New Oriental Education & Technology Group debut $300 million bond offering
Davis Polk advised the joint lead managers in connection with the debut offering of $300 million 2.125% bonds due 2025 issued by New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. is the largest provider of private educational services in China based on the number of program offerings, total student enrollments and geographic presence. Its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “EDU”. Its educational services primarily consist of language training and test preparation, pre-school, primary and secondary school education, online education, content development and distribution, overseas study consulting services and study tour. Since its inception in 1993, it has amassed over 52.8 million cumulative student enrollments for their language training and test preparation business.
The Davis Polk corporate team included partner Gerhard Radtke, counsel Bingqing Pan, registered foreign lawyer Jennifer Liu and associate Christy Chan. Counsel Alon Gurfinkel and associate Summer Xia provided tax advice. Members of the Davis Polk team are based in the Hong Kong and London offices.