Guanglei Zhang and Jinhui Zhang of Jingtian & Gongcheng examine the first decision of a Chinese court in which a secret pre-IPO agreement containing a valuation adjustment mechanism based on stock market price was declared invalid.
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
Daisy Duan and Sara Shi of King & Wood Mallesons review newly introduced regulations supporting pre-tax deductions for enterprise innovation in science and technology in China including recommended action to take advantage of these new tax preferential policies.
Christina Lee, Wang Hang, Dr. Matthias Courvoisier and Daisy Chen of Baker McKenzie and Stella Hu of FenXun Partners highlight the requirements, framework and benefits for listing global depository receipts (GDRs) on the SIX Swiss Exchange and discuss how it differs from the London Connect.
Deep synthesis involving editing of biometric information of individuals requires their separate consent
Article 9 on tech import and export record filing is removed
CBIRC sets forth criteria for engaging in private pensions.
Basic-level people’s courts have jurisdiction over first instance foreign-related civil and commercial cases.