Mergers and Acquisitions

Private sector investments allowed in commercial bank equity investment.

State Council delegates approval of foreign investment to lower level authorities.

As the acquisition of a Chinese company by a foreign investor is treated differently under PRC law than a purely domestic M&A, counsel need to be mindful of several issues that are often overlooked

Foreign investors should expect an additional regulatory hurdle when doing a merger or acquisition in China.    The government is developing…

Being transparent with regulators and securing sufficient funding was the winning formula for Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely) in its bid to buy Volvo…

The Sino-foreign joint venture has re-emerged as a leading vehicle for foreign investment in China. This resurgence means that foreign companies must pay closer attention to how its contracts address issues of technology

Businesses in mainland China have become substantially less confident about going public, but are still more positive than those in Hong Kong.According…

Although the implementation and enforcement of the PRC Anti-monopoly Law (中华人民共和国反垄断法) (AML) has been relatively smooth, concerns…

Counsel are again highlighting the importance of two recent changes in Chinese law: the PRC's new tax Circular 698, and the Supreme People's Court's…