Mergers and Acquisitions

Geoffrey Chan, Sophie Xue, and Nicholas Poon of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom examine how the Hong Kong Limited Partnership Fund, which serves as a cost and tax efficient vehicle for private equity transactions, could become a popular alternative to traditional offshore fund structures for PE investments and fundraising in Greater China

New social credit draft law raises concerns for foreign companies; CSRC lifts ban on property M&A and refinancing; and U.K. government unwinds a completed transaction for the first time.

Three Chinese companies ordered out of Canada's lithium industry; CFIUS publishes first-ever enforcement and penalty guidelines; and China's metaverse IPO starts in Hong Kong.

A recent executive order issued by U.S. President Joe Biden heightened the level of scrutiny of inbound deals in certain sensitive industries. And now the U.S. is weighing legislation that calls for a "reverse CFIUS," which will add government scrutiny to outbound transactions.

CSRC plans to exempt foreign investors from short-term profit rules; Foshan Government vastly increases financial support for overseas IP protection; BNP Paribas gains regulatory approval from CBIRC for wealth management joint venture with Agricultural Bank of China.

As the relationship between the U.S. and China has deteriorated, an increasing number of Chinese companies are ending their U.S.-based operations. Derek Liu, Rod Hunter and Howard Wu of Baker McKenzie set out some guidance for those heading down that path

The U.S. Department of Defense imposes further sanctions on Chinese tech firms; Chinese chip companies denied access to U.S. technologies; Tim Hortons China secures a SPAC merger.

Casper Sek, Partner at Jingtian & Gongcheng, answers some frequently asked questions asked by foreign companies seeking to navigate China's cybersecurity and data laws

EU targets modern slavery; Chinese companies raise more funds from SIX than NYSE; and Beijing seeks to retain foreign trade and investment