The Firm represented the underwriters, led by Citigroup, Merrill Lynch and HSBC, in connection with the offering of US$500 million principal amount of Currency-Linked Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds (the “Bonds”) by Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. (“Hon Hai”), also known as FoxConn. Hon Hai is headquartered in Taiwan and is the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer. The common shares of Hon Hai are traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under the trading code “2317.” The Bonds are listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange.

The Simpson Thacher team for the transaction included Chris Lin, Howie Farn and David Lee (Corporate).