近日，汽车智能科技公司亿咖通科技与美国SPAC公司Cova Acquisition Corp签署合并协议。此次交易中，亿咖通股权价值为34亿美元，待交易完成后，该公司将完成纳斯达克上市。世达国际律师事务所为亿咖通提供法律意见，奥睿律师事务所则担任Cova的法律顾问。
亿咖通成立于2017年，总部位于武汉，专注于汽车芯片、高清地图、智能汽车等相关技术研发与应用。据路透社报道，此次交易中，亿咖通还获得来自战略投资者吉利控股、美国激光雷达公司Luminar和路特斯科技的4500万美元融资。
世达团队由合伙人黄小霈、杜枢律师牵头领导，合伙人Bruce Goldner、Victor Hollender律师提供支持。奥睿团队由合伙人Albert Vanderlaan、Hari Raman领导，团队还包括合伙人张劲松、张耀丽、Peter Elias、Sarah Schaedler、Steven Malvey、Hannon Yavorsky、Michael Wiesner律师。
Skadden, Orrick act on Chinese auto tech firm’s $3.82 bln SPAC merger
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has advised Chinese auto tech startup ECARX Holdings on its $3.82 billion merger with blank-check firm COVA Acquisition Corp, which was advised by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.
Founded in 2017, the Wuhan-headquartered ECARX focuses on technology used in car chips, high-definition maps and smart vehicles, said Reuters.
The deal with COVA includes a $45 million investment from mobility tech company Geely, lidar sensor maker Luminar Technologies and automotive company Lotus Technology, Reuters added.
The Skadden team was led by partners Peter Huang and Shu Du, supported by partners Bruce Goldner and Victor Hollender. The Orrick team was led by partners Albert Vanderlaan and Hari Raman and included partners Jeff Zhang, Shelley Zhang, Peter Elias, Sarah Schaedler, Steven Malvey, Hannon Yavorsky, and Michael Wiesner.
