Capital Markets, Banking and Finance
Everbright has long provided comprehensive capital markets, banking, and finance legal services to domestic and international banks, other financial institutions, enterprises, investors, and creditors. As a registered member of the National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors (NAFMII) in the law firm category, our practice encompasses securities issuance, investment and financing transactions, operational compliance for financial institutions, as well as default resolution and dispute management.
By combining our transactional capabilities with the firm's deep accumulation of experience in Dispute Resolution, Real Estate and Construction, and Liquidation and Restructuring, our team has forged robust synergistic advantages. We excel in complex financing and security arrangements, the disposition of non-performing assets (NPAs), cross-border debt recovery, bond defaults, and debt restructuring. For matters where transaction arrangements and risk resolution are deeply intertwined, our team seamlessly coordinates due diligence, transaction structure design, document negotiation, regulatory compliance, litigation and arbitration, enforcement, and restructuring procedures to drive the successful implementation of effective solutions.
Main service contents:
● Equity Capital Markets (ECM)
Domestic and overseas Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) and listings, public quotations, and refinancing (secondary offerings); acquisitions of listed companies, major asset restructurings, share transfers, and share repurchases; corporate governance, information disclosure, connected transactions, equity incentives, and ongoing compliance.
● Debt Capital Markets (DCM) and Structured Finance
Corporate bonds, enterprise bonds, convertible bonds, interbank debt financing instruments, asset-backed securitization (ABS), and other structured financing; issuance and duration management, investor protection, default resolution, and debt restructuring.
● Banking and Finance
Bilateral and syndicated loans, project finance, M&A finance, real estate finance, trade finance, and cross-border finance; financial leasing, commercial factoring, and other financing arrangements; transaction structure design, financing documentation, security and guarantee arrangements, and transaction closing.
● Private Equity, Funds, and Asset Management
Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) investments; fund formation, fundraising, registration and filing, investment, exit, and liquidation; structure design, compliance, and dispute resolution for asset management and trust products.
● Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) and Special Situations
Acquisition, management, and disposition of non-performing assets and non-performing loans (NPLs); due diligence, debt collection, realization of security interests, debt restructuring, special situations investments, and interfacing with bankruptcy reorganization procedures; cross-border financial debt recovery.
● Financial Institution Operations and Compliance
Establishment, modification, corporate governance, and product/business compliance for banks, securities firms, funds, trusts, and various local financial organizations; Anti-Money Laundering (AML), suitability obligations, financial consumer rights protection, and data compliance.
● Financial Disputes and Regulatory Responses
Disputes involving financial loans, guarantees, financial leasing, factoring, negotiable instruments, trusts, funds, and securities investments; bond defaults and liability disputes over misrepresentation in the securities market; litigation, arbitration, and enforcement; responding to regulatory investigations, administrative enforcement, and related hearing and reconsideration procedures.
more Practices
- Real Estate and Construction
- Restructuring and Insolvency
- Dispute Resolution
- Corporate and Commercial
- Corporate Governance and Compliance
- Criminal Defense and Anti-Fraud Investigations
- Matrimonial, Family and Wealth Succession
- Labor and Employment
- Intellectual Property
- Technology, Media and Telecommunications
- Shipping & Logistics
- Capital Markets, Banking and Finance
- Education
- Government and Administrative Law
- China Outbound
- Insurance
- Tax
- Environmental, Social and Governance





