S’Young Group (“S’Young,” 300740.SZ) recently announced the successful closing of its acquisition of French luxury brand EviDenS de Beauté. JunHe was the lead legal counsel for S’Young, and provided legal services throughout the whole process of this transaction.
EviDenS de Beauté is a luxury skin care brand with a range of products containing anti-aging benefits developed specifically for sensitive skin. The brand offers various skincare products such as makeup remover, cleanser, creams, essences, and masks. Its products are sold in over 30 countries including Europe, the US and China, through high-end offline channels, including SPA and Galerie Lafayette in Paris, Harrods in the UK, SKP in Beijing, and Rosewood Hotels. S’Young helps international brands enhance their footprint in China’s rapidly growing beauty market, with their expertise in marketing and sales.
As the lead legal counsel for S’Young in this acquisition, JunHe participated in the whole process of the transaction. JunHe’s team established communication/negotiation strategies for the transaction, designed the transaction structure and the capitalization scheme, undertook legal due diligence investigation and drafted the full set of the transaction documents. They were in constant negotiations and communications with the seller and its intermediaries on behalf of S’Young, and entered into a share purchase agreement with the seller according to the time schedule set by the client, eventually helping S’Young accomplish the closing smoothly and in a timely fashion.
The JunHe team for this project was led by partner HU, Yijin.