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by Legal Desire
8 April 2021

Kirkland Advises on U.S. IPO and Concurrent Private Placements of Zhihu

Advising firms

Deal team

2 lawyers named
LawyerFirmSeniorityPracticeOffice
David Zhang Lead Kirkland & Ellis Partner transactional Not stated
Steve Lin Kirkland & Ellis Partner capital markets Not stated

Stated terms

Stated value
USD 773m ($772.5 million)
What the figure measures
Issue size
Client
Not stated
Counterparties
Zhihu Inc. (Issuer)
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Underwriters)
Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. (Underwriters)
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (Underwriters)
China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited (Underwriters)
CMB International Capital Limited (Underwriters)
China Renaissance Securities (Hong Kong) Limited (Underwriters)
CLSA Limited (Underwriters)
Haitong International Securities Company Limited (Underwriters)
Lighthouse Capital International Inc. (Underwriters)
Tiger Brokers (NZ) Limited (Underwriters)
Futu Inc. (Underwriters)