金诚同达律师事务所及亚司特律师事务所共同助力中国最大民营企业江苏沙钢集团，完成其对英国数据中心运营商Global  Switch剩余24.01%股份的收购，收购额为18亿英镑（22.1亿美元）。金诚同达是本次收购项目的中国主导律所，亚司特则为沙钢提供了8亿英镑（约9.99亿美元）的银团贷款法律咨询。

此外，安理国际为贷款方提供了法律咨询。

这是沙钢继2016年和2018年后，第三次对Global Switch进行股份收购。据路透社报道，Global  Switch成立于1998年，目前在欧亚拥有12个数据中心，其中包括香港和新加坡。交易完成后，沙钢对Global Switch持股49%，成为其最大股东。

路透社还说，沙钢的收购不会影响Global Switch接下来的发展策略，尤其是其寻求在港交所上市的举动。根据路透之前的报道，此次上市预计将筹集10亿美元资金。

金诚同达项目团队由高级合伙人史克通、郑晓东牵头，成员包括高级合伙人卢江霞、合伙人郑寰等律师。亚司特团队由合伙人刘伯愉牵头。

JT&N, Ashurst act on $2.21 bln China-UK data centre deal

Jincheng Tongda & Neal has advised Chinese steelmaker Jiangsu Shagang Group on its 1.8 billion-pound ($2.21 billion) agreement to buy a further 24 percent stake in UK-based data centre provider Global Switch Holdings.

As a part of the deal, Ashurst advised Shagang of an 800-million-pound syndicated-term loan, with Allen & Overy advising the financers.

Founded in 1998, Global Switch operates 12 data centres across Europe and Asia, including in Hong Kong and Singapore, according to Reuters. It added that Shagang had previously acquired 25 percent of the company through two deals in 2016 and 2018.

Reuters further noted that Global Switch is moving towards an IPO in Hong Kong that could see it raise $1 billion.

The JT&N team was led by senior partners Shi Ketong and Zheng Xiaodong, with assistance from senior partner Lu Jiangxia and partner Zheng Huan. The Ashurst team was led by partner Daniel Lau.

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