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Simpson Thacher Represents China Dongxiang (Group) Co., Ltd. in its Hong Kong IPO

10.22.07

The Hong Kong office of the Firm represented China Dongxiang (Group) Co., Ltd. ("China Dongxiang") in connection with its initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Rule 144A/Reg. S offering of 1,375,000,000 ordinary shares, raising approximately HK$6.29 billion (approximately US$833.6 million). The joint global coordinators for the offering were Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch.

China Dongxiang is engaged in the design, development, marketing and wholesale of branded sportswear in the PRC. Its Kappa brand of sportswear, originated from Italy, is among the top three international sportswear brands in the PRC in terms of revenue.

The Simpson Thacher team for the transaction included Chris Lin and David Lee (Corporate - Hong Kong) and Wei Cui (Tax).