Reed’s, Inc.成立于 1989 年，是一家领先的天然、手工制作饮料生产商，旗下产品在全美超过45,000家各类商店销售。Reed’s, Inc.两大核心品牌Reed’s和Virgil’s。Reed’s, Inc.之前在纳斯达克上市，后退至粉单市场继续交易。
本项目中，金杜为D&D提供了多法域、跨时区、高效率、高质量的法律服务。本项目由国际合伙人黄玲、王兴华牵头，项目团队成员包括纽约办公室顾问刘宁和深圳办公室余子霄、韩李相依。
KWM Advises Client on Special Situation Acquisition of U.S. Public Company Reed's, Inc.
On October 22, 2024, KWM's client D&D Source of Life Holding Ltd. ("D&D") completed a purchase of convertible notes issued by Reed's, Inc. ("Reed's") from certain funds managed by Whitebox Advisors LLC. This follows D&D's acquisition of the controlling equity stake in Reed's in September 2024. Reed's was listed on the NASDAQ and has subsequently transitioned to trading on the OTC market. The completion of this notes purchase marks the successful closing of a two-step special situation acquisition of Reed's by D&D.
Established in 1989, Reed's owns a leading portfolio of handcrafted, natural beverages that is sold in over 45,000 outlets nationwide in the US. Reed's two core brands are Reed's and Virgil's. Reed's is the leading ginger beer in the US; Virgil's is an independent natural full line craft soda and is a leader in the craft soda category.
Through the joint efforts of the team, KWM has provided D&D with multi-jurisdictional, cross-time-zone, efficient and high-quality legal services. This project is led by international partners Ling Huang and Owen Wang; other team members include Counsel Ning Liu from KWM New York Office, as well as Zixiao Yu and Hanna Han from KWM Shenzhen Office.
项目负责人
黄玲
国际合伙人
公司业务部
ling.huang@cn.kwm.com
业务领域：跨境并购、私募股权以及外商直接投资业务
黄玲女士在跨境收购与兼并、私募股权投资领域拥有丰富的执业经验。黄女士曾代表多个大型金融央企、上市公司、知名民营企业及私募基金完成其境内及境外收购、兼并、投资及合资项目。黄玲亦经办了大量在美国上市中国公司的私有化交易，在吸引境外企业及资本来华投资及业务开展方面同样颇具建树，先后为多家世界五百强企业、跨国公司及大型基金客户提供外商直接投资的法律服务。代表多个大型私募基金经办其在中国的投资项目。黄女士在航空、能源、金融服务、保险、休闲及娱乐、传媒、制药、技术及通讯领域等行业均有丰富的经验。黄玲女士于2018年被《钱伯斯亚太法律指南》评选为中国并购和私募股权领域杰出律师，并于同年被《国际金融法律评论1000》评选为中国并购私募股权领域杰出律师。
王兴华
国际合伙人
公司业务部
owen.wang@cn.kwm.com
业务领域：跨境收购兼并、私募股权投资、困境企业债务重组和投资、跨国企业运营
王兴华律师凭借扎实的专业功底和多年积累的丰富执业经验，在复杂的跨境交易中通常担任牵头律师，为客户提供全面专业的法律服务和综合解决方案，行业涵盖TMT、金融、房地产、保险、休闲及娱乐、医疗健康等。另外，王兴华律师也参与了数起美国上市中国公司的私有化交易和de-SPAC交易。2022年，王律师被《商法》(China Business Law Journal) 评选为中国法律市场精英律师 (The A-List)。
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