Global-Tech Advanced Innovations Announces Appointment of Legal Counsel and Financial Advisor to Special Committee
24 August 2015 - 1:30PM
Business Wire
Global-Tech Advanced Innovations Inc. (NASDAQ: GAI) (the
“Company”) today announced that the special committee of the board
of directors (the “Special Committee”), which was formed by the
Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), plans to retain Cleary
Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP as its United States legal
counsel, Maples & Calder as its British Virgin Islands legal
counsel and Houlihan Lokey (China) Limited as its independent
financial advisor to assist in the evaluation of potential
transactions involving the Company, including the unsolicited
preliminary non-binding proposal dated August 1, 2015 that the
Board received from the Company’s President and Chief Executive
Officer, Mr. John C.K. Sham, and certain of his controlled or
affiliated entities (collectively, the “Acquirer”), to acquire all
of the outstanding common shares of the Company not currently
beneficially owned or controlled by the Acquirer in a “going
private” offer (the “Proposed Offer”).
The Special Committee cautions the Company’s shareholders and
others considering trading its securities that the Special
Committee is continuing its evaluation of the Proposed Offer or
other alternatives and that, at this time, no decisions have been
made by the Special Committee with respect to the Company’s
response to the Proposed Offer. There can be no assurance that any
definitive offer will be made, that any definitive agreement will
be executed or that the Proposed Offer or any other transaction
will be approved or consummated. The Company does not undertake any
obligation to provide any updates with respect to this or any other
transaction, except as required under applicable law.
Global-Tech Advanced Innovations Inc. is a holding company,
owning subsidiaries that manufacture and market electronic
components and other related products, such as complementary metal
oxide semiconductor (CMOS) camera modules (CCMs). The primary focus
of its subsidiaries is to develop and market high-quality products
for the communications industry in China and export such products
to markets in other countries throughout the world.
Except for historical information, certain statements contained
herein are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the
safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends,"
"plans," "believes," "seeks," “should,” "estimates," or variations
of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to,
the impact of competitive products and pricing, demand for new and
existing products in our core business, the financial condition of
the Company’s customers, product demand and market acceptance
especially of our new products, the success of new product
development especially in the area of cellular phone components and
solutions, compact camera modules and other pending projects,
reliance on material customers, suppliers and key strategic
alliances, the terms and conditions of customer contracts and
purchase orders, availability and cost of raw materials, the timely
and proper execution of certain business plans, including the plan
to diversify and transform a portion of manufacturing capacity to
higher-value, technology-oriented products, currency fluctuations,
including the revaluation of the Chinese Renminbi, the imposition
by China’s trading partners of economic sanctions and/or protective
tariffs on Chinese manufactured goods, uncertainties associated
with investments, the regulatory environment, fluctuations in
operating results, the impact of changing global, political and
economic conditions and other risks detailed from time to time in
the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission including its most recent Report on Form 20-F. The
Company does not undertake to update its forward-looking
information, or any other information contained or referenced in
this press release to reflect future events or circumstances.
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