12月23日，美国办公设备制造商施乐宣布，其将以15亿美元，从纳思达公司、太盟亚洲资本和上海首达投资中心处收购利盟100%股权。

美国瑞格律师事务所、Willkie Farr & Gallagher为施乐提供法律意见；美国德杰律师事务所作为利盟、纳思达、太盟亚洲资本、上海首达投资中心律师参与交易，金杜律师事务所则担任纳思达的中国律师。

施乐公司1906年创立于美国康涅狄格州，是一家文案管理、处理技术公司，产品包括打印机、复印机、数字印刷设备以及相关的服务和耗材供应。

利盟于 1991 年从 IBM 独立出来，总部位于肯塔基州列克星敦，是打印硬件、服务、解决方案和安全领域的全球领导者。

2016年，纳思达联合太盟投资及君联资本以约270亿元收购了利盟。纳思达2000年创立于珠海，目前是全球第四的激光打印机厂商，于2014年在深交所上市，位列中国上市企业500强。

此次收购后，利盟将重新变为一家美国公司。

瑞格团队包括私募股权合伙人Janet Coscino、Neill Jakobe；并购合伙人Zach Blume、Arthur Mok；知识产权交易合伙人Jordan Altman；房地产合伙人Peter Alpert、Sally Davis；税务合伙人Eric Behl-Remijan、Elaine Murphy；诉讼及执行合伙人Brendan Hanifin、Ruchit Patel、Samer Musallam、Ama Adams、Jonathan Klarfeld、Tim Farrell；劳动法合伙人Jen Cormier、Renata Ferrari。

德杰团队由公司业务合伙人Maria Tan Pedersen、Gregory A. Schernecke领导，包括反垄断合伙人Mike Cowie、Clemens Graf York von Wartenburg、Michael Okkonen；国家安全合伙人Jeremy B. Zucker、Hrishikesh N. Hari；融资合伙人Soo-ah Nah、Eng-Lye Ong；税务合伙人Joshua Milgrim；劳动法顾问Jeffrey Rubin；诉讼合伙人Rick Horvath；员工福利合伙人Kevin Kay；知识产权合伙人Thomas Rayski等。

Ropes & Gray, Willkie Farr, Dechert, KWM on Xerox’s $1.5 bln acquisition Lexmark 

Ropes & Gray and Willkie Farr & Gallagher have advised U.S. office equipment manufacturer Xerox on its $1.5 billion acquisition of 100% equity in Lexmark International, with Dechert acting for the target company and sellers Ninestar Corporation, PAG Asia Capital, and Shanghai Shouda Investment Centre. King & Wood Mallesons served as PRC counsel to Ninestar in the deal.

Founded in 1906 in Connecticut, USA, Xerox specializes in document management and processing technology, offering products such as printers, copiers, digital printing equipment, and related services and consumables.

Lexmark, spun off from IBM in 1991 and headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, is a global leader in printing hardware, services, solutions, and security.

In 2016, Ninestar, in partnership with PAG Asia Capital and Legend Capital, acquired Lexmark for approximately RMB 27 billion. Established in Zhuhai in 2000, Ninestar is now the fourth-largest laser printer manufacturer globally and a member of the China Top 500 Listed Companies, listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange since 2014.

Following the acquisition, Lexmark will return to being a U.S.-based company.

The Ropes & Gray team included private equity partners Janet Coscino and Neill Jakobe, mergers & acquisitions partners Zach Blume and Arthur Mok, IP transactions partner Jordan Altman, real estate partners Peter Alpert and Sally Davis, tax partners Eric Behl-Remijan and Elaine Murphy, litigation & enforcement partners Brendan Hanifin, Ruchit Patel, Samer Musallam, Ama Adams, Jonathan Klarfeld and Tim Farrell, and employment, executive compensation & employee benefits partners Jen Cormier and Renata Ferrari.

The cross-border Dechert team was led by corporate partners Maria Tan Pedersen and Gregory A. Schernecke; antitrust partners Mike Cowie, Clemens Graf York von Wartenburg and Michael Okkonen; national security partners Jeremy B. Zucker and Hrishikesh N. Hari; global finance partners Soo-ah Nah and Eng-Lye Ong; tax partner Joshua Milgrim; labor counsel Jeffrey Rubin; litigation partner Rick Horvath; employee benefits partner Kevin Kay; and intellectual property partner Thomas Rayski.