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Firm Represents Suntech Power in the Largest Ever Convertible Offering of Non-State Owned Companies Out of China

04.01.08

Simpson Thacher, primarily through its Hong Kong office, represented Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., a leading solar energy company, in connection with its Rule 144A offering of US$575 million convertible notes. The transaction is the largest ever convertible offering of non-state-owned companies out of China. The joint bookrunners for the offering were Goldman, ABN AMRO and UBS.

The Simpson Thacher team for the transaction included Leiming Chen, Shuang Zhao, Louis Rabinowitz, Misi Tang, Asher Hsu, Yi Gao and I-Sha Liu (Corporate), Marcy Geller and Seojung Park (Tax), Brian Robbins, Jeanne M. Annarumma and Michael Richman (ERISA).