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Biography of Michael G. DeSombre<br />
M<br />
ichael DeSombre is recognized as one of the preeminent M&A and private equity lawyers in the world<br />
and is a frequent speaker on the art of negotiation. Since moving to Hong Kong in 1997, he has<br />
focused his practice on public and private merger and acquisition transactions, leveraged buyouts and direct<br />
investments in China and other countries in Asia. Mr. DeSombre is fluent in Mandarin. Mr. DeSombre is<br />
admitted to practice law in New York and Hong Kong.<br />
Michael G. DeSombre<br />
Hong Kong Office<br />
Phone: +852 2826 8696<br />
Fax: +852 2826 1774<br />
desombrem@sullcrom.com<br />
Partner since 2004<br />
Harvard Law School, J.D. 1995<br />
Stanford University, M.A. 1990<br />
Stanford University, A.B. 1990<br />
Selected Transactions<br />
Private Equity<br />
• Currently advising various private equity funds on the<br />
acquisition of U.S. listed companies, including advising<br />
a consortium of investors, comprising the Carlyle<br />
Group, CITIC Capital Partners, CDH<br />
Investments, China Everbright Limited and<br />
FountainVest Partners, on the $3.5 billion goingprivate<br />
of Focus Media Holding Ltd.<br />
• Advised Anheuser-Busch InBev in connection with<br />
the sale of Oriental Brewery Co., Ltd. to an entity<br />
established by U.S. private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis<br />
Roberts & Co. in the largest private equity deal since<br />
the onset of the global credit crunch<br />
• Advised Warburg Pincus Asia LLC on investments<br />
in the People’s Republic of China, including investments<br />
in Zheijiang Kasen and Shanghai Huateng Software<br />
Systems Co., Ltd.<br />
Greater China<br />
• A consortium of investors, comprising the Carlyle<br />
Group, CITIC Capital Partners, CDH<br />
Investments, China Everbright Limited and<br />
FountainVest Partners, on the $3.5 billion goingprivate<br />
of Focus Media Holding Ltd.<br />
• Advised Jiaflix Enterprises Ltd. in its strategic<br />
alliance with 1905 (Beijing) Technology Company<br />
Limited movie web site<br />
• Advised Aluminum Corporation of China Limited<br />
on a long-term coal supply and purchase transaction<br />
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• Regular outside counsel for Goldman Sachs PIA on<br />
its investments in Greater China, including the $3.8<br />
billion investment in Industrial and Commercial Bank<br />
of China and its recent approximately $1 billion<br />
acquisition of a stake in Taikang Life Insurance Co., Ltd.<br />
from AXA Life Ltd.<br />
• Advised Goldman Sachs in its investment and<br />
formation of Hopu Fund<br />
• Advised Mr. Leslie Alexander and Grahamstowe<br />
Investments Limited on investments in ANTA<br />
Sports Products Limited, Xinjiang Xinxin Mining<br />
Industry Co., Ltd., Dongyue Group Limited, China<br />
Railway Group Limited and China National Materials<br />
Limited<br />
• Advised Carlyle Asia Growth Partners on<br />
investments in Shanghai Anxin Flooring, Credit<br />
Orienwise Group Limited and in connection with Focus<br />
Media’s acquisition of Target Media<br />
• Advised The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. on its<br />
$2.25 billion (2010) and $1.9 billion (2009) sales of<br />
ordinary H shares of Industrial and Commercial Bank<br />
of China Limited<br />
• Advised American Express Company on its $318<br />
million sale of ordinary H shares of Industrial and<br />
Commercial Bank of China Limited<br />
• Advised R.R. Donnelley on its acquisition of Asia<br />
Printers Group in Hong Kong
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