Freshfields has advised Blackstone on the sale of Singapore-headquartered Interplex Datacom, a division of Blackstone-backed Ennovi, to Taiwan-based interconnect solutions provider BizLink Holding for USD850 million.
The transaction includes up to USD50 million in additional consideration, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions.
Partner Edward Freeman, Asia practice group leader for Freshfields’ global M&A and capital practice, led the team. He was supported by counsel Peter Li and associates Eric Cheung and Haohan Li.
Partner Daniel French, counsel Celia Zhou and associate Nathalie Leung provided financial advice. Freshfields RuiMin counselled on China law, led by partners Silvia Gong and Murphy Li, with support from senior associates Mengyu Zhu and Tianlu Li.
Managing partner Eric Johnson of Freshfields’ Hanoi office advised on Vietnam law with associate Dieu Linh Ha, while labour and employment was provided by partner Stephanie Chiu and associate Emily Rigler Gillingham. Tokyo-based partner Laurent Bougard advised on antitrust, competition and trade matters.
Baker McKenzie advised BizLink on the transaction, while Citigroup and JP Morgan Securities Asia acted as financial advisers to BizLink and Blackstone, respectively.
Interplex Datacom designs and manufactures customised mechanical, structural and interconnect components for data centres and AI servers. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.
