China Merchants Bank (CMB), founded in 1987 by China Merchants Group, stands as the first joint-stock commercial bank in mainland China wholly owned by corporate legal entities. It was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2002 and subsequently on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2006. Established in 2016, China Merchants Bank London Branch was the first among all Chinese joint-stock commercial banks to open a branch in the UK, with a comprehensive array of cross-border financial products to Chinese and international corporates covering bilateral and syndication loans, trade finance, M&A finance, deposits, clearing and settlement, and foreign exchange services, etc. The Branch also serves high-net-worth individuals by providing premium value-added services as part of CMB’s global private banking network.