9月28日，全球咖啡连锁品牌Tim Hortons中国业务（“Tims中国”）与美国特殊目的收购公司Silver Crest Acquisition Corporation完成合并，以股票代码“THCH”在纳斯达克挂牌上市，总募资金额约2亿美金。Tims中国也成为“中国咖啡SPAC第一股”。

汉坤律师事务所、凯易国际律师事务所担任Tims中国的法律顾问；中伦律师事务所、美富律师事务所则为Silver Crest的法律顾问。

Tims中国于2019年在中国开设第一家咖啡店。截至2021年底，其在中国内地拥有近390家门店，预计至2026年将拥有超过2,750家门店。

中伦项目组由合伙人赵靖和张欣路负责；

凯易团队由资本市场合伙人林邦、交易合伙人Joseph Raymond Casey和陆旻牵头领导；

美富团队则由香港合伙人Marcia Ellis、刘恩安，上海合伙人李若木、孙川等主导。

Kirkland, MoFo on Tims China’s De-SPAC deal and listing in New York

TH International Limited (“Tims China”), operator of Tim Hortons coffee shops in China, has successfully completed a business combination with special purpose acquisition company Silver Crest Acquisition Corporation. The combined company has begun trading on NASDAQ and the transaction provides Tims China with nearly $200 million of additional financing.

Kirkland & Ellis and Han Kun Law Offices provided legal services to Tims China, while Morrison & Foerster and Zhong Lun Law Firm acted for Silver Crest.

Launching its business in China in 2019, Tims China opened 390 shops in mainland China by the end of last year. It plans to expand the number to 2,750 in four years.

The Kirkland team was led by partners Steve Lin, Joseph Raymond Casey, and Min Lu.

The Mofo team was led by Hong Kong partners Marcia Ellis and Matthew Lau, and Shanghai partners Ruomu Li and Chuan Sun.

Meanwhile, the Zhong Lun team saw the leadership of partners Anthony Zhao and Luke Zhang.