Mergers and Acquisitions

The new Foreign Investment Law unifies regulations, offers equal treatment and brings variable interest entity structures into the open

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MOFCOM has issued guidelines aimed at clarifying conditions for mergers. But the new rules fail to address the biggest challenge for companies: behavioural remedies

Issued: January 19 2014 Main contents: Pursuant to the Draft, an enterprise in China controlled by a foreign investor is treated as a foreign investor,…

While the CSRC's new rules on the takeover and restructuring of listed companies eliminate restrictions and simplify the approval process, they also increase information disclosure requirements and regulatory supervision. Will this achieve market balance?

The revised Measures abolish the requirement for the examination and approval of material purchases, sales and exchanges of assets of listed companies where the same do not constitute a backdoor listing.

The revision abolishes the requirement for prior CSRC approval of a takeover offer.

Proposed amendments to China's Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue have eased restrictions on industries including e-commerce, manufacturing and aviation, but have drawn questions on how they will be implemented

Proposed amendments to China's Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue have eased restrictions on industries including e-commerce, manufacturing and aviation, but have drawn questions on how they will be implemented