On January 18, 2019, China Gingko Education Group Company Limited ("Gingko Education," stock code: 1851), a private college and vocation firm based in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan, successfully listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, raising gross proceeds of HK$180 million. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised the sole sponsor and sole global coordinator, China Securities (International) Corporate Finance Company Limited, as well as the other underwriters, in the global offering and listing.
Gingko Education began providing higher education services in 2002 and is dedicated to offering comprehensive and diversified programs, curricula, and training for talents and practical skills applicable to the modern service industry. Its leading program in hospitality management trains top-tier professionals and offers various internship opportunities at high-end hotels.
The Wilson Sonsini team was led by partner Dan Ouyang, and included attorneys Can Yin and Winfield Lau, special associate Erwin Qin, and legal consultant Jingxian Huang.