Tian Yuan assisted Dida Inc., China's leading ride-sharing platform and smart taxi service provider, in its successful initial public offering and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on June 28, 2024, with the stock code 02559. HK. Dida Inc.'s global offering of more than 39 million shares raised a total of approximately HK$234 million. China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Co., Ltd., Haitong International Capital Co., Ltd. and Nomura International (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. were the joint sponsors of this listing project.
By the total transaction volume and number of rides in 2023, Dida Inc. is China's leading ride-sharing platform. By the end of 2023, Dida Inc. provides ride-sharing platform services in 366 cities across the country, has more than 15 million certified private car owners, and has provided services to nearly 70 million passengers. In addition, as a professional solution service provider for the digital transformation and upgrading of cruising taxis, Dida Inc. has signed contracts with nearly 100 cities across the country, building a service operation data foundation for cruising taxis that integrates cruising and online booking. Dida Inc. advocates tapping potential and increasing efficiency without adding additional vehicles, and focusing on creating ride-sharing + smart taxis to meet users' beautiful travel needs without adding congestion to the city.
Tian Yuan served as the domestic legal counsel of the joint sponsor in this listing project. With its IPO execution experience accumulated through years of deep cultivation in overseas capital markets, stable and solid service level and deep understanding of regulatory policies, it diligently and creatively solved problems during the four-year listing preparation process, assisted the sponsor in project execution, and helped Dida Inc. to successfully list, winning unanimous recognition from all parties. This is another milestone project completed by Tian Yuan in the field of Internet travel, following the first intra-city freight company in Hong Kong stocks, Kuaigou Taxi Group (02246. HK), and Weitian Yuntong (02482. HK), a leading company in the field of digital freight in China.
This project was led by Tian Yuan senior partner Piao Yu and completed by partner Liu Yihui and capital market business lawyers Yan Yanpu, Chen Ziqi, Liu Weilun, Yuan Gongwei, Qin Shuai and others.
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