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Olivia Lê Horovitz/ 黎文娟 Partner – International Mergers & Acquisitions – Private Equity PARIS 47, rue de Monceau – 75008 Paris, France T +33 (0)1 79 97 95 23 M +33 (0)6 20 80 29 63 [email protected] OVERVIEW Ms. Olivia Lê Horovitz has extensive experience practicing corporate law and concentrates her practice on cross-border mergers and acquisitions as well as private equity transactions. She regularly advises US, European, Israeli and Chinese companies wishing to invest in Europe in the context of private and public acquisitions and is very active in assisting Chinese clients. Her broad experience encompasses representing clients in a variety of complex multijurisdictional acquisition transactions. It extends to acquisition or sale of businesses, distressed companies, divestitures, spin-offs, recapitalizations, restructurings, creation of joint venture and complex commercial contracts. She has a thorough knowledge of the TMT sector and also regularly assist companies in the life sciences and renewable energies as well as industrial and aeronautical sectors. She also advises French and foreign investment funds and strategic investors in their financing and acquisition activities as well as private and public companies at all stages of their development. PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND Prior to joining Simon Associés, Ms Lê Horovitz spent more than ten years at K&L Gates, where she opened the Paris office in January 2008. She worked for nearly seven years as a private equity and M&A partner at Kahn & Associés, a reputable Paris law firm well known for its expertise in advising private equity funds and companies in the sectors of TMT and life sciences. She began her career at Fidal Peat International before joining Landwell. ADMISSION • Paris Bar, 1990 EDUCATION DEA, University of Paris – Panthéon – Sorbonne, 1994 (environmental law) LL.M., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, 1991 (transnational business practice) D.E.S.S., University of Paris – Panthéon – Sorbonne, 1987 (foreign trade law) D.E.S.S., University of Paris – Panthéon – Sorbonne, 1986 (international law) Maîtrise, University of Paris – Panthéon – Sorbonne, 1985 Olivia Lê Horovitz (continued) REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS / CORPORATE Technology, Media and Telecom • Pervasive Display Inc., an engineering company specialized in the design of very low- energy E-paper screens, based in Taiwan, advised on a complex multi jurisdiction transaction consisting in the contribution of all the shares of Pervasive Display Inc. to SES- imagotag, a French listed company on Euronext Paris, specialist in digital solutions for physical commerce and world leader in electronic labeling systems; • Microsoft Corporation, negotiated the acquisition of SyntaxTree, a French startup company creator of UnityVS plug-in for Visual Studio, one of the most heavily used tools in the gaming industry; • Microsoft Corporation, on the acquisition of Capptain S.A.S. (a French company provider of CRM solutions to help mobile and web applications analyze user behavior and respond by pushing targeted messages) a complex transaction with conflicting d interests between the majority fund and the other shareholders; • Amazon.com Corporation on the acquisition of ComiXology French subsidiary, a digital comics company; • 3D Systems Europe Ltd, a subsidiary of 3D Systems Corporation and leading global provider of 3D printing technology, on a very strategic and complex acquisition of a significant majority of the share capital held by the funders on one side and investment funds on the other side followed by a mandatory public tender offer of Phenix Systems (a company listed on NYSE Alternext in Paris, leading provider of metal laser printers); this transaction was followed three years later by a simplified public tender offer and subsequent squeeze-out of Phenix Systems. • 3D Systems Corporation on the acquisition of CoWeb, a French start up company that creates consumer customized 3D printed products and collectibles; • 3D Systems Corporation on the acquisition of CEP and Protometal, two leading French rapid prototyping and manufacturer service providers; • UTC Fire & Security Corporation and UTC Fire & Security France, specializing in climate, fire and security solutions and services, on the sale of their French Industrial Explosion Protection business to IEP Technologies. It was part of a global transaction which covered the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Switzerland; • NEP Inc. a US broadcasting company on its contemplated acquisition of Euromedia, a French broadcasting leader company present in six jurisdictions in Europe; • CapGemini on the acquisition of the French Order to Cash (OTC) business from Vengroff