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Morrison & Foerster Advises Tate & Lyle PLC on Acquisition of Leading Chinese Dietary Fiber Business Quantum Hi-Tech

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Morrison & Foerster is advising LSE-listed Tate & Lyle PLC (“Tate & Lyle”), a leading global provider of food and beverage ingredients and solutions, in connection with its agreement to acquire Quantum Hi-Tech (Guangdong) Biological Co., Ltd (“Quantum”), a leading prebiotic dietary fiber business in China, from ChemPartner Pharmatech Co., Ltd (“ChemPartner”).



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Morrison & Foerster is advising LSE-listed Tate & Lyle PLC (“Tate & Lyle”), a leading global provider of food and beverage ingredients and solutions, in connection with its agreement to acquire Quantum Hi-Tech (Guangdong) Biological Co., Ltd (“Quantum”), a leading prebiotic dietary fiber business in China, from ChemPartner Pharmatech Co., Ltd (“ChemPartner”).Quantum engages in the research, development, production, and sale of fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) and galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS). Together, FOS and GOS represent around 25% of the global dietary fiber market, which is forecast to grow at around 6% per annum. The acquisition strengthens Tate & Lyle’s position as a leading global player in dietary fibers and significantly expands its presence in China and Asia.The transaction was announced on March 31, 2022 and is subject to approval by the shareholders of ChemPartner, a public company listed in China, of which Quantum is a wholly owned subsidiary.Morrison & Foerster previously advised Tate & Lyle on its acquisition of <a href="/resources/news/201201-mofo-advises-tate-lyle-plc.html">Sweet Green Fields</a>, a leading global stevia solutions business. The firm is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading law firms for food, agriculture, and ag-tech M&A transactions, including being ‘Top Ranked’ in the space by legal directory Chambers.The MoFo team advising Tate & Lyle was led by London M&A partner Andrew Boyd and Shanghai partner Chuan Sun, together with London associates Emma Bosworth, James Dabell, and Bowen Wang, Beijing associates Richard Lijian Ji and Xuezi Dan, Hong Kong associates Zooey Chen, Tyler Xiu, and Katrina Tsoi, and Shanghai associate Letian Ge.Read more about the transaction in Tate & Lyle’s <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tateandlyle.com/news/tate-lyle-acquire-leading-dietary-fibre-business-china">press release</a>.

Morrison & Foerster Advises Tate & Lyle PLC on Acquisition of Leading Chinese Dietary Fiber Business Quantum Hi-Tech

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Andrew Boyd is an M&A partner based in the London office. He specializes in advising on strategic cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity and joint venture transactions with particular expertise advising clients in the technology and food/ag sectors.Andrew regularly represents, among other clients, Uber, Visa, SoftBank, Tate & Lyle plc, Unity Technologies, Toshiba and SoundCloud.Andrew is recommended for M&A and private equity by legal directories including Legal 500 and IFLR1000 and is noted for his ability to “speedily assimilate difficult concepts and come up with meaningful, deliverable action plans that fulfil the commercial objectives”. Clients note that “Andrew knows exactly when and where to get involved …a good person to send in when we need a different voice…he gets to the nub of the issue very, very quickly and with great clarity…” and “Andrew Boyd is fantastic; pragmatic, tons of expertise, and a joy to work with.” Legal 500 2022.Andrew is co-Managing Partner of the London office and sits on the firm’s global Partnership Selection committee and was previously a member of the firm’s global Pro Bono committee.

Andrew Boyd

Managing Partner, London

Chuan focuses his practice on cross-border M&A transactions; sophisticated technology, media, and telecom (TMT) transactions; and complex IP/commercial matters across Greater China.With 19 years of experience in both Asia and the U.S., Chuan regularly advises multinational corporations, state-owned enterprises, private companies, and PE/VC firms in complex cross-border M&A transactions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and business separation transactions.Chuan also has significant experience in strategic corporate-commercial and technology transactions, including outsourcing, manufacturing, distribution, supply and franchising arrangements, and IP licensing arrangements across multiple industries. His TMT and IP regulatory experience includes telecommunications, e-commerce, internet, cyber security, data privacy, cloud computing, as well as telematics.Prior to joining MoFo, he worked in the Hong Kong office of a Magic Circle firm and the Chicago office of another leading international firm.Chuan co-authored the Hong Kong & mainland China chapters of Getting the Deal Through – Telecoms and Media, 2014, 2015 & 2016; the Hong Kong & mainland China chapters of Getting the Deal Through: Market Intelligence – Telecoms and Media, 2015; and the Hong Kong chapter of Sourcing World 2nd Edition 2015.Chuan is fluent in Mandarin and English.“Chuan Sun has a wealth of knowledge on his clients’ existing products and services offerings and a good understanding of what terms they are or are not willing to accept. This helps tremendously with contract negotiations.”“Chuan Sun has extensive experience in the technology space. Many other competitor firms in the technology space are not really pure IT lawyers, as they are more focus on privacy and trade marks or other related fields, as opposed to technology contracts such as SAP or Microsoft software license agreements. A normal general commercial lawyer would not be able to identify the same issues or raise the right questions, as they are not equipped with the technology know-how of the products and services, their benefits, and general industry standard terms and trending patterns in the market.” Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020

