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WuXi PharmaTech Announces
Receipt of Proposal
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SHANGHAI, April
30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
藥明康德（WuXi
PharmaTech ）四月三十日宣佈，該公司董事會從創辦人暨主席、執行李革，和友僑集團資本合夥人（Ally Bridge Group Capital Partners）那兒收到一封信，提議由他們所組成了聯盟，以普通股每股5.75元，或美國存託股每股46元的價格，收回所有在外股權，讓藥明康德轉為私營企業。
友橋集團是一家全球性的健康產業投資集團，由曾任高盛集團以及Och-Ziff資本執行總經理的Frank Yu所創辦。
根據該提議信，這聯盟將為完成交易，組一個收購公司，並計劃以綜合債務及股本的方式來籌募所需資金。該信也稱，李革主席和ABG公司已同意，在實現這交易上將只和彼此合作。藥明康德董事會將組成一個成員包括獨立董事的特別委員會，來考慮交易提案。
目前董事會並無決定，除了法律規定的部分外，該公司不必提供任何資料。
(Cayman)
Inc. ("WuXi" or the "Company")
(NYSE:WX), a leading global contract R&D services provider, today
announced that its board of directors has received a preliminary non-binding
proposal letter, dated April 29, 2015, from a ，
(the "Consortium") led by Dr. Ge Li (the "Chairman"),
founder, chairman and chief executive officer of the Company, and Ally
Bridge Group Capital Partners ("ABG") that proposes a
transaction (the "Transaction") involving the acquisition of
all outstanding shares of the Company not already owned by members of the
Consortium for $46.00 in cash per American Depositary Share ("ADS",
each ADS representing eight ordinary shares), or $5.75 in cash per
ordinary share. ABG is a global healthcare-focused investment group,
founded and led by Mr. Frank Yu (formerly a Managing Director
of Goldman Sachs and Och-Ziff Capital).
According to the
proposal letter, the Consortium will form an acquisition company for the
purpose of implementing the Transaction, and the Transaction is intended to
be financed with a combination of debt and equity capital.
The proposal letter
also states that the Chairman and ABG have agreed to work together
exclusively in pursuing the Transaction. A copy of the proposal letter
is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
The Company's Board of
Directors will form a special committee comprising independent directors of
the Company (the "Special Committee") to consider the
proposed transaction. The Special Committee is expected to be
authorized to retain independent advisors, including a financial advisor and
legal counsel, to assist it in its work.
No decisions have been
made by the Special Committee with respect to the Company's response to the
Transaction. There can be no assurance that any definitive offer will
be made, that any agreement will be executed or that this or any other
transaction will be approved or consummated. The Company does not
undertake any obligation to provide any updates with respect to this or any
other transaction, except as required under applicable law.
ABOUT WUXI
WuXi
PharmaTech (NYSE: WX) is a leading open-access R&D capability and
technology platform company serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and
medical device industries, with operations in China and the United
States. As a research-driven and customer-focused company, WuXi
PharmaTech provides pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device
companies with a broad and integrated portfolio of laboratory and
manufacturing services throughout the drug and medical device R&D
process. WuXi PharmaTech's services are designed to help its
global partners in shortening the cycle and lowering the cost of drug and
medical device R&D. WuXi is also building a platform to provide
clinical diagnostic services directly to physicians and their patients
globally. The operating subsidiaries of WuXi PharmaTech are
known as WuXi AppTec. For further information, please visit http://www.wuxiapptec.com.
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星期五, 5月 01, 2015
藥明康德創辦人李革和ABG合作要買回公司轉為私營企業
中華軍史學會誌記抗戰勝利70週年徵文
轉載（波士頓僑教中心提供）
（軍聞社記者莊家宏臺北29日電）為紀念抗戰勝利70週年，
中華軍史學會表示，回顧70年前，中華民國歷經8年艱苦抗戰，
中華軍史學會提醒，投稿論文一律以中文撰稿，收件至6月1日止，
哈佛大學藝術博物館五月十八日入場免費
Harvard
Art Museums to Join in Association of Art Museum Directors’ Sixth Annual
Celebration of Art Museum Day on May 18, 2015, with Free Admission and
Membership Discount
Cambridge,
MA May 1, 2015
The
Harvard Art Museums—comprising the Fogg Museum, Busch-Reisinger Museum, and
Arthur M. Sackler Museum—announced today that they will offer free admission,
as well as 10 percent off all new memberships, on Monday, May 18, 2015. The
promotion is part of the Association of Art Museum Directors’ (AAMD) Art Museum
Day, coinciding with International Museum Day.
