Private Equity and Venture Capital

Charles Wu of Clyde & Co describes the current regulatory state of China's investment market, for private equity investors, including the much anticipated recent clarity provided by key regulators as well as potential pitfalls to avoid

Shenzhen expands the scope of PE investments

A proposed TikTok bill could give rise to a U.S. equivalent to the VIE structure; The EU's new AI Act has a wide scope that could affect Chinese firms; and Quant funds respond to regulators' crackdown of their industry.

Clean energy and data tech updated to U.S. critical and emerging tech list; U.S. House select committee reports that five venture capital funds have invested in the rise of China's key technology companies; and China's stock exchanges release first-ever guidelines on ESG disclosure

Tang Xue of Haiwen & Partners outlines the key regulatory developments which affected China's private equity funds market in 2023, which was a busy and landmark year

The U.S. released new regulations that will bring SPAC disclosure requirements more in line with traditional IPOs; First Chinese VC firm is included in U.S. Defense Department's military-related company list; and China is working on expanding its Anti-Money Laundering Law to cover virtual assets

Current sanctions, the risk of future sanctions, and foreign investment controls are some of the increasingly prominent challenges facing merger & acquisition (M&A) deals involving Chinese parties this year. While there is no universal solution for each transaction, there are still ways parties and lawyers can minimize the risk of problems arising.

Public may no longer be able to access court rulings as CJO database might be closing; Analysts worry a new CSRC draft might lead to problems with start-up financing; and China proposes a four-tier classification system to deal with data breaches

Former China COO of Morgan Stanley compares the challenges of being a senior executive at a boutique private equity firm against that of a bulge bracket investment bank