Clifford Chance has advised Chinese automaker BAIC Motor Corp. Ltd. on its $1.4 billion initial public offering in Hong Kong.

The company is known for manufacturing and selling Mercendez-Benz and Hyundai vehicles on the mainland, as well as its Beijing Motor brand, and is controlled by state-run conglomerate BAIC Group. Germany’s Daimler AG also owns a 12 percent stake.