Mergers and Acquisitions

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

SAMR delegates concentration reviews to five local places

PCAOB and Beijing reach audit agreement to prevent mass delisting; U.S.-China merger abandoned following U.S. antitrust investigation; new compliance rules for wealth management companies

A U.S. company acquiring a Chinese company will face a multitude of regulatory restrictions and requirements. How can the U.S. acquirer manage the risk of the deal being blocked or unwound for non-compliance?

SAMR proposes to raise the thresholds for concentration filings

Revised Anti-monopoly Law includes provisions on hub and spoke conspiracies

Nate Bush, Ray Xu and Della Ding of DLA Piper highlight key changes to merger control under the Amended Anti-Monopoly Law and draft regulations including increased revenue thresholds, investigation of “below threshold” transactions and clarification of what is meant by gun-jumping

SAMR issues 28 administrative penalties for failing to disclose M&A deals; CAC clarifies details about data export security assessment; banks and insurance companies to support advanced manufacturing

Law firms shall strengthen their management of insider information

Anti-monopoly guidelines are set forth regarding the active pharmaceutical ingredient sector