国浩助力Hidden Harbor Capital收购Dayco, LLC全球资产

近日，隐港资本Hidden Harbor Capital Partners（以下简称“Hidden Harbor”）联合两家跟投私募基金、两家大型国际银行与一家保险公司，以股权投资、债权融资和保险理赔的组合融资方式收购有115年历史的全球发动机驱动系统和售后服务的领导者——Dayco家族（以下简称“Dayco”）。由国浩律师事务所国际发展与涉外业务总顾问钱奕带领的国浩律师团队担任该项目买方Hidden Harbor的中国法律顾问。

Hidden Harbor Capital Partners (“Hidden Harbor”), together with other PE funds and   international financial institutions, recently acquired Dayco, LLC (“Dayco”), a 115-year-old world leader in engine drive systems and aftermarket services. Grandall served as the PRC counsel to Hidden Harbor, with Mr. Kevin Qian, General Counsel of International Development & Foreign Affairs, leading the Grandall team. 

本项交易规模大、涉及面广，涉及Dayco在全球22个国家、40多个办公场所和3,600多名员工，因而受到了全球各大媒体的关注。该项目买方Hidden Harbor是专注于全球机电系统、化学工程、塑胶工程、供应链销售、造纸、食品原料等大行业整合与改造的私募基金。卖方Dayco是全球重要发动机驱动系统和售后服务的研究、设计、制造和分销领域的行业领导者。

The deal, which attracted global media attention for its size, covered Dayco’s 40-plus offices in 22 countries and more than 3,600 employees across the world. The purchaser, Hidden Harbor, is a private equity firm focused on the integration and transformation of large industries such as electromechanical systems, chemical engineering, plastic engineering, supplies, papermaking and food ingredients. Seller Dayco is a global leader in the research, design, manufacture and distribution of essential engine drive systems and aftermarket services.

国浩律师的服务内容包括尽职调查、审核全球交易和贷款文件、解答境外律师、交易谈判代表、保险公司和银行等从不同角度提出的疑问和意见，出具法律意见书等。尽管项目时间安排十分紧凑，国浩律师在该项目中互相高度配合，最终顺利且出色地助力客户完成了该收购项目。

Grandall’s professional services covered due diligence, review of global transaction documents, responses to questions and opinions raised by foreign lawyers, and issuance of legal opinions. Despite the tight schedule, Grandall’s lawyers closely cooperated with each other, and finally helped the client complete the acquisition in a successful and remarkable manner.

本项目组由钱奕律师主导，主要成员包括：国浩上海合伙人秦佳骏、承婧艽、方诗龙、才卓，国浩苏州合伙人韩建湘、俞峰，国浩贵阳合伙人戴勤。国浩上海律师沈卓青、高律、洪靓勤和陆祖风在各自业务领域提供专业支持。国浩律师不畏艰辛的专业精神、戮力同心的团结力量获得了客户的高度评价。

The Grandall team was led by Mr. Kevin Qian. Its key members included: Molly Qin, Joanne Cheng, Simon Fang and Jacqueline Cai (partners of Grandall Shanghai), Jianxiang Han and Feng Yu (partners of Grandall Suzhou), and Qin Dai (partner of Grandall Guiyang). In addition, Tiffany Shen, Lv Gao, Liangqin Hong and Zufeng Lu, lawyers of Grandall Shanghai, offered professional support in their respective specialized areas. Grandall lawyers’ professionalism and unity have been highly regarded by the client.