加拿大咖啡连锁店Tim Hortons的中国公司近期同意通过与SPAC公司Silver Crest Acquisition Corporation（以下简称“Silver Crest”）合并的方式在纳斯达克上市。美富律师事务所为Silver Crest提供法律意见。

Tim Hortons于2019年进入中国市场。截至今年6月，Tims咖啡已在北京、上海、广州、南京等 12个城市开设200家门店。

Silver Crest成立于2020年，总部位于中国香港，是一家空白支票公司。2021年初，该公司在纳斯达克上市。据该公司近期向美国SEC递交的公开文件显示，结合此次合并，一家名为NewCo的独立公司将在中国成立，其唯一目的是保护Tims咖啡顾客数据的保留及使用。NewCo将签订长期合同，以纯成本为基础向Tims咖啡提供服务，而后者将不拥有NewCo的任何股权，并会将NewCo的计划和运营情况通报中国国家互联网信息办公室。

美富团队的牵头合伙人包括香港合伙人Marcia Ellis、刘恩安，上海合伙人李若木、孙川，纽约合伙人Omar Pringle、Mitchell Presser、John Owen，旧金山合伙人Amanda Hines-Gold。

MoFo advised US-listed SPAC on combination with Tims China

Morrison & Foerster has advised a Nasdaq-listed SPAC Silver Crest Acquisition Corporation on its business combination with TH International (“Tims China”), the China business of the Canadian-headquartered café franchisee Tim Hortons.

Tim Hortons entered Chinese market in 2019. As of June 2021, it has opened 200 coffee shops in 12 Chinese cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Nanjing.

Established in 2020, the Hong Kong-headquartered blank check company Silver Crest Acquisition Corporation became listed in Nasdaq in January 2021. According to its filing, in conjunction with the business combination, a new entity named NewCo will be incorporated in China “with the sole purpose of safeguarding the retention and use” of the data of Tims China’s guests, and will enter into a long-term contract to provide services to Tims China. The latter will not own any equity interest in NewCo and will inform Cyberspace Administration of China of NewCo’s plans and operation.

The MoFo team was led by Hong Kong partners Marcia Ellis and Matthew Lau, Shanghai partners Li Ruomu and Sun Chuan, New York partners Omar Pringle, Mitchell Presser and John Owen, and San Francisco partner Amanda Hines-Gold.

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