据路透社消息，总部位于北京的新能源汽车制造商长城华冠汽车科技股份有限公司（以下简称“长城华冠”）宣布将通过与美国SPAC公司Mountain Crest Acquisition 以下简称“Mountain Crest”）合并的方式在纳斯达克上市，交易估值约17亿美元，包括12.5亿美元股权和4.6亿美元净债务。君合律师事务所、美国威尔逊·桑西尼·古奇·罗沙迪律师事务所为长城华冠提供法律意见；乐博律师事务所则担任Mountain Crest法律顾问。

长城华冠成立于2003年，是一家新能源汽车制造和设计公司。Mountain Crest成立于2021年，是一家特殊目的收购公司，于2021年6月在纳斯达克上市。

衡力斯在此次交易中担任长城华冠的离岸律师，该团队由合伙人黄晓娴律师牵头领导。

今年5月，亦有一家中国汽车行业科技公司——亿咖通科技通过与美国SPAC公司合并赴美上市。

Wilson Sonsini, Loeb & Loeb act on Chinese EV company’s SPAC merger

Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich, & Rosati and JunHe have advised Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer CH-AUTO Technology on its $1.7 billion merger with U.S. blank-check company Mountain Crest Acquisition, which was represented by  Loeb & Loeb.

Established in 2003, the Beijing-headquartered CH-AUTO is a technology-driven electric vehicle manufacturer and designer. Mountain Crest was established in 2021 and completed its IPO in June that year.

A Harneys team, led by Shanghai corporate partner Calamus Huang, advised CH-AUTO on offshore law.

Earlier in May, another Chinese vehicle technology company ECARX Holdings also merged with a U.S. SPAC to list on Nasdaq.