孙川律师的执业领域集中在大中华区的跨境并购交易，复杂的技术、媒体和电信(TMT)交易以及复杂的知识产权/商务事宜。孙律师在亚洲和美国有19年工作经验，他经常代理跨国公司、国有企业、私人企业和私募股权/风险投资机构处理复杂的跨境并购交易、合资、战略联盟和业务拆分等交易。孙律师在战略性的公司商务和技术交易方面也拥有极为丰富的经验，包括外包、制造、分销、供应与特许经营安排，以及跨行业知识产权许可安排等。他在TMT和知识产权监管方面的经验包括电信、电子商务、互联网、网络安全、数据隐私、云计算以及车联网。在加入美富前，孙律师在一家 “魔法圈”律所(Magic Circle)的香港办事处和另一家领先的国际律所的芝加哥办事处工作。孙律师与他人合著了2014，2015和2016版《让交易推进下去––电信与媒体》(Getting the Deal Through – Telecoms and Media)中的香港和中国大陆章节，2015年版《让交易推进下去：市场情报––电信与媒体》(Getting the Deal Through: Market Intelligence – Telecoms and Media)中的香港和中国大陆章节，以及2015年《采购世界》第二版(Sourcing World 2nd Edition)的香港章节。2018年《亚太法律500强》指出“孙川律师十分高效、负责和实际。他非常擅长处理IT协议，包括软件许可和IT采购合同的相关事宜。他也十分善于处理跨境TMT交易。”孙律师精通普通话和英语。

Chuan Sun

Managing Partner, Shanghai

Emma Bosworth is an Of Counsel based in the London office of Morrison Foerster, a member of the Corporate M&A Group, and a co-chair of the ESG + Sustainability Associates Committee.Emma advises clients on a range of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, shareholder arrangements and general corporate advisory matters. She has broad experience advising domestic and international clients on large complex cross-border and domestic transactions across various industries, including financial services, real estate, automotive and pharmaceuticals.After being awarded her LLB (Hons.) from the University of Exeter in 2008, Emma completed the Legal Practice Course at BBP Law School in 2009. Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, Emma was a senior associate in the London office of a leading international law firm.Emma is qualified as a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales and she is admitted to practice law in England and Wales.<h4>Representative Experience</h4><ul><li>Tate & Lyle PLC, in connection with its agreement to acquire Quantum Hi-Tech (Guangdong) Biological Co., Ltd (Quantum), a leading prebiotic dietary fiber business in China, from ChemPartner Pharmatech Co., Ltd. for a total consideration of US$237 million.</li><li>SoftBank Group Capital Limited in connection with the pre-sale reorganization and subsequent sale of Pelion IoT Limited, to Scottish Equity Partners, with existing management also taking an equity stake.</li><li>eBay in connection with its acquisition of KnownOrigin, a leading non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace. </li><li>A leading automotive company on a joint venture for the development, production and commercialization of green technology.</li><li>An Israeli private equity firm on a conditional agreement to acquire a financial trading division of a UK Plc, for $210 million.</li><li>The Collective in relation to a joint venture to convert Taxi House, the former headquarters of the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association, into a 286-bedroom hotel, retail, food and beverage, events space and a public piazza.</li><li>Cromwell European Real Estate Investment Trust on its acquisition of a portfolio of 16 properties in Poland, Finland and the Netherlands for €324 million.</li><li>Rentokil Initial on the CMA mandated divestment of part of the MPCL Limited business to Rentokil Initial and subsequent sale of MPCL Limited to ServiceMaster.</li><li>Bracco Imaging S.p.A., an Italian manufacturer of agents and tracers used in diagnostic imaging, in the $450 million acquisition of Blue Earth Diagnostics Limited from Syncona Portfolio Limited, subject to a $25 million closing adjustment.</li><li>The Collective in relation to the world's first large-scale co-living fund established by DTZ Investors, COLIV, which is seeking to raise in excess of £650m to build a £1bn co-living portfolio.</li><li>The investment management arm of an international Kuwaiti bank on multiple joint venture transactions to fund real estate investments in Europe.</li><li>Liberty Global on the €750 million disposal of Chellomedia, its international content division.</li></ul>

