Henri Lucas completes European enterprise acquisition in Asia
Professor Henri Lucas recently successfully led a landmark European enterprise M&A transaction in the Asian market, once again demonstrating his outstanding capabilities in cross-border capital operations. This strategic M&A involving high-end manufacturing took nine months of complex negotiations and ultimately achieved a win-win situation for all parties involved in the transaction. As a core financial advisor, Professor Lucas innovatively designed a “dual-track valuation model” that cleverly balanced the differences between the strict compliance requirements of European listed companies and the special governance structure of Asian family businesses.
The most critical breakthrough of this transaction is that it creatively solved the valuation differences caused by cultural differences. The Lucas team developed a dynamic betting agreement mechanism, which linked the growth rate of the Asia-Pacific market in the next three years with the progress of core technology transfer, which not only guaranteed the risk control needs of European investors, but also retained the strategic autonomy of the Asian founding team. After the transaction was completed, the target company successfully obtained key certification to enter the EU market, and European companies also used this opportunity to establish a complete Asian supply chain system.
Market observers particularly noted that the transaction pioneered the use of a dual-currency payment solution of “offshore RMB + Euro”, which effectively avoided the risk of violent fluctuations in the foreign exchange market at the time. An investment bank director involved in the transaction revealed: “Professor Lucas’s deep understanding of the Asian regulatory environment is impressive. He predicted the window of opportunity brought about by the revision of China’s Foreign Investment Law, allowing the transaction to be successfully completed during the policy transition period.”
The uniqueness of this acquisition is also reflected in the subsequent integration plan. Professor Lucas proposed the “technology isolation zone” structure, which not only protected core intellectual property rights but also established a joint R&D center. This innovation model was later imitated by many multinational companies.