Baker & McKenzie LLP
12/22/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/21/2025 20:56
Baker McKenzie Acts on the Privatization of Bright Scholar
Baker McKenzie acted as US legal adviser to Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited ("Bright Scholar"; NYSE: BEDU) on the successful completion of its merger in a going-private transaction with Bright Education Mergersub Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Excellence Education Investment Limited ("Excellence Education").
As a result of the merger, Bright Scholar became a wholly owned subsidiary of Excellence Education, and Bright Scholar's American Depository Shares ceased trading on the New York Stock Exchange effective 16 December 2025. Bright Scholar will file to deregister its shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Bright Scholar is a premier global education service group, primarily focused on providing quality international education to global students and equipping them with the critical academic foundation and skillsets necessary to succeed in the pursuit of higher education.
The deal team was led by Dan Ouyang, partner and co-chair of Baker McKenzie's Asia Pacific and China Capital Markets practices, and Ronnie Li from FenXun's International Capital Markets Practice.* The core team members included Celia Li and Chelsea Wang.
This transaction builds on the Firm's strong track record advising on high-profile take-private transactions, having recently advised on the privatizations of Beijing Properties (Holdings) Limited, Shandong Fengxiang Co. Ltd., and Vesync Co. Ltd.
With more than 2,700 deal practitioners across more than 40 jurisdictions, Baker McKenzie is a transactional powerhouse. The Firm excels in complex cross-border transactions, with over 65% of its deals involving multiple jurisdictions. Its teams are a hybrid of "local" and "global," combining money-market sophistication with local excellence. Over the past three years, Baker McKenzie has helped clients raise capital across more than 40 stock exchanges worldwide. The Firm has been ranked for capital markets in more jurisdictions than any other by Chambers.
*Baker McKenzie established a joint operation office with FenXun in China as Baker McKenzie FenXun, approved by the Shanghai Justice Bureau in 2015.
As a result of the merger, Bright Scholar became a wholly owned subsidiary of Excellence Education, and Bright Scholar's American Depository Shares ceased trading on the New York Stock Exchange effective 16 December 2025. Bright Scholar will file to deregister its shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Bright Scholar is a premier global education service group, primarily focused on providing quality international education to global students and equipping them with the critical academic foundation and skillsets necessary to succeed in the pursuit of higher education.
The deal team was led by Dan Ouyang, partner and co-chair of Baker McKenzie's Asia Pacific and China Capital Markets practices, and Ronnie Li from FenXun's International Capital Markets Practice.* The core team members included Celia Li and Chelsea Wang.
This transaction builds on the Firm's strong track record advising on high-profile take-private transactions, having recently advised on the privatizations of Beijing Properties (Holdings) Limited, Shandong Fengxiang Co. Ltd., and Vesync Co. Ltd.
With more than 2,700 deal practitioners across more than 40 jurisdictions, Baker McKenzie is a transactional powerhouse. The Firm excels in complex cross-border transactions, with over 65% of its deals involving multiple jurisdictions. Its teams are a hybrid of "local" and "global," combining money-market sophistication with local excellence. Over the past three years, Baker McKenzie has helped clients raise capital across more than 40 stock exchanges worldwide. The Firm has been ranked for capital markets in more jurisdictions than any other by Chambers.
*Baker McKenzie established a joint operation office with FenXun in China as Baker McKenzie FenXun, approved by the Shanghai Justice Bureau in 2015.
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