总部位于北京的汉坤律师事务所和欧华法律事务所为中国消防安全集团公司董事会主席李刚和集团大股东就美国私募投资公司贝恩资本的子公司和中消管理层作出2.65亿美元收购提供法律服务。
这所北京的防火设备和安全产品生产商于本年五月二十日与贝恩的子公司Amber Parent Ltd. 达成收购协议。这项收购还有待中消的股东批准，相信会在本年十一月中完成。届时中消将在纳斯达克除牌。根据该协议，贝恩与中消管理层将会以每股九美元现金作价收购。
本交易的主办律师为汉坤的李朝应律师、杨莹律师和蔡娜律师。他们代表了占中消百分之五十九股权的中消主席李刚和部分管理层。而中消的特别委员会则聘请了美国谢尔曼•思特灵律师事务所为其提供美国联邦法律咨询服务，并由佛罗里达的Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod 事务所提供佛罗里达州法的服务。而欧华律师事务所则是中消的国际法律顾问。
美国Kirkland & Ellis 事务所的团队则为贝恩资本提供美国和英国法律的咨询。其团队由该所的香港合伙人David Eich 和 Jessey Sheley，美国合伙人 Samuel Williamson 和Joshua Korff组成。
而达维律师事务所则为贝恩的金融顾问巴克莱资本提供顾问服务。英国安理国际律师事务所则为该项目的承销商包括: 美国银行、花旗银行、汇丰银行提供美国和英国法律咨询。安理的团队由香港的银行业务合伙人Ashley Young 和公司合伙人Mark Roppel领导。
Beijing-headquartered Han Kun Law Offices and DLA Piper are advising the chairman and majority shareholders of China Fire & Security Group on its US$266 million acquisition by an affiliate of private investment firm Bain Capital Partners.
The Beijing-based maker of fire detectors and safety products entered a merger agreement with Amber Parent Ltd., an affiliate of Bain Capital and Amber Mergerco Inc. on May 20. The takeover, which is still subject to shareholder approval, is expected to close by mid November and will result in the company’s delisting from Nasdaq. Under the merger agreement, China Fire will receive US$9 per share in cash.
A Han Kun team led by Li Chaoying, Yang Ying and Chai Na advised China Fire’s chairman, Weigang Li, and select members of the management committee who hold approximately 59 percent of the voting rights in the company. The company’s special committee tapped Sherman & Sterling for US federal law advice, and turned to Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod for advice on Florida state law. DLA Piper served as the international counsel to China Fire.
A Kirkland & Ellis team comprising of Hong Kong-based partners David Eich and Jessey Sheley and US partners is Samuel Williamson and Joshua Korff is advising Bain Capital on U.S. and English laws.
Davis Polk & Wardwell is advising Barclays Capital, Bain’s financial advisor, and Allen & Overy is advising the deal’s underwriters including the Bank of America, Citibank and HSBC on U.S. and English law. Hong Kong-based banking partner Ashley Young and corporate partner Mark Roppel are leading the firm’s team. ALB
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