Baker McKenzie has advised U.S. retail property specialist Taubman Centres on the $480 million sale of a 50 percent stake in three shopping centres in China and South Korea to Blackstone Group, which was represented by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.

Following the deal, Taubman will remain responsible for the joint management of the three shopping centres in Hanam, South Korea, Xi’an, China and Zhengzhou, China.

The Baker McKenzie team was led by Jason Ng, Hong Kong-based partner and co-chair of the firm’s global investment funds group. 

The Simpson Thacher team was led by Hong Kong partner Tony King. Blackstone was also represented by Kirkland and Ellis, on the international regulatory compliance aspects (led by Hong Kong partner Cori Lable), and Global Law Office and Kim & Chang, which acted as PRC counsel and Korean counsel, respectively.

贝克▪麦坚时和美国盛信等助力塔博曼出售购物中心股权给黑石

贝克▪麦坚时国际律师事务所代表美国商业地产运营商塔博曼将其亚洲分公司Taubman Asia旗下三家位于韩国和中国的购物中心50%的股权出售给美国私募投资巨头黑石集团旗下基金，交易金额为4.8亿美元。在此次交易中，美国盛信律师事务所担任黑石集团的交易顾问。

本次交易完成后，塔博曼仍将继续作为这三家购物中心的管理合伙人，三家购物中心分别为：韩国的Starfield Hanam购物中心、位于中国西安和郑州的CityOn熙地港购物中心。

贝克▪麦坚时国际律师事务所团队由香港办公室合伙人黄诗蔚律师主导，黄律师也是贝克▪麦坚时投资基金业务的全球联席主席。

在此次交易中，美国盛信律师事务所团队由香港办公室合伙人Tony King主导。凯易国际律师事务所为黑石集团提供国际监管合规法律服务，由香港办公室合伙人Cori Lable主导。环球律师事务所为黑石集团提供中国法的法律服务，由北京办公室合伙人林华伟律师主导。韩国的金•张律师事务所为黑石集团提供韩国法的法律服务。

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