House China Holdings Limited on its proposed acquisition of additional stake in TM Home Limited and placings to, among others, Taobao China Holding Limited and Yunfeng Capital Limited
• Kanzhun Limited on its US$290 million follow-on offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
• MINISO Group Holding Limited on its offering of equity-linked securities in the principal amount of US$550 million
• NetEase, Inc. on its US$3.1 billion secondary listing of new ordinary shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and subsequently, its migration from secondary to dual-primary listing status on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
• New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. on its US$1.3 billion secondary listing of common shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
• NetEase Cloud Music Inc. (f/k/a Cloud Village Inc.) on its spin-off from Hong Kong-listed NetEase Inc. via a US$421 million initial public offering of ordinary shares and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
• Neusoft Education Technology Co. Limited on its US$134 million initial public offering of ordinary shares and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
• Koolearn Technology Holding Limited, a subsidiary of New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc., on its US$246 million initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange; RMB94 million (US$13.4 million) acquisition of the remaining 49% equity interest in Dongfang Youbo; and US$230 million share issue to controlling shareholder New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. and Michael Minhong Yu, the company’s chairman

Ms. Zhang also represents various clients on their regulatory and compliance matters, including under the Hong Kong Code on Takeovers and Mergers, Securities and Futures Ordinance and Hong Kong Listing Rules.