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Re: The Notice of Sinopec Deal
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jbulger@thorntonai.com
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2015-03-07 15:16:45
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Hunter Biden
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Devon Archer
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I believe you have the relevant points correct On Saturday, March 7, 2015, Hunter Biden <hbiden@rosemontseneca.com> wrote: > So not only did they fail to fund but we may end up loosing money due to > the RMB 63M fine we may have to pay. Am I reading this wrong or should I be > appropriately ape shit about this. Plus we are going to pilloried in the > press for being the only fund that failed to meet its obligations. WTF! > > RHB > 202.333.1880 > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From:* "Jason Zhu" <jason.zhu@bhrpe.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jason.zhu@bhrpe.com');>> > *Date:* March 7, 2015 at 9:55:43 AM EST > *To:* <darcher@rosemontseneca.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','darcher@rosemontseneca.com');>>, "'Hunter > Biden'" <hbiden@rosemontseneca.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','hbiden@rosemontseneca.com');>>, "Bulger > Jim" <jbulger@thorntonai.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jbulger@thorntonai.com');>>, "Michael Lin" < > michael.c.l.lin@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','michael.c.l.lin@gmail.com');>> > *Cc:* "Leonard Mike" <mleonard@thorntonai.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','mleonard@thorntonai.com');>>, "Sebastian > Momtazi" <smomtazi@rosemontseneca.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','smomtazi@rosemontseneca.com');>>, > "'Jonathan.li'" <jonathan.li@bhrpe.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jonathan.li@bhrpe.com');>>, < > xueming@bhrpe.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','xueming@bhrpe.com');>>, < > xin.wang@bhrpe.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','xin.wang@bhrpe.com');>>, > '李新中' <xinzhong.li@bhrpe.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','xinzhong.li@bhrpe.com');>>, '夏雨(Yu XIA)' < > yu.xia@bhrpe.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','yu.xia@bhrpe.com');>>, > "'YU, Felix'" <felix.yu@bhrpe.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','felix.yu@bhrpe.com');>> > *Subject:* *The Notice of Sinopec Deal* > > Dear all, > > > > In reference to the SMC Capital Increase deal, we would like to update > everyone as follows: > > > > - following the signing of all relevant subscription and investment > agreements in September 12, 2014 for a total subscription amount of RMB6 > billion, Sinopec finally issued its capital call notice on February 2, 2015 > requesting that all funds be fully invested by February 13, 2015 > > > > - by closing of business on February 13, 2015, BHR transferred a total of > RMB3.75 billion to Sinopec whereas the remaining RMB2.25 billion was not > made available at the time due to the withdrawal of funds by one of our > original LPs (the “*Defaulting LP*”). Sinopec agreed to extend BHR’s > closing date to March 4, 2015 > > > > - as we continued to negotiate with the Defaulting LP, we immediately > launched alternative fundraising efforts despite the intervening Chinese > New Year holiday (which meant many of our contacts were either unavailable > to not able procure the necessary funds in time). By the closing of March > 4, 2015, we were able to raise an additional RMB0.2 billion, bringing BHR’s > total investment amount to RMB3.95 billion > > > > - as of March 6, 2015, Sinopec officially closed its subscription > accounts, also terminating BHR’s rights to make any further subscriptions > beyond the RMB3.95 invested > > > > This unfortunate incident caught each of us by surprise and despite the > team’s best efforts, we were not able to raise the defaulted amount given > the extremely tight timing from first receiving the capital call on > February 2 to being notified at the very last minute before the original > Feb. 13 closing date of the Defaulting LP’s funding withdrawal and finally > to the closing of the subscription window on the morning of March 6. > > > > Sinopec issued an announcement in relation to the closing of the SMC > Capital Increase last night which touched upon the failure to fund by an > investor but did not name BHR. All involved parties understand and agree > that BHR's failure to fund the entire amount is an isolated event which is > solely attributable to liquidity difficulties with an LP and should not > serve as a testament of BHR’s abilities. While we are confident that this > incident will not have any adverse effect in the long run, we must deal > with the possibility of short-term credibility issues once the market picks > up the story (which will be soon). Our position is that we maintain our > support for the SMC deal as attested by our RMB3.95 billion subscription > amount but given the deal fund structure of this particular transaction, we > were not able to maneuver other committed funds to cover the deficiency > caused by the Defaulting LP. > > > > For now, we must deal with the legal aftermath of the situation. On the > one hand, we are, vis-à-vis Sinopec, in breach of our funding obligations > in respect of the RMB2.05 billion uninvested amount, which may involve > monetary damages of up to RMB63.5 million. On the other hand, we are > pursuing all remedies against the Defaulting LP for its breach of relevant > LP agreements, which directly caused our breach of the Sinopec agreements. > > > > Finally, we are in close discussions with Sinopec to coordinate our > efforts and to mitigate any spillover effect this incident may have on our > SOE fundraising efforts or on our ability to partake in future SOE reform > opportunities. We ask that all inquiries in relation to this transaction > be directed to Mr. Xia Yu, who will be the house speaker on this matter on > behalf of BHR. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > 诸晨刚 Jason Zhu > > 执行董事 Executive Director > > > > 渤海华美(上海)股权投资基金管理有限公司 > > Bohai Harvest RST (Shanghai) Equity Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd. > > 北京市朝阳区建国路79号华贸中心写字楼2座31层3101室 邮编:100025 > > 31/F, Unit 3101, Tower 2, China Central Place, 79 Jianguo Road, > > Chaoyang District, Beijing 100025, China > > Cellphone: 136 8169 7246 > > Tel: 86 10 5969 5858 > > Fax: 86 10 5969 6123 > > Email: jason.zhu@bhrpe.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jason.zhu@bhrpe.com');> > > > > -- James J. Bulger Chairman Thornton Group LLC 14 Beacon Street, Suite 804A Boston, MA 02108 Office tel: 617.248.944
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