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.
China will support foreign-invested enterprises to list domestically. CBIRC issues guidelines for protecting personal information when applying fintech. Pre-installed applications on smartphones need to comply with personal information collection requirements.
CBIRC revises regulations to achieve equal treatment for domestic and foreign bank investment
Expenses on overseas-commissioned R&D may be super-deducted
In the second part of this series, Ivan Jin, Allen Liu, Bella Cao and Huppert Hu of Merits & Tree Law Offices look at the ever-expanding opportunities for cooperation between insurance companies and foreign investors amidst a complex regulatory landscape
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.
CBIRC allows multinationals to set up their own group finance companies. Payments of project quality deposits are allowed to be deferred. CSRC eases share buyback criteria for listed companies
Shenzhen issues rules for the country's first register of personal bankruptcy administrators
High-tech companies are allowed 100% super tax deduction
In the first part of a two-part series, Ivan Jin, Allen Liu, Bella Cao and Huppert Hu of Merits & Tree Law Offices explain how foreign capital and Chinese insurance funds can aim to "dance with harmony" in China's private equity market, as they navigate multiple regulatory and practical challenges
