Kirkland & Ellis is advising the special committee of the board of directors of NYSE-listed Trina Solar Limited, a global leader in photovoltaic modules, solutions and services, in connection with its review and evaluation of a proposed acquisition by its Chief Executive Jifan Gao and Shanghai Xingsheng Equity Investment & Management Co. The non-binding ‘going-private’ proposal was announced on December 12, 2015. To read more about the deal, please click here.
 
The Kirkland team on the transaction is led by Hong Kong corporate partners David Zhang, Jesse Sheley and Xiaoxi Lin.