In the news: ZTE and Huawei demand patent royalties, Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache announce merger and investment banks are left out of outbound M&A deals
February 17, 2015 | BY
clpstaff &clp articlesThis week the Qualcomm case spurred ZTE and Huawei to collect patent royalties from smaller players, China's leading taxi-hailing apps planned to merge and the diminishing role of investment banks in large outbound acquisitions was analysed
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Qualcomm deal nudges ZTE and Huawei to demand patent royalties
. With the removal of Qualcomm's influence, the rising costs of litigation, patents and research may drive many smaller phone makers out of the market. At the end of the day, it all comes down to R&D and innovation to stay afloat.
Qualcomm and Chinese regulators settle AML charges
Decoding the top IP cases
Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache announce merger
Given the combined market share of 99%, there is no doubt that the deal will be subject to antitrust review, but we wouldn't be surprised if it gets approved. Now, would it be different if it were two foreign taxi apps trying to merge under the same circumstances? Maybe MOFCOM may block this one or impose conditions to prove a point, but we'll see.
MOFCOM's hidden motives for merger review
MOFCOM fails to deal with behaviour problem
MOFCOM issues new merger remedy rules
Why Qihoo v Tencent breaks new ground
China M&A players cut out investment banks from deals
Running their own deals could be the new norm for Chinese companies. Will this also lead to in-house accounting and legal teams taking over the roles of external professionals too?
Opening the gates for outbound investment
Danone interview: Learning from M&A
The rise of Chinese private equity
. With the removal of Qualcomm's influence, the rising costs of litigation, patents and research may drive many smaller phone makers out of the market. At the end of the day, it all comes down to R&D and innovation to stay afloat.
Qualcomm and Chinese regulators settle AML charges
Decoding the top IP cases
Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache announce merger
Given the combined market share of 99%, there is no doubt that the deal will be subject to antitrust review, but we wouldn't be surprised if it gets approved. Now, would it be different if it were two foreign taxi apps trying to merge under the same circumstances? Maybe MOFCOM may block this one or impose conditions to prove a point, but we'll see.
MOFCOM's hidden motives for merger review
MOFCOM fails to deal with behaviour problem
MOFCOM issues new merger remedy rules
Why Qihoo v Tencent breaks new ground
China M&A players cut out investment banks from deals
Running their own deals could be the new norm for Chinese companies. Will this also lead to in-house accounting and legal teams taking over the roles of external professionals too?
Opening the gates for outbound investment
Danone interview: Learning from M&A
The rise of Chinese private equity