Kirkland & Ellis Represented Belmont Hong Kong Ltd. in its US$654 Million Acquisition of a Controlling Interest in, and the Related Takeover of, PCD Stores (Group) Limited

Kirkland & Ellis represented Belmont Hong Kong Ltd. (the offeror), a wholly owned subsidiary of Beijing Wangfujing International Commercial Development Co., Ltd., in its US$654 million (HK$5,099 million) acquisition of a 39.53-percent interest in, and the related takeover of, PCD Stores (Group) Limited (331: Hong Kong). The privatization was publicly announced on January 31, 2013, and completed on December 5, 2013, and PCD Stores became a wholly owned subsidiary of the offeror.

The Kirkland team representing Belmont Hong Kong Ltd. was led by corporate partners Nicholas Norris and David Yun, with assistance from corporate associates Soo-Yien Khor and Joey Chau.

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