New measures covering the administration of outbound investment promise faster and simpler review of many small to medium-size PRC direct investments abroad, and more careful review of others. By Neal Stender, Lin Lawrence Zhou and Yan Zeng, of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) has made a fixed price all cash tender offer for all of its outstanding 7.875% Senior Notes due 2013. Over US$165 million…
Todd Bissett has joined Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton as a partner of the firm's corporate practice group in Shanghai. He will also spend some…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed partner Simon Marchant to the role of Asia regional managing partner.Marchant, a corporate law specialist,…
NATIONAL LEGISLATIONCONSTITUTION AND LEGAL SYSTEMMinistry of Justice, Decision on Repeal of 12 Rules Promulgated by the Ministry司法部关于废止十二件部颁规章的决定L1400/09.02.26…
Two new sets of guidelines will further streamline the process for approval of foreign investments, but some additional restrictions have been added. By Jonathan Z Zhou, Jessica Xu and Kevin Troy, Fangda Partners.
China's revised insurance law clarifies many important details for insurance companies and gives more power to the regulator to deal with errant foreign institutions. By Chen Xin and Maarten Roos, Wang Jing & Co Shanghai Office.