中粮集团（香港）有限公司私有化港交所上市公司中国粮油控股计划文件近日生效，中国粮油控股已于2020年3月23日完成私有化并从港交所退市。此次收购金额约为91.67亿港元。司力达律师事务所担任中粮香港法律顾问，通商律师事务所和礼德律师事务所则为中国粮油控股提供了法律意见。

此次交易收购方中粮香港为设立于香港、由中粮集团全资控股的投资控股公司。中国粮油控股同样为中粮集团成员企业，于2006年11月在香港注册成立，2007年3月21日在港交所上市，主要从事油籽、大米、小麦及啤酒原料的加工及销售业务，拥有遍及中国的销售网络。

礼德团队项目牵头律师为亚太管理合伙人杨能妮、北京办公室管理合伙人傅石、香港合伙人黄美玲；司力达团队牵头律师为合伙人余嘉宝、谢志聪。

C&F, Reed Smith, Slaughters on CAIH’s $1.17 bln going private

Slaughter and May has advised COFCO in its approximately $1.17 billion privatisation of HK listed China Agri-Industries Holdings (CAIH), with Commerce & Finance Law Offices and Reed Smith advising the seller. CAIH has withdrawn the listing of its shares from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on March 23. 

The offeror, COFCO HK, is an investment holding company and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of COFCO Corporation, a state-owned company in the PRC. Meanwhile CAIH is also a member enterprise of COFCO Corporation, which was founded in 2006 in Hong Kong and listed on HKEX in 2007. CAIH, together with its subsidiaries, are a leading producer and supplier of processed agricultural products in China. 

The Reed Smith team was led by Asia Pacific managing partner Denise Jong and partners Michael Fosh and May Wong. The Slaughter and May team was led by partners Benita Yu and Charlton Tse.

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