Jan 2020
Conyers advised TPG Global, LLC (a subsidiary of TPG Capital) and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board on their US$470 million acquisition of Dream Cruises, an Asian-based luxury cruise line owned by Genting Hong Kong.
Founded in 1992 by David Bonderman, James Coulter and William S. Price III, TPG Capital is a global investment firm that manages a family of funds that invest in different companies through acquisitions. It is headquartered in San Francisco and Fort Worth with 14 offices around the world and approximately US$50 billion of assets under management.
Partner, Christopher Bickley and Associates Beverly Cheung, David Stubbs and Rhys Williams advised on the matter alongside Weil, Gotshal & Manges.
This transaction has won the M&A Deal of the Year by ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2020 and also been shortlisted for Private Equity Deal of the Year by IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2020.