Emma Bosworth

Of Counsel

James Dabell is an associate based in the London office of Morrison Foerster and is a member of the Corporate Group.  James advises on a wide range of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint venture transactions, technology investments and corporate restructurings.﻿Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, James trained and practiced (specializing in tax) at the London office of an international law firm. During this time, he also spent six months seconded to the firm’s Hong Kong office. James earned a B.A. in Jurisprudence from the University of Oxford and a Postgraduate Diploma in International Legal Practice from the University of Law.<h4 dir="ltr">Representative Experience</h4><ul dir="ltr"><li>Arm Holdings plc, on its Nasdaq IPO (total deal value of c. $5.2 billion).</li><li>Imerys SA, on its joint venture with British Lithium, to accelerate development of the UK’s first integrated producer of battery-grade lithium carbonate.</li><li>Tate & Lyle PLC, on its acquisition of Quantum Hi-Tech (Guangdong) Biological Co., Ltd (Quantum), a leading prebiotic dietary fiber business in China, from ChemPartner Pharmatech Co., Ltd., for a total consideration of US$237 million.</li><li>Heidrick & Struggles, Inc., on its acquisition of businessfourzero, a UK based leadership consultancy specialising in purpose-driven change.</li><li>SoftBank Vision Fund II, as lead investor in a $190 million Series B financing round of PrimaryBid, a UK fintech platform.</li><li>Visa, on various strategic investments, including on an investment in TerraPay, a global payments infrastructure company, in connection with its €91.74 million Series B financing round.</li><li dir="ltr">eBay Ventures, on various strategic investments, including on an investment in the $9.25 million Series A financing round of Cudoni, an online luxury goods second-hand marketplace.</li></ul>

James Dabell

Associate

Bowen Wang is an associate based in the London office of Morrison & Foerster and is a member of the Corporate Practice Group. Mr. Wang’s practice focuses on advising on private equity investments, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, fund formation and other general corporate and commercial matters.Mr. Wang was awarded his LL.B degree from the China University of Political Science and Law in 2012, and then received his J.D. degree and P.C.L.L. certificate from the University of Hong Kong in 2015 and 2016, respectively.Mr. Wang is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.<h4>Representative Experience</h4><ul><li>Represented an international investor in three rounds of investments into SenseTime with an aggregate value over US$1.2 billion. The company is currently valued at US$7 billion. Established in 2014, SenseTime is one of the leading artificial intelligence companies in the PRC with a focus on facial and image recognition technology.</li><li>Represented Softbank in connection with an investment as part of a US$3 billion investment by Softbank and the SoftBank Vision Fund into Ele.me, the food delivery business owned by Alibaba. Ele.me would be merged with Koubei, which is an affiliate company that focuses on bringing local businesses online by providing payment and other technology services. Combining Koubei and Ele.me could help Alibaba expand to extend its reach and deepen its market position in China’s buoyant online-to-offline (O2O) space.</li><li>Represented SoftBank Vision Fund in connection with the Series D+ investment totaling US$225 million in Klook, a Hong Kong-based leading travel activities and services booking platform.</li><li>Represented a leading capital markets and investment group in Hong Kong and a consortium of investors in relation to the Series C round investment into a market-leading cancer solutions provider. Based in Taiwan, and with operations across Asia (Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, PRC), the company provides genomic profiling assays, molecular information to physicians and biopharmaceutical clients, and cancer treatment plans, cancer relapse and drug resistance monitoring as well as cancer risk assessment and immunotherapy evaluation.</li><li>Represented a China-based investment bank in its joint venture with Quark Ventures, a Canada-based venture capital firm, and the establishment of Global Health Sciences Fund I, L.P. with a fund size of US$100 million.</li></ul>

