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Report on Hong Kong-Listed Biotech Companies - June 2024

点击此处阅读调查报告全文 Our fourth annual report on Hong Kong-listed biotech companies examines how the sector performed during the continuing challenging market conditions of the last full calendar year. Although the number of...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Biotech Companies Continue to Make Progress on ESG

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A Look at the Disclosure Practices of Small and Mid-Size Companies - In our report we continue to look at the progress that smaller public biotech companies have made in their reporting on environmental, social and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Report on Hong Kong-Listed Biotech Companies - April 2023

点击此处阅读调查报告全文 Our third annual report on Hong Kong-listed biotech companies examines how the sector performed during the challenging conditions for capital markets globally over the past 12 months. Although aggregate listing...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Report on Hong Kong-Listed Biotech Companies

Our second annual report on Hong Kong-listed biotech companies demonstrates the continued health of the sector. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the market in its current state, examining key data points for...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Biotech’s ESG Crossroads - Executives and Investors Deploy Varying Approaches Amid Calls for Reporting and Standardization

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In the last few years, environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics have become common in boardrooms, as investment funds with an ESG focus have raised billions and ESG’s non-financial metrics are increasingly factored...more

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United States Adopts Wide-Ranging China Restrictions

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End-of-Year Sanctions Target Chinese Supply Chains and AI, Quantum Computing, and Biotechnology - Several US executive branch agencies and the US Congress have adopted wide-ranging end-of-year sanctions, export control and...more

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Delaware Court of Chancery Declines to Dismiss Investment Firm from Stockholder Derivative Suit

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Delaware Court of Chancery Declines to Dismiss Investment Firm from Stockholder Derivative Suit; Delaware Chancery Court Dismisses Majority of Claims Alleging that California Biotech Firm Profited from Nonpublic Information...more

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Healthcare displays strong deal activity post-pandemic

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The value of healthcare M&A in H1 surpassed pre-pandemic levels - Healthcare M&A (including pharma, biotech and medical) saw strong growth over the first half of 2021 as investors continued to pursue deal opportunities in...more

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2020 Corporate Governance Survey of Hong Kong-Listed Biotech Companies

On February 23, 2018, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEX) published its consultation conclusions regarding a new chapter of its listing rules to facilitate the listings of pre-revenue biotech companies in Hong...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hong Kong’s Exchange Improves Its Allure for Chinese Issuers

Despite the impact of COVID-19 and other recent developments in Hong Kong, the city’s role as a center for China-based companies to raise capital became even more important in 2020. The momentum of several trends that began...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Rise of Equity Capital Markets in Greater China

1. Greater China’s Stock Markets Power Ahead - With governments looking to boost the growth of domestic equity markets, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) has been trumpeting the benefits of its new regimes for emerging...more

Dechert LLP

UK Life Sciences and Healthcare Newsletter - August 2020: COVID-19 – How Have Listed Companies Fared?

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COVID-19 has had a significant financial impact on many listed companies and, in recent months, there has been a marked increase in equity capital raises by listed companies. As at 22 July 2020, there have been over 100...more

Cohen & Gresser LLP

COVID-19 and Foreign Investments in France: Strengthening of the Control

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In the context of the COVID-19 crisis, the French government introduced some new rules to strengthen France's control over foreign investments: •through a Decree (décret) and an Order (arrêté) dated 22 July 2020, the...more

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Hong Kong Regulatory Update - July 2020

This update provides an overview of key regulatory developments in the past three months relevant to companies listed, or planning to list, on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx), and their advisers. In particular,...more

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Ninth Circuit Holds That Courts Should Scrutinize Economic Plausibility of Securities Fraud Complaints in Evaluating Scienter

On June 10, 2020, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a putative securities fraud class action in a potentially significant decision for securities defendants, particularly those in the pharmaceutical, biotech and...more

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Hong Kong Stock Exchange Issues New Guidance for Listing Pre-Revenue Biotech Companies

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Since the introduction of a new listing regime on 30 April 2018 that enables the listing of pre-revenue Biotech Companies on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), a total of 16 of these listings...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

France Moves To Protect Strategic Assets Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

On April 29, 2020, the French Minister of the Economy (the Minister) announced that French foreign investment rules will be adopted with the policy goal of protecting French strategic assets in the context of the COVID-19...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Guide for Annual Reporting on Fiscal Year 2019 for Companies Listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

This update provides an overview of recent developments that will affect preparation of annual results and annual reports for companies listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEX). In particular, it covers...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

HKEx Reforms Attract High-Profile Technology and Biotech Listings

In the past year, nearly a dozen companies have taken advantage of new rules to list on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx). On April 30, 2018, HKEx introduced a series of reforms to encourage the listing of...more

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ISS Finds Improved ESG Ratings Alongside Rise in Controversies

ISS ESG, an arm of ISS, released ESG Review 2019, an annual analysis of the state of adherence by companies across the globe to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria. ...more

Fenwick & West Life Sciences Group

Which Way to the Exits for Biotech?

With 58 U.S. biopharma IPOs in 2018, the biotech industry entered the new year with confidence. By all appearances, the longest and largest biotech IPO window in history was not going to close anytime soon. ...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Profiles in Innovation: Twist Bioscience’s Co-Founder Navigates Company from Start-up to Public Company

As a pioneer in DNA synthesis with several patents to her name, Dr. Emily Leproust could have enjoyed a distinguished career without ever leaving the lab. Instead she founded (and just took public) a company that promises to...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Capital Markets Alert – Public Market Advocacy Groups Release Guidance

On April 27, 2018, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Nasdaq, along with certain technology and biotechnology groups, released a policy paper titled “Expanding...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hong Kong Publishes Groundbreaking New Rules for Dual-Class Shares, Emerging and Innovative Sectors

After publishing the “New Board Concept Paper” in December 2017, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange) issued a consultation paper on February 23, 2018, titled “A Listing Regime for Companies From Emerging...more

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New listing regime proposals for emerging and innovative companies

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On 23 February 2018, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "HKEx") published a consultation paper seeking public comments on Listing Rules amendments aimed at expanding the listing regime to help list companies from...more

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