Despite headwinds facing its dynamic economy, China continues to be one of the world's leading targets for foreign direct investment and mergers and acquisitions activity. With the Chinese economy now at a critical inflection point, there are both new opportunities and new risks for mergers and acquisitions in China.

On November 6, 2014, Jeff Blount (Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, on assignment to Hong Kong) and Jie Zhang (Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Beijing and Hong Kong) gave a presentation on practical aspects of a typical cross-border M&A transaction in China, including key factors to consider such as the regulatory approval environment, structural considerations, documentation, and culture. Although the focus of the presentation was primarily on inbound (to China) transactions, the program also covered outbound (from China) transactional matters.

Topics included:

  • common structural alternatives for foreign M&A transactions in China
  • China's principal regulatory authorities and rules affecting foreign investment and M&A
  • recent, important legal and regulatory developments affecting foreign M&A transactions in China
  • issues commonly encountered
  • foreign exchange control, tax, antitrust, employment and other legal and regulatory matters
  • cultural and practical considerations and
  • outbound (from China) M&A developments and rules affecting Chinese companies buying businesses overseas

Please check out the video above or download the presentation: M&A in 2014: Mergers and acquisitions in China.

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