Company: TGE
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form Type: DRS
Source: 0001213900-25-015012
Chunk: 84

Company: Generation Essentials Group
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form: DRS
Chunk 84
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 first meeting between Mr. Tam and Dr. Choi took place in Dubai on September 5, 2024. During this meeting, Dr. Choi introduced the core business components of the aWME Group, i.e. the L’Officiel magazine and The Art Newspaper, and expressed interest in pursuing a potential business combination between aWME and Black Spade II, noting the successful combination of Black Spade Acquisition Co (“BSAQ”) and VinFast Auto Ltd. (“VinFast”) in 2023. Between September 11 and September 13, 2024, Mr. Tam discussed the potential transaction with aWME internally with Mr. Kester Ng, Co -CEOand CFO of Black Spade II, and Mr. Richard Taylor, Co -CEOand COO of Black Spade II. They evaluated aWME, as a potential target, based on the available information. On September 14, 2024, Mr. Tam met Dr. Choi again in Macau, where Mr. Tam and Dr. Choi delved into a more detailed discussion regarding the history and business performance of aWME’s core business. Dr. Choi shared with Mr. Tam informational materials about the aWME Group. On September 19, 2024, Black Spade II and an affiliate of aWME entered into a confidentiality agreement that outlined the terms for sharing confidential information. On September 20, 2024, Mr. Tam and Dr. Choi visited the L’Officiel New York office, where Mr. Tam was introduced to Dr. Feridun Hamdullahpur and Mr. Samuel Chau of the aWME Group, Mr. Giampietro Baudo and Mr. Anthony Cenname of L’Officiel, and Mr. Nick Sargent, Mr. Benjamin Sutton of The Art Newspaper and Mr. Xavier Zee of the AMTD Group Inc. The aWME team conducted a management presentation, which introduced the history, business model, strategy, core capabilities and other key attributes of The Art Newspaper and L’Officiel, as well as their strategic positions in the aWME Group. aWME also shared additional details about the background, business performance, and development plans of the aWME Group, including that it had once considered a traditional initial public offering in the U.S., which did not proceed in the end for various market and commercial reasons, and that aWME was undergoing a group restructuring process aimed at consolidating and better organizing its various business segments