Williams & Associates; 2 Olivia Lê Horovitz (continued) Life Sciences / Healthcare • Amphastar Pharmaceutical, a generic and specialty pharmaceutical company, on the complex acquisition from Merck of Diosynth business and real estate assets in France; • Degania Silicone Ltd, a leading Israel based OEM manufacturer of silicone based catheters and other devices, on the acquisition of Arthesys SAS, an original equipment manufacturer of stent delivery cardiovascular catheters; • Biomarin, a US company developing and commercializing innovative biopharmaceuticals with respect to regulatory issues and negotiations of contracts for clinical trials; • Covance, a biopharmaceutical development services company with preclinical and clinical research operations across the globe, on due diligence matters in view of the contemplated acquisition of Pfizer Global Research and Development toxicology & research facility located in Amboise; Energy • Boralex Inc. (TSX: BLX), a renewable energy power producer, in connection with the acquisition of Enel Green Power France SAS from Enel Green Power SpA, Italy’s largest power company; • Boralex Inc. on its acquisition of a 34.5 MW wind farm in operation from AES corporation as well as three wind projects of 56 MW installed capacity from Innovent SAS; • Solaria Inc., a major U.S. solar supply company, with respect to the negotiation of the supply of photovoltaic modules to EDF Energie Renouvelable. Other Sectors • Burrana Inc. (previously named digEcor Inc.), an aircraft cabin technology company, in the acquisition of Collins Aerospace's IFE business activity; • Kion Group subsidiary Egemin Group Inc. which designs, integrates and maintains automated handling solutions on the acquisition of Retrotech, a US subsidiary of Savoye SA, one of the three divisions of Groupe Legris Industries, which is an established US systems integrator for automated warehouse and distribution solutions; • A Chinese company, a leader in the field of telecommunications, on regulatory compliance issues. • A leading Chinese aviation company, in the context of the due diligence of a French aeronautical company. • A private equity fund listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange, in connection with commercial and corporate contracts following the acquisition of a prestigious hotel in France 3 Olivia Lê Horovitz (continued) • APPE France, the packaging and recycling division of La Seda de Barcelona, on the creation of a joint venture with Coca Cola Enterprises (named Infineo Recyclage); • APPE and La Seda de Barcelona on the sale of their packaging and recycling division to Plastipak Packaging; • Teledyne Continental Motors Corporation on the acquisition of the aviation diesel piston engine technology and assets owned by SMA SA a subsidiary of Snecma, part of the Safran Group; • JP Lease, Century Tokyo Lease (Tokyo Century Corporation), Chishima, Japanese leasing companies, and PT Garuda Indonesia, Indonesian airline company, with respect to the French aspects of several acquisitions and lease back transactions for Air France aircrafts; • MVC Private Equity und, traded on the NYSE and Gibdock, a Gibraltar based ship repair and conversion services with respect to their offer to acquire the business of Sobrena, the French flagship shipyard repair company under a bankruptcy auction proceeding; • Boise Inc., a US paper and packaging company, on the acquisition of Hexacomb protective packaging business in France from Pregis Corporation; PRIVATE EQUITY TRANSACTIONS Technology, Media and Telecom • Advising and assisting one of the leading European private equity funds in connection with the sale of a portfolio of 10 holdings to an English secondary fund; • Advising and assisting one of the leading European private equity funds in connection with the portfolio sale of 18 ownership interests to English secondary fund; • A leading European private equity fund on various purchase and sale of interests in several different funds (Candover Funds, GED Legals, WestLB…); • Apax France on the acquisition of Outremer Telecom the first telecom operator in the French Overseas Department; • The investment funds of Travelprice (including Apax, Partech, Avenir Entreprises, AGF PE, Pictet & Cie), French online travel and leisure provider, with respect to a very complex sale transactions to Lastminute.com online travel retailer; • The management and Spef LBO (became Actem Partners) on the management buyout of Datavance Informatique, an IT service company; • Avenir Entreprises (FCPR) on its investment in Datacet, specialized in security communication technology; • Vizille Capital Innovation on its investment in Avilinks, designer of intelligent switches for broadband services; • BV Capital, a Californian investment capital fund focused on the intersection of consumer internet,