James T. Lidbury

Experience

• Represent Alibaba in numerous acquisition and investment transactions, including the US$1.4 billion take private of iKang Healthcare Group, a US$1.38 billion PIPE investment in ZTO Express, its controlling investment in Cainiao Global, and various strategic minority investments in companies such as SenseTime Group, Xiaopeng Motors, Megvii Technology, Ruhnn Holding, Qutoutiao, and others.
• Represented ASM Pacific Technology, a Hong Kong-listed electronics manufacturer, in its acquisition of TEL NEXX Inc.
• Represented Vivo Capital in the US$400 million consortium acquisition of Sinovac Biotech Ltd.
• Represented China Oceanwide in connection with its acquisition of International Data Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, International Data Corporation, IDG Communications and IDG Ventures. Winner for “Deal of the Year” in 2017 by China Business Law Journal.
• Represented Qunar in connection with Ctrip’s acquisition of Baidu’s controlling stake in Qunar. Finalist for “M&A Deal of the Year” for 2016 by ALM China Law and Practice.
• Represented independent financial adviser to Sears Holdings in connection with the US$2.8 billion transaction to establish Seritage Growth Properties and effect the sale and leaseback of 235 Sears and Kmart stores.
• Representing the special committee of the board of directors of Taomee Holdings Limited in connection with a management-led going private proposal.
• Representing the independent financial adviser to the special committee of independent directors of NYSE-listed E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. in connection with its US$380 million management-sponsored take private merger.
• Represented Symmetry Medical Inc. in the spin-off of its Symmetry Surgical business and US$450 million sale of its OEM Solutions business to Tecomet Inc., a portfolio company of Genstar Capital. Subsequently represented Symmetry Surgical in its US$140 million leveraged buyout by RoundTable Healthcare Partners.
• Represented The Blackstone Group in the US$625 million take-private of China-based, NASDAQ-listed Pactera Technology International Ltd.
• Represented The Blackstone Group in the acquisition of China-based Suzhou Xinrong-Best Medical Instrument Co., Ltd.
• Advised the Special Committee of Independent Directors of China-based, NASDAQ-listed ChinaEdu Corp. in connection with its privatization by members of the company’s management and McGraw-Hill Education.
• Advised TPG Growth in connection with the sale of Schiff Nutritional International Inc. to Reckitt Benckiser Group for US$1.4 billion.
• Represented Gentex Corporation in the US$700 million acquisition of the HomeLink® business from Johnson Controls, Inc.
• Represented Berkshire Partners and Greenbriar Equity Group in the sale of Electro-Motive Diesel to Caterpillar, Inc. for US$820 million.