Mergers and Acquisitions

China Law & Practice attended the Second Advanced China Summit on M&A in Shanghai last week. Strategy and the climate for M&A were high on the agenda, as well as vital lessons for getting the deal done

Issued: September 27 2013 Main contents: The Draft specifies that the amended Measures apply to the act whereby a foreign investor secures A shares…

The Zone selects the financial services, shipping services, trade services, professional services, cultural services and social services sectors for increased liberalisation.

Yang Yuhua of Alliance J&S Law Firm provides an overview of trends in both inbound and outbound investment and analyses the latest decisions on the controversial VIE structure

More labour intensive (manufacture of digital television and energy saving refrigerators) and service sector (development and application of the internet of Things and mobile internet) projects are added to the revised Catalogue.

Simplified procedures and tax policies account for the growing M&A transactions in Taiwan. With high expectations for an increase in PRC capital and proposed amendments to M&A legislation, this trend is bound to continue, but what transaction structures do foreign investors need to comply with?

C Y Huang, Chairman of the Taiwan Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Council (MAPE) spoke to David Tring about the Council's role in assisting cross-strait investments, the deals they have worked on and outlook for relations

Identification of intangible assets clarified for mergers of enterprises not under the same control

Mergers and acquisitions involving material asset reorganisation will be subject to greater scrutiny under new Regulations, which will increase due diligence costs for businesses in China