Bowen Wang

Zhiyu (Zooey)’s practice focuses on technology transactions, data privacy, and regulatory compliance advisory work. She has experience performing due diligence on data, cybersecurity, and intellectual property issues in M&A and private equity investments.Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, Zooey was a trainee solicitor in the London and Hong Kong offices of a leading international law firm.Zooey is a Registered Foreign Lawyer with the Law Society of Hong Kong. She is native in Mandarin and fluent in English.<h4>Representative Experience</h4><ul><li>A leading Singapore-based investment management company on its investment in a leading data-based searching company in China.</li><li>A leading online payment platform on its data processing, privacy policies, and personal information protection issues.</li><li>A Chinese state-owned telecommunications enterprise on its potential risk control issues in relation to the GDPR.</li><li>A leading multinational hospitality group on its responses to regulators in Asia (Hong Kong, Australia, Japan, Korea, and PRC) in relation to its data breaches investigations.</li><li>Leading multinational automotive manufacturing companies on various PRC law issues in relation to its automated driving systems, radio equipment and other in-car information services.</li></ul>*Including work performed at prior firms.

陈志瑜律师的执业领域主要是针对技术交易、数据隐私和监管合规事宜提供法律意见。她在就并购和私募股权投资项目中所涉及的数据、网络安全和知识产权问题开展尽职调查方面拥有丰富的经验。在加入美富之前，陈律师是一家领先的国际律所伦敦和香港办事处的实习律师。陈律师通晓普通话和英语。她是香港律师会注册外国律师。<h4>具有代表性的交易</h4><ul><li>一家领先的新加坡投资管理公司处理其向一家领先的中国数据检索公司进行投资事宜。</li><li>一家领先的在线支付平台处理数据处理、隐私政策以及个人信息保护问题。</li><li>一家中国国有电信企业处理与《通用数据保护条例》有关的潜在风险控制问题。</li><li>一家领先的跨国酒店集团处理针对数据违约调查事宜向亚洲国家及地区（包括香港、澳大利亚、日本、韩国和中国）监管机构做出响应。</li><li>领先的跨国汽车制造公司处理与自动驾驶系统、无线电设备和其他车内信息服务有关的各种中国法律问题。</li></ul>*包括在之前律所开展的工作

Zooey Chen

Tyler Xiu is an associate in Morrison Foerster’s Hong Kong office. His practice encompasses various aspects of transactional, regulatory, and contentious IP matters including technology transfers and licensing, IP and data-driven strategic cooperation, technical services and outsourcing arrangements, cross-border M&A and PE transactions, cybersecurity and data privacy, pharmaceutical regulation, telecommunications regulation, and patent protection.Tyler advises a diverse range of multinational companies mainly in the life sciences, IT, telecommunications, manufacturing, and financial industries. In the words of his clients, “Tyler Xiu is an excellent up-and-coming lawyer, who is very proactive and helpful.” (The Legal 500 Asia Pacific).Tyler is a native Mandarin speaker and is fluent in English. He is a registered foreign lawyer with the Law Society of Hong Kong.<h4>Representative Experience</h4><ul><li>Advising a PRC advanced semiconductor materials company on obtaining a technology license and associated support services from a German specialty chemicals and equipment company, with respect to chemicals for wafer level packaging and wafer level semiconductor interconnect.</li><li>Counseling a U.S. medical device company that focuses on the research, development, production, and marketing of respiratory care devices and services, in its engagement by a PRC medical device company for commissioned development of automatic high flow ventilators, including the associated technology licensing arrangements.</li><li>Advising a U.S. biopharmaceutical company on its strategic collaboration with a Chinese pharmaceutical company to develop and commercialize a bi-functional fusion protein inhibiting immune checkpoint and activating natural killer (NK) cells for the treatment of solid tumors, in the Asia Pacific Ex-Japan region.</li><li>Assisting a leading global digital library with the amendment of its license agreement with a Chinese Internet technology company, under which the tech company is granted a license to allow users to access the client’s digital library of sheet music.</li><li>Advising a leading pan-Asian retailer in Hong Kong on: </li><ul><li>A technology license agreement and joint venture with a digital retail platform for the purposes of providing online retailers with operational processes, marketing, supply, payment, merchandise, e-commerce, and customer services; and</li><li>Its licensing of technology and trademarks and provision of technical services in relation to the establishment of a joint venture for the purposes of developing a market-leading independent multi-partner coalition loyalty program for the ASEAN markets, and also the data privacy and data security issues under PRC law and cross-border data transfer issues that involve multiple jurisdictions in Asia. </li></ul><li>Advising a leading Chinese investment fund on its strategic partnership with a leading U.S. IT software company to establish the financial cloud infrastructure for the People’s Bank of China, key state banks, and the governments of various major cities.</li><li>Representing a fintech firm in the strategic partnership between a pan-Asia retailer and a Hong Kong bank to construct a new customer loyalty and reward program to replace the current co-branded credit card program on the market. MoFo is also advising the client on the related data sharing agreement, marketing agreement, deed of guarantee, and other related documents.</li><li>Advising an online game platform and game creation system on its trailblazing joint venture with another company to establish and launch the game platform in China, which would be the first foreign online game platform with user-generated games and revenue-sharing to obtain a government license in the PRC. </li><li>Counseling a leading European pharmaceutical company on high-profile, global patent enforcement actions against generic drug manufacturers in China to protect the patents for its major oncology drug in court proceedings and also the associated invalidity proceedings.</li><li>Representing a solar power company in trade secret misappropriation litigation against one of its major equipment suppliers in China, including filing the first preliminary injunction order with the Shanghai IP Court.</li></ul>

