Outbound Investment

Nathan Bush, Nicholas Klein, Catherine Pawluch, and Alexandra Kamerling of DLA Piper survey the risks under the Foreign Direct Investment regimes of key jurisdictions, starting with the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. in this two-part series

After a busy year on the capital markets, Haiping Li and Paloma Wang of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP take a look at 2022's developments and what the next 12 months may hold.

U.S. gains full access to audits of Chinese companies; Fidelity targets China's mutual fund industry following the opening up of China's private pension industry; and China connects with Germany for overseas listings.

FDI screening has gone from "a niche area for defense industry deals where it might be relevant" to "a part of every deal structure, timetable, and assessment of regulatory risks," a competition partner in Brussels said.

Geoffrey Chan, Sophie Xue, and Nicholas Poon of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom examine how the Hong Kong Limited Partnership Fund, which serves as a cost and tax efficient vehicle for private equity transactions, could become a popular alternative to traditional offshore fund structures for PE investments and fundraising in Greater China

New social credit draft law raises concerns for foreign companies; CSRC lifts ban on property M&A and refinancing; and U.K. government unwinds a completed transaction for the first time.

The U.S. detains millions worth of solar panel products at the border; rules surrounding high-tech export controls clarified; Shanghai court strikes down VAM agreement

Three Chinese companies ordered out of Canada's lithium industry; CFIUS publishes first-ever enforcement and penalty guidelines; and China's metaverse IPO starts in Hong Kong.

Christina Lee, Wang Hang, Dr. Matthias Courvoisier and Daisy Chen of Baker McKenzie and Stella Hu of FenXun Partners highlight the requirements, framework and benefits for listing global depository receipts (GDRs) on the SIX Swiss Exchange and discuss how it differs from the London Connect.