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Michael G. DeSombre joined Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in 1995 and became a partner of the Firm in January 2004. Mr. DeSombre is recognized as one of the foremost M&A and private equity lawyers in the world by the following publications: Chambers Global World s Leading Business Lawyers IFLR World s Leading M&A Lawyers Euromoney Guide to the World s Leading Private Equity Lawyers IFLR 1000 Global Leading Lawyers Asia Law & Practice Asia s 500 leading Lawyers. Since moving to Hong Kong in 1997, Mr. DeSombre has focused his practice on public and private merger & acquisition transactions, leveraged buyouts and direct investments in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and elsewhere in Asia. Mr. DeSombre is fluent in Mandarin Chinese. Highlights of Mr. DeSombre's recent work include: Advised a confidential bidder in a proposed leveraged buyout in the Taiwan cable television industry Regular outside counsel to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. Regular outside counsel to ChipMOS Technologies (Taiwan) Advised Royal Philips Electronics N.V. on its US$223 million sale of its Mobile Display Systems business unit to Toppoly Optoelectronis (Taiwan) Regular outside counsel for Caryle Asia Venture Partners on their investments in China, including its investment in Shanghai Anxin Flooring, Credit Orienwise Group Limited and in connection with Focus Media s acquisition of Target Media Regular outside counsel for Goldman Sachs PIA on their investments in Greater China, including the US$ 3.8 billion strategic investments in Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Regular outside counsel for R.R. Donnelley on their acquisitions in Asia, including its US$95 million acquisition of Asia Printers Group in Hong Kong Advised Dubai Ports International in connection with DPI s US$1.14 billion acquisition of CSX s international port and marine terminal business and related transfers of interest of Asia Container Terminals Advised Goldman Sachs in connection with the establishment of Goldman Sachs Gao Hua, a sino-foreign Joint Venture investment bank Advised Bank of Communications in its US$ 1.7 billion sale of 19.9% of its equity to HSBC Advised Thomson S.A. on its formation of a joint venture with TCL Holdings to combine their worldwide television businesses Advised Allianz in connection with establishment of Sino-foreign fund management company with Guotai Junan Securities Advised InBev on various investments in China, including a pre-IPO investment in Zhujiang Brewery and the acquisition of multiple breweries in China from the Lion Group Advised Prudential on its sale of its life insurance business in the Philippines to Manulife Advised the financial advisor to Kookmin Bank in its acquisition of Korea Exchange Bank (Korea) from the Lone Star Funds for an aggregate consideration of approximately US$ 7 billion Advised the Board of Directors of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company in connection with potential sale of PLDT shares by First Pacific Company Limited Advised Interbrew S.A. in its acquisition through multiple transactions (from 1998 through 2004) of 95% of Oriental Brewery in Korea Advised San Miguel Corporation in its sale of a minority stake in La Tondena Distillers to two investment funds Mr. DeSombre also has broad experience representing Chinese and other Asian companies offering securities, particularly in the initial public offering and listing of equity securities on the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq Stock Market. Among many other engagements, Mr. DeSombre has advised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC) on all of its offerings of securities since TSMC's listing on the New York Stock Exchange in 1997. | 