Mergers and Acquisitions in China, 2nd Edition

Author: Owen D. NEE JR; Jingzhou TAO
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Hong Kong
ISBN: 9789626614396
Published In: July 2011
Format: Hardback , 670 pages
Jurisdiction: China ? Disclaimer:
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A Clear, Practical and the most Up-to-date Reference Book for Practitioners and Business Professionals dealing with M&A Matters in and out of China

Renowned author team

The main authors, Owen D. Nee Jr. and Jingzhou Tao, are both veteran China law practitioners and are widely recognized for their knowledge of Chinese law and procedure and their vast experience
Contributors from a diverse range in the academic, business and legal fields who have extensive experience in dealing with international and domestic businesses in and out of China offering breadth and depth of information

Additional, new and practical content including Outbound Mergers and Acquisitions

New chapter highlights Chinese companies’ efforts to invest their money in foreign companies and assets
Offers most current analysis of key issues and pitfalls to avoid in placing foreign businesses into China

Goes Beyond the Law and Legal Practices

Covers cultural and Chinese business customs
Informs company officers as how to respect centuries old business customs, the cultural understandings and business norms that must be taken into account when dealing with Chinese businesses

This Second Edition is a clear, practical and the most up-to-date reference Book that practitioners and businesses need for knowledge and insight of mergers & acquisition matters in and out of China.

Mergers & acquisitions continue to be the most important topic for western businesses in The People’s Republic of China. This Second Edition offers up-to-date analysis of key issues and pitfalls facing foreign businesses in mergers & acquisitions transactions. This Second Edition draws together overarching issues such as transaction structure and