修徇泽律师擅长处理交易性和争议性知识产权事务的各个方面，包括跨境并购交易、技术转让和许可、知识产权及数据驱动战略合作、专利和商标诉讼、网络安全及数据保密、制药法规及商业秘密保护等。修律师母语为普通话、精通英语。他是香港律师会注册外国律师。

Tyler Xiu

Katrina’s practice focuses on a diverse range of corporate matters, including cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, regulatory and compliance, and other general corporate matters.Katrina has experience advising multinational companies, sovereign wealth funds, private equity investors, family offices, and start up entrepreneurs across various sectors including consumer goods and services, life sciences, and technology (including AgTech).Katrina is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.<h4>Representative Matters</h4><ul><li>Happiness Capital</li><ul><li>in its US$350,000 Series Seed investment in Kyomei, a company with innovative molecular farming technology to use plants to produce animal-identical proteins that replicate the taste and nutritional value of traditional meat.</li><li>in connection with the US$10 million Series A minority investment in Botrista, a U.S.-based robotic barista automation solution provider.</li><li>in connection with the US$4.7 million equity investment in NovoNutrients, a U.S.-based alternative proteins company that transforms CO2 emissions into high-value, low-cost proteins and additives for food and feed.</li></ul><li>Cayman Islands-incorporated and Taiwan-based The News Lens Co., Ltd. (TNL) in its proposed de-SPAC with Blue Ocean Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: BOCN), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, and its proposed listing on NASDAQ.  TNL is an independently owned international web media group with editions of its core “The News Lens” brand published in Taiwan, Hong Kong, ASEAN and Japan as well as an International (English) edition. </li><li>Ally Bridge Group in connection with numerous investments in various life sciences companies, including: </li><ul><li>as lead investor in connection with the US$60 million Series F financing of Aerin Medical Inc., a medical technology company focused on the ear, nose and throat market providing non-invasive solutions for the treatment of chronic nasal conditions.</li><li>as lead investor in connection with the US$62 million Series D financing of Mission Bio, Inc., a life science tools company focused on single cell genomics, proteomics and multi-omics solutions for oncology study and cell and gene therapy development.</li><li>as lead investor in connection with the $101 million Series B financing of Endeavor BioMedicines, a clinical-stage biotechnology company targeting the core drivers of terminal diseases including oncology and fibrosis.</li><li>as lead investor in connection with an oversubscribed US$265 Million Series B financing of Sonoma Biotherapeutics, a U.S. based life sciences company developing treatments for autoimmune and degenerative disease.</li><li>in the follow-on US$100 million Series D financing of a company with a subscription-based application that connects patients with professional health coaches, nutritionists, exercise physiologists, nurses, and diabetes educators. </li><li>in a follow-on US$81 million equity investment in Rapid Micro Biosystems, Inc., a U.S. based medical product manufacturer. Including this latest financing, Rapid Micro Biosystems has raised over $340 million of equity for its expansion.</li><li>in connection with the $200 million Series C investment of Transcarent, a new and different health and care experience company for employees of self-insured employers and their families.</li></ul><li>LeapXpert, a Hong Kong and US-based communications and messaging platform provider, in connection with its US$22 million Series A+ financing led by Rockefeller Asset Management. The investment also includes participation from Uncorrelated Ventures, the Partnership Fund for New York City, and a new strategic investor, as well as existing investors.</li></ul><ul><li>Tencent Holdings Limited its US$46 million (JPY5 billion) acquisition of a majority stake in Wake Up Interactive Limited, together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries in Japan, Valhalla Game Studios Ltd. and Soleil Ltd., which produce video games and online entertainment. </li><li>LSE-listed Tate & Lyle PLC, a leading global provider of food and beverage ingredients and solutions,<ul><li>in connection with its agreement to acquire Quantum Hi-Tech (Guangdong) Biological Co., Ltd, a leading prebiotic dietary fiber business in China, from ChemPartner Pharmatech Co., Ltd.</li><li>on its acquisition of Sweet Green Fields (SGF), a leading global stevia solutions business.</li></ul></li><li>Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Ltd. in its capital and strategic alliance with Shionogi & Co., Ltd. with a total value of US$780 million, which includes (i) subscription of a 2.05% voting stake in Shionogi and (ii) establishment of joint ventures in Shanghai and Hong Kong. Shionogi is a leading research-driven pharmaceutical company headquartered in Japan.</li><li>Ascendent Automation (Cayman) Limited, an affiliate of Ascendent Capital Partners as one of the Joint Offerors, in its offer to privatize China Automation Group Limited (CAG) (0569.HK) by way of a Cayman scheme of arrangement for HK$391,998,649.50 (about US$50.06 million). Ascendent Capital Partners also provided a loan facility to the other joint offeror (being the controlling shareholder of CAG) for the purpose of the offer. CAG is a China-based company principally engaged in: (i) the provision of safety and critical control system and control valves specialized for petrochemical industries, along with related maintenance and engineering services; and (ii) hospital business in Suzhou, the PRC.</li><li>SoftBank Vision Fund in connection with an investment totaling US$1.5 billion in Chehaoduo, a leading Chinese customer-to-customer auto retail services company that operates Guazi, an e-commerce platform focusing on second-hand car transactions, and Maodou, an e-commerce platform focusing on new car transactions.</li></ul>

