King & Wood Mallesons has advised the placing agent as international counsel in relation to the issuance of US$300,000,000 perpetual subordinated securities by Guotai Junan International Holdings Limited (Guotai Junan International), the major overseas platform of Guotai Junan Securities Company Limited (Guotai Junan).

Guotai Junan is one of the largest securities houses in China and offers a wide range of financial and securities services, such as brokerage, securities credit trading, investment banking, securities trading investment, securities research and OTC businesses. Guotai Junan International is the first Mainland-owned securities brokerage house with China Securities Regulatory Commission approval to list its shares through initial public offering on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. It has established a solid reputation for providing a wide range of high quality corporate finance solutions to our clients in Hong Kong, China and across the world.

The KWM team was led by Hong Kong-based partner Hao Zhou supported by senior associate Michael Lu.