Linklaters acted as placing agents’ counsel on the successful completion of placing of new H shares for Beijing 51WORLD Digital Twin Technology Co., Ltd. (51WORLD) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX), raising approximately HK$400m.
Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Beijing, 51WORLD is a Hong Kong SAR-listed technology company focused on digital twin, simulation and artificial intelligence technologies. The company operates R&D, engineering, and innovation centres in Shanghai, Chengdu, and Shenzhen, serving over a thousand large and medium-sized enterprise clients worldwide.
The Linklaters team was led by corporate partner and Head of Greater China ECM Christine Xu, capital markets partner Lipton Li and corporate partner Samson Chan.
With over 50 years on-the-ground expertise in Hong Kong SAR and the wider Asia region, Linklaters’ highly regarded Greater China ECM team has deep local insights combined with the strength of the firm’s global platform. The team provides seamless legal support on pre-IPO investments, IPOs, post-listing compliance and equity financing, including advising on several of Hong Kong’s top 10 IPOs by funds raised in 2025, such as CATL, Chery and SANY Heavy Industry, as well as share placings for CATL, Minieye Technology and RoboSense.
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