Mergers and Acquisitions

• Tax Issues in Acquisition of Equity Interest in Domestic Enterprises

  By DixonZhang and Jeffrey Ding, Fangda Partners, Shanghaiand ShenzhenThe landmark Acquisition of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors Tentative Provisions…

  July 02, 2003

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Issues Relevant to Share Listing and Trading Conditions of Target Companies Involved in Takeovers by Offer Circular

  中国证券监督管理委员会关于要约收购涉及的被收购公司股票上市交易条件有关问题的通知

  Issued: May 20 2003Main contents: Upon expiration of the offer period of a takeover, if the equity distribution of the target company does not comply with…

  June 02, 2003

• Payment Schedules in Acquisitions: Contractual or Statutory?

  An increasing number of foreign investors now make investments in China by acquiring an equity interest in existing enterprises. The government has encouraged…

  June 02, 2003

• The New M&A Law: Issues in Scope and Applicability

  The newly effective Acquisition of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors Tentative Provisions  (外国投资者并购境内企业暂行规定)…

  June 02, 2003

• China's Approach to Anti-trust Issues

  By Julian Zhu, Zhong Lun Law Firm, ShanghaiMergers and acquisitions activity involving foreign investors has been gaining much more publicity in China…

  May 02, 2003

• Private Acquisitions by Foreign Investors in China: Is the Party Finally Over?

  New rules for the acquisition of domestic firms by foreign investors have recently been issued, and constitute one of the most important legislative developments affecting foreign parties in China this year.

  March 31, 2003

• Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, State Administration of Taxation, State Administration for Industry and Commerce and State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Acquisition of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors Tentative Provisions

  对外贸易经济合作部、国家税务总局、国家工商行政管理总局、国家外汇管理局外国投资者并购境内企业暂行规定

  New rules for the acquisition of domestic firms by foreign investors have recently been issued, and constitute one of the most important legislative developments affecting foreign parties in China this year.

  March 31, 2003

• State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Issues Relevant to Improving Foreign Exchange Control on Foreign Direct Investment Circular

  国家外汇管理局关于完善外商直接投资外汇管理工作有关问题的通知

  Procedural guideline as to various channels of foreign investment into the Chinese market.

  March 31, 2003

• Acquisition of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors Tentative Provisions

  外国投资者并购境内企业暂行规定

  New rules for the acquisition of domestic firms by foreign investors have recently been issued, and constitute one of the most important legislative developments affecting foreign parties in China this year.

  March 31, 2003

• More on Forex Aspects of a Changing Investment and M&A Climate

  Fangda PartnersThe new Acquisition of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors Tentative Provisions  (外国投资者并购境内企业暂行规定)…

  March 31, 2003