蔡嘉莉律师的执业领域侧重于各类公司事宜，包括跨境并购、私募股权投资、监管与合规，以及其他一般公司事宜。蔡律师在为跨国公司、主权财富基金、私募股权投资者、家族办公室和初创企业家提供法律意见方面经验丰富，客户涉及消费品和服务、生命科学和技术（包括农业技术）等多个领域。蔡律师精通英语、粤语和普通话。<h4>具有代表性的交易</h4><ul><li>代表Happiness Capital 处理一系列投融资事宜，包括</li></ul><ul><li>处理其对 Kyomei 公司进行的 35万美元的种子轮投资事宜，该公司拥有创新的分子农业技术，可利用植物生产与动物相同的蛋白质，从而复制传统肉类的味道和营养价值。</li><li>处理对Botrista的A轮与B轮股权投资事宜。Botrista是一家位于美国的为混合饮料提供自动化解决方案的跨国机器人公司。</li><li>处理对NovoNutrients的470万美元股权投资事宜。NovoNutrients是美国一家替代蛋白公司，可将二氧化碳排放物转化为高价值、低成本的蛋白质及食品和饲料添加剂。</li></ul><ul><li>代表在开曼群岛注册、总部设在台湾的The News Lens Co., Ltd. (TNL)处理其与纳斯达克上市的特殊目的收购公司Blue Ocean Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: BOCN) 的合并以及其在纳斯达克上市的事宜。TNL是一家独立的国际网络媒体集团，其核心品牌“关键评论网“( "The News Lens ")在台湾、香港、东盟和日本运营，并拥有国际英文版。</li><li>代表软银集团公司和软银愿景基金处理其拟以650亿美元将Arm Limited出售给美国领先的芯片公司NVIDIA（纳斯达克股票代码：NVDA）的事宜。Arm Limited是一家总部位于英国的跨国半导体和软件设计公司。</li></ul><ul><li>代表汇桥资本处理一系列投融资事宜，包括</li><ul><li>作为牵头投资人处理其对Aerin Medical Inc.规模为6000 万美元的F轮融资事宜。Aerin Medical是一家专注于耳鼻喉市场的医疗技术公司，为慢性鼻腔疾病的治疗提供非侵入性解决方案。</li><li>作为牵头投资人处理其对Mission Bio Inc.规模为6200 万美元的D轮融资事宜。Mission Bio是一家生命科学工具公司，专注于单细胞基因组学、蛋白质组学和多组学解决方案肿瘤学研究以及细胞和基因疗法。</li><li>作为牵头投资者处理Endeavor BioMdicines的01亿美元B轮融资事宜。Endeavor BioMedicines是一家处于临床阶段的生物技术公司，主要针对肿瘤和纤维化等绝症的核心驱动因素。</li><li>作为领投方处理Sonoma Biotherapeutics获超额认购的65亿美元B轮融资事宜。该公司是一家美国生物科技公司，致力于开发自体免疫性和退行性疾病的治疗方法。</li><li>处理一家基于订购的虚拟医疗保健公司的后续1亿美元D轮融资事宜。该公司将患者与专业的健康教练、营养师、运动生理学家、护士和糖尿病教育者联系起来。</li><li>处理美国医疗产品制造商Rapid Micro Biosystems, Inc.的8100万美元后续股权投资事宜。包括此次最新轮融资在内，Rapid Micro Biosystems已经为其扩张筹集了超过4亿美元。</li><li>处理Transcarent公司的2亿美元C轮投资事宜。Transcarent面向自保雇主的雇员及其家人提供新型且与众不同的健康和护理体验。