Simpson Thacher Wins Asia Pacific M&A Deal of the Year and Markel Wins Asia Pacific M&A Legal Counsel of the Year
10.14.09
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Simpson Thacher was awarded the Asia Pacific M&A Deal of the Year (US$500MM+ category) for our role representing the investment consortium led by Changsha Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Company in its acquisition of Italian company CIFA S.p.A. at the M&A Atlas Awards (Asia Pacific Middle Markets) held in Mumbai on October 13, 2009. Partner Douglas Markel also won Asia Pacific M&A Legal Counsel of the Year 2009 for his role in the deal. The transaction is one of China’s largest overseas acquisitions to date outside of the natural resources sector and one of the very few overseas acquisitions that Chinese companies have completed using leveraged financing from non-Chinese sources.
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