Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Sullivan & Cromwell are advising on this year’s first mega IPO in Hong Kong – that of the city’s biggest electricity distributor.

Power Asset Holdings, owned by Asia’s richest man and Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-Shing, is hoping to raise $3.6bn through a listing of its utility business HK Electric Investments, offering 4.43bn units for up to HK$6.30 per share.