Morrison & Foerster advised Silver Crest Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: SLCR) (“Silver Crest”), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, in connection with its business combination with TH International Limited (“Tims China”), a master franchisee and operator of Tim Hortons coffee shops in China.
The MoFo deal team advising Silver Crest on the transaction was led by Hong Kong partner and global chair of the firm’s Private Equity Group Marcia Ellis, Shanghai corporate partner Ruomu Li, and New York corporate partner Omar Pringle, together with New York corporate partner and co-chair of the firm’s Global Corporate Department Mitchell Presser, New York corporate partner John Owen and associate Joseph Sulzbach, Hong Kong tax partner Matthew Lau, Shanghai technology transactions partner Chuan Sun, and San Francisco executive compensation partner Amanda Hines-Gold.