Anta: H+K's vital role in securing Asia’s largest 2018/19 mergers and acquisitions

H+K, a sportswear brand, played a vital role in ensuring that ANTA Sports (ANTA), a Chinese sportswear brand, secured Asia's largest 2018/2019 mergers and acquisitions.

Summary

During a period when large outbound Chinese acquisitions were rare and companies in China were finding it increasingly difficult to pull off major, private sector-led acquisitions, we played a vital role in ensuring ANTA Sports (ANTA) secured Asia's largest 2018/2019 M&A.

The M&A was part of ANTA's internationalization strategy, and we provided communications and marketing support for Mascot Bidco, an international investor consortium led by ANTA, as the consortium made a Public Tender Offer (PTO) for the Finnish sporting goods company Amer Sports.

We successfully persuaded over 94% of Amer's shareholders to vote to pass the merger...

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