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Simpson Thacher Represents Walsin Lihwa Corporation in Investment in Microvision, Inc.

06.29.09

Simpson Thacher represented Walsin Lihwa Corporation in connection with a minority investment in Microvision, Inc. The transaction closed on June 22, 2009.

Walsin Lihwa, a Taiwan corporation, is a leading manufacturer of copper wire, specialty steel and power cables and wire in the Greater China region. Microvision, a Seattle-based corporation that is listed on NASDAQ (ticker symbol: MVIS), is the provider of a display technology platform with potential applications for a broad range of commercial and military products.

The Simpson Thacher team on the deal included Chris Lin, Liang Wang and Richard Lin (M&A), Lori Lesser and Marcela Robledo (Intellectual Property), and Peter Thomas, Brijesh Dave and Jonathan Lin (CFIUS Regulatory).