Ropes & Gray Advises the Buyer Consortium on iClick’s Going-Private Transaction

In The News
November 29, 2023

iClick Interactive Asia Group Limited (NASDAQ: ICLK) (iClick) announced on Nov. 24 that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement, pursuant to which iClick will merge with TSH Merger Sub Limited, a special purpose vehicle controlled by the management-led buyer consortium. Upon closing iClick will become a privately-held company owned by the management-led buyer consortium.

Founded in 2009, iClick is a leading enterprise and marketing cloud platform in China. Headquartered in Hong Kong, iClick currently operates in eleven locations across Asia and Europe.

The Merger is expected to close in the first quarter of 2024, subject to customary closing conditions including requisite shareholder approval.

The Ropes & Gray team representing the management-led buyer consortium was led by private equity partner Oliver Nip and private equity counsel Boxin Wang (both of Hong Kong), and included mergers & acquisitions partner Suni Sreepada (New York), capital markets partners Daniel Forman (New York) and Craig Marcus (Boston), asset management partner Vincent Ip (Hong Kong), litigation partner Martin J. Crisp (New York), capital markets counsel Marc Rotter (New York), tax counsel Sara Clevering (Boston), and associates Sharon Shi (Hong Kong) and Samuel Tansley (New York).