Mergers and Acquisitions

• The Successful Structuring of Foreign Direct Investment Deals in China: Assets or Equity?

  Regulatory advances in the country are making it possible for foreign investors to structure their investments in increasingly sophisticated ways, thereby helping minimize risks.

  September 02, 2005

• Circular on Issues Relevant to Registration Regarding Offshore Investments of Individual Domestic Residents and Foreign Exchange Registration in Respect of Mergers and Acquisitions by Foreign Investors

  关于境内居民个人境外投资登记及外资并购外汇登记有关问题的通知

  This Circular aims to discourage the withdrawal of venture capital investments, and to ensure lawful and orderly cross border capital flows.

  September 02, 2005

• Chinese Companies on the Global M&A Stage ­Domestic Regulatory Issues

  Healthier balance sheets and more sophisticated ambitions of growth have projected mainland Chinese companies onto the global M&A stage. Although they are becoming more competitive in international bidding processes, mainland companies remain constrained by a complex domestic regulatory regime governing outbound investments.

  September 02, 2005

• Cause for Complications: State-owned Assets In M&A Deals

  By Beth Bunnell and George WangWebsite: www.jonesday.comTransactions involving state-owned assets (SOAs) in China have long been subject to requirements…

  September 02, 2005

• Cause for Complications: State-owned Assets In M&A Deals

  By Beth Bunnell and George WangWebsite: www.jonesday.comTransactions involving state-owned assets (SOAs) in China have long been subject to requirements…

  September 01, 2005

• State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Issues Relevant to Registration Regarding Offshore Investments of Individual Domestic Residents and Foreign Exchange Registration Regarding Mergers and Acquisitions by Foreign Investors Circular

  国家外汇管理局关于境内居民个人境外投资登记及外资并购外汇登记有关问题的通知

  Issued: April 8 2005Effective: as of date of issueMain contents: For individual domestic residents who have carried out foreign exchange registration for…

  May 02, 2005

• China's Anti-trust Regime

  China's anti-trust regime is still at an early stage of development. This month we have a look at the key features of China's legal environment for anti-trust issues, and compare it with legal regimes in more sophisticated jurisdictions.

  March 31, 2005

• SAFE Crackdown: Round-trips, Private Equity and M&A

  Under a recent crackdown by the State Administration for Foreign Exchange (SAFE), cross-border investments and related transactions of "domestic residents" of China are subject to tougher scrutiny, procedures and restrictions.

  March 31, 2005

• Put Option Issues in Cross-border M&A Transactions

  By David Liu and Natasha [email protected]; [email protected] buyers in M&A deals should regard put options as additional protection…

  January 31, 2005

• Progress or Setback? Looking at the New Approval Measures for Foreign Investment Projects

  Regulatory changes that have made it easier to set up new foreign investments, but new rules have displayed an ambiguity over the respective roles of issuing authorities that may confound foreign investors.

  October 31, 2004