Jingtian & Gongcheng provides top-drawer advice on a wide range of banking and finance and public securities offerings. It is highly skilled at acting on project finance and syndicated loans, with clients endorsing its “ability to explain the differences and intricacies in Chinese law when it comes to cross-border financings” and highlighting its “legal advice that covers all angles.” The law firm maintains a superb reputation in equity capital market, advising on high-profile IPOs and private placements. It is highly sought after by issuers and underwriters in international ADS offerings in the USA as well as equity and multicurrency bond issuances in the Hong Kong and Singapore markets. The group acted as underwriters’ PRC counsel early this year on the US IPO of China’s Q&A website Zhihu. Jingtian & Gongcheng is also increasingly active in assisting with domestic IPOs, such as those at the Shanghai Stock Exchange Science and Technology Innovation Board. Additionally, the firm’s reinforcement with lateral hires in other financing-associated practices, such as financial regulatory area, adds further strength to its offerings.