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Hanwha Chemical – Solarfun strategic investment
US$370m
Synopsis Hanwha Chemicals purchased a 50% stake in Solarfun, the world's fourth largest solar module producer
FirmClientRole
Shearman & Sterling
Solarfun
US counsel
O’Melveny & Myers [Lead partners: Doug Freeman and Steven Tonsfeldt]
Special Committee
US counsel
Maples and Calder
Special Committee
Cayman Islands counsel
Paul Hastings [Lead partners: Daniel Kim and Jeff Hartlin]
Hanwha
US counsel
Shin & Kim
Hanwha
Korean counsel
Walkers
Hanwha
Cayman Islands counsel

South Korea's Hanwha Chemicals has recently purchased a 50% stake in Solarfun Power Holdings, the world's fourth-largest solar module producer, for US$370m. The deal marks the latest attempt by Hanwha's parent, Hanwha Group, to raise its profile in China through acquisitions and public offerings.

O’Melveny & Myers represented the target’s special committee of the board of directors in the transaction that included the US$78m issuance of newly issued shares by the company as well as the exit sale by Solarfun’s two largest shareholders – founding chairman Yonghua Lu, and its largest investor Good Energies II.  Solarfun intends to use the proceeds from the investment to fund the company’s expansion plans. 

“The transaction reflects the growing interest of strategic and financial investors in the booming Chinese renewable energy sector as worldwide demand for renewable energy surges,” said Doug Freeman, lead partner of the O’Melveny & Myers team.ALB

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