</li></ul></ul><ul><li>代表总部位于香港和美国的通信和信息平台供应商LeapXpert就其$2200万美元的A+轮融资提供咨询服务，该轮融资由洛克菲勒资产管理公司(Rockefeller Asset Management)牵头。该项投资的参与者还包括Uncorrelated Ventures、纽约市合伙基金和一名新的战略投资者，以及现有投资者。</li></ul><ul><li>代表腾讯处理其以 4600 万美元（50 亿日元）收购 Wake Up Interactive Limited 及其在日全资子公司 Valhalla Game Studios Ltd. 和 Soleil Ltd. 的多数股权事宜。Wake Up Interactive是日本一家创意游戏公司，从事视频游戏和网络游戏开发。 </li></ul><ul><li>代表在伦敦证券交易所上市的领先的全球食品和饮料原料及解决方案提供商泰莱集团(Tate & Lyle PLC)</li><ul><li>处理其从睿智医药股份有限公司协议收购其旗下量子高科（广东）生物有限公司的事宜。</li><li>处理其收购领先的全球甜菊糖供应商Sweet Green Fields (SGF)的事宜。</li></ul></ul><ul><li>代表中国平安保险（集团）股份有限公司处理其与盐野义制药株式会社高达7.8亿美元的资本与战略联盟的事宜，当中涉及(i) 认购盐野义的2.05%具表决权股份，及(ii) 于上海及香港分别设立合资公司。盐野义为一家总部设于日本的领先的研究型医药公司。</li><li>代表Ascendent Automation (Cayman) Limited（上达资本的全资子公司）作为联合要约人之一处理其对中国自动化集团有限公司（香港股份代号：0569）规模为391,998,649.50港元（约5,006万美元）的私有化安排。上达资本还为作为中国自动化集团有限公司控股股东的联合要约人提供贷款。中国自动化集团是一家总部位于中国的公司，主要从事的业务包括：（i）提供专门用于石化行业的安全及紧急控制系统及安全阀，以及相关之保养及工程服务；（ii）位于中国苏州的医院相关业务。</li><li>代表软银愿景基金处理其对车好多集团总计15亿美元的投资。车好多是中国领先的汽车直卖平台，旗下主要包含瓜子二手车直卖网（主要经营二手车交易）和毛豆新车网（主要经营新车交易）两大平台。</li></ul>

Katrina Tsoi

葛乐天是美富公司业务部门的一名律师。葛律师在哥伦比亚大学法学院获得了法学博士学位。在哥伦比亚就读期间，他还曾赴日本一桥大学就读一学期，学习商法。葛律师以优异成绩获得了贝茨学院哲学学士学位，并以美国大学优等生荣誉学会（Phi Beta Kappa）成员身份从该校毕业。葛律师精通英文和普通话，还具备日语中级读写和会话能力。

Letian Ge is a corporate associate based in the firm’s Tokyo office.Tian received his J.D. from Columbia Law School. During his time at Columbia, he studied for one semester at Hitotsubashi University’s business law program. He received his B.A. in philosophy, cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from Bates College.Tian is fluent in English and Mandarin. He also has intermediate written and verbal proficiency in Japanese.