Ran Li
Lawyers
Focuses on representing both issuers and underwriters on capital markets transactions, including U.S. and Hong Kong IPOs.
Ran’s practice focuses on representing both issuers and underwriters on capital markets transactions, including U.S. and Hong Kong initial public offerings. He has also advised clients on private equity and mergers and acquisitions transactions in Asia.
Experience highlights
Equity Offerings
- KE Holdings dual primary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
- ANE $143 million Hong Kong IPO and global offering
- Helens $323 million Hong Kong IPO and global offering
- Youran Dairy $644 million Hong Kong IPO and global offering
- Waterdrop $360 million U.S. IPO
- Linklogis $1 billion Hong Kong IPO and global offering
- Bairong $455 million Hong Kong IPO and global offering
- Tuya $915 million U.S. IPO
- Kuke Music $50 million U.S. IPO
- Pop Mart $674 million Hong Kong IPO and global offering
- KE Holdings $2.12 billion U.S. IPO
- Kingsoft Cloud $510 million U.S. IPO and $509 million follow-on offering
- Molecular Data $61.2 million U.S. IPO
- 36Kr $20 million U.S. IPO
- UP Fintech $104 million U.S. IPO
- X Financial $104.5 million U.S. IPO
- Sogou $585 million U.S. IPO
- Zhaopin $76 million U.S. IPO
- Meituan Dianping $4.22 billion Hong Kong IPO and global offering
- 51 Credit Card $130 million Hong Kong IPO and global offering
- Yihai International $111 million Hong Kong IPO and global offering
- Legend Holdings $1.96 billion Hong Kong IPO and global offering
- CAR Inc. $468 million Hong Kong IPO and global offering
- Qingdao Port $376 million Hong Kong IPO and global offering
- PICC $3.1 billion Hong Kong IPO and global offering
- Longfor Properties $1.049 billion Hong Kong IPO and global offering
- Fabrinet $53.2 million SEC-registered secondary offering
- Xueda Education SEC-registered follow-on offering
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Yintech on its going-private transaction
- Ucommune on its merger with Orisun Acquisition Corp.
- Meituan Corporation on its strategic cooperation with DianPing Holdings Ltd.
- IDG, Warburg Pincus and Baidu in several private investments and M&A transactions, including Baidu’s acquisition of PPStream, Inc.
Insights
Credentials
Recognition
IFLR1000 – M&A, Capital Markets: Equity, China
Education
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center
B.A., Law, Renmin University of China
Professional history
- Partner, 2022-present
- Counsel - Registered Foreign Lawyer, 2018-2022
- Registered Foreign Lawyer, 2011-2018
Qualifications and admissions
- Beijing Ministry of Justice - Registered
- State of New York