Art
Museum Day underscores the critical role that art museums play as cultural
resources in their communities and celebrates the unique opportunities that
AAMD member museums offer visitors to engage with works of art. The Harvard Art
Museums also invite visitors to share their experiences on Art Museum Day via
social media with the hashtag #ArtMuseumDay.
On
Monday, May 18, all visitors to the Harvard Art Museums will receive free
admission to the newly renovated and expanded facility, featuring works from
the ancient world to the present, and from the Americas, Europe, North Africa,
the Mediterranean, and Asia. Visitors will also receive free admission to the
special exhibition Mark Rothko’s Harvard Murals, which returns the
artist’s 1962 commission for Harvard University to public view through an
innovative digital projection conservation approach. See the museums’
exhibition listings for more detail: www.harvardartmuseums.org/visit/exhibitions.
A 10
percent discount will also be offered on all new memberships
purchased on May 18. Memberships can be purchased at the museums’ admissions
desk or shop, adjacent to the Calderwood Courtyard. For more information about
the many benefits of membership, visit www.harvardartmuseums.org/support/members.
“Art
museums are invaluable communal spaces that bring people together to experience
the arts across cultures and generations,” said Chris Anagnos, executive
director of the Association of Art Museum Directors. “AAMD is so pleased that
the Harvard Art Museums are joining us in this celebration by welcoming
everyone in Cambridge and the greater Boston area to participate in Art Museum
Day.”
AAMD
represents 242 art museums across the United States, Canada, and Mexico—from
regional museums to large museums in major urban centers. International Museum
Day is organized annually around the world by the International Council of
Museums (ICOM). AAMD’s Art Museum Day is an opportunity to focus attention on
the role of art museums in North America.
A
comprehensive list of participating Art Museum Day museums is available on the
AAMD website: https://aamd.org/our-members/from-the-field/art-museum-day-2015.
A list of International Museum Day participating museums is available on the
ICOM website: http://network.icom.museum/international-
museum-day.
Details
about the Harvard Art Museums’ free admission day on May 18 can be found in the
museums’ calendar: www.harvardartmuseums.org/visit/calendar/free-admission-day-for-international-museum-
day-and-art-museum-day.
慶祝世界太極日 五團體華埠牌樓秀功夫
五個武術，功夫團體，四月廿六日在華埠牌樓前慶祝世界太極日，數十人在華埠公園內同時演練，示範功夫，十分引人矚目。
世界太極日是從1999年起，全世界有八十多個國家一百多個城市在每年四月最後一個週日舉辦的活動。據說，這一面向大眾的活動，旨在教育人們，醫學研究指出練太極、氣功對身體健康有好處，也促使醫療健康領域人士從全球觀點來思考改善人體健康的可行做法等。
波士頓今年的慶祝世界太極日活動，由五個參加團體中“最年輕”的“道門武當（Daoist Gate Wudang
Arts）“主辦，南派武館，麥寶嬋武藝協會，華林功夫及太極學校，勒星頓陳太極團等參與演出。
這五個團體在華埠牌樓旁的華埠公園內，從早上十點起，輪流上場。“道門武當“掌門人周玄雲先主持一個工作坊，免費教人打太極。十點四十五分再由華林功夫及太極學校以舞獅為慶祝活動拉開序幕。
麥寶嬋武藝協會的Jean Lukitsh，南派武館的黃雅亭，華林功夫及太極學校的余翠梅，Bob Rosen，以及勒星頓陳太極團的師傅等人，各自率領徒弟在場內輪流演練，也彼此切磋技藝。
周玄雲透露，在1994到1999年間，他曾出家到武當山修煉，1999年後雲遊四方，在雲南落腳授徒。其中一名外國學生，後來率領由多所大學人員組成的學習團，到雲南跟著他整整學了一個月，讓他認識了現在的妻子朱麗（Julianne
Baecker），這才於2009年搬到波士頓來。
周玄雲的來到波士頓，打出武當招牌，也使得以往以少林功夫，楊氏或陳氏太極為主的大波士頓華人武術界，更為多元化起來。
當天在會場協助，本身做噪音控制專業已三十餘年的一名周玄雲西人徒弟透露，經由Ameriprise金融服務公司支持非牟利機構的社區項目贊助，周玄雲在紐百利港（Newburyport）免費教他們太極，學生也已有好幾十人。
查詢“道門武當”詳情，可上網www.dbahealth.org。
圖片說明：
左起，周玄雲，Jean Lukitsh，黃雅亭等師傅，日前帥徒弟在華埠牌樓前演練，慶祝世界太極日。（菊子攝）
幾十人一起在華埠公園演練太極的場面，頗為壯觀。（菊子攝）
周玄雲的徒弟Kathleen Kondylas（右）和贊助商AmeriPrise工作人員，在會場協助宣傳。（菊子攝）
NECINA 四月談金融 六月開年會
紐英崙中華資訊網路協會（NECINA）因應“一切互聯網（The
Internet of Things）“時代來臨的講究跨界合作，日前在畢馬威（KPMG）波士頓華埠辦公大樓舉辦”金融創新會議“，從金融角度談創新科技應用，出席者逾百人。
網協會長陶東斌表示，跨入今年，網協就創立十九年了，列在名單上會員已增長到三千多人，每年辦三、四十場活動，與三十多家企業有合作關係，會員所創辦公司的營收，總值超過一百億元。
去年以來，該會辦過的大會議，包括“中國”，“IoT“，”職業“，”社交行銷“等。稍後的六月十三日，網協將以”轉變了醫療護理行業的科技及企業創新“為主題，在華森市（Waltham）的Constant Contact舉行本年度年會。
日前的“金融創新會議”由徐釗，任涓涓主持，邀有五名金融界專家，從不同角度談科技創新與金融服務業的關係。
Cabot研究公司執行長Michael
A Ervolini談“刻意改善：以慎密數學征服表現高峰（Improve Deliberately: Conquer the Performance Peak
with Mathematical Rigor）”。他主要闡述，該公司設計出一套軟體，能夠追蹤股票經紀等金融從業人員進行交易時的相關數據，包括經紀的技術，下買單，下賣單，以及進行交易時的行為等，可讓經紀本人，或者金融公司，顧客了解影響交易成績的原因，進而改善表現。
道富集團資深副總裁暨企業危機管理營運長薩花（Flora
Sah）的“駕馭合作：打造一份整合的企業能力路線圖以遵循法規（Driving Synergy: Creating an integrated business
capability roadmap to enable regulatory compliance）"。她簡介道富集團是個分支遍佈全球，營業額達103億元，管理資產不下2.45兆元，主要提供金融服務，在許多領域都排名第一的公司之餘，重點說明企業如何因應法規環境，在數位經濟體系中的危機與規範，以及企業怎樣整合能力才適合未來等。
當天的其他講者及講題包括，Quantopian執行長 John Fawcett的“算法交易的新疆域（The New Frontier in Algorithmic
Trading）”，UBS主任金兆揚（Fred Kam）的“遞送客戶資訊：從恐龍時代到前沿之外（Delivering Client Information: from the
Dinosaur to the Leading-Edge and Beyond）“，摩根史坦利財務顧問暨副總裁 Mark Cohen的”經濟偵探：獲取資訊是如何幫助我們視覺化市場及經濟中的危機（Econ Sleuth -
How Information Access Helps Us Visualize Risk in Markets and Economies）“。
圖片說明：
網協會議主持徐釗（左起），請講者金兆揚等人座談。（圖由網協提供）
網協會長陶東斌（左）歡迎道富集團企業危機管理營運長Flora
Sah（右）到會。（菊子攝）
網協徐釗（左起），會長陶東斌，主持任涓涓做開場講話。（菊子攝）
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