King & Wood Mallesons has acted for Chinese conglomerate Fosun International Ltd. on a $1.2 billion share sale in Hong Kong.

Shanghai-based Fosun, which operates in the insurance, pharmaceuticals and real estate sectors, sold 465 million shares at $2.58 apiece.

According to Bloomberg, the company will use part of the money to fund further acquisitions in the insurance sector. Earlier this month, Fosun made a $1.8 billion bid for the 80 percent of U.S. insurer Ironshore Inc. that it does not already own, and last year bought Portugal's largest insurer, Caixa Seguros e Saúde, for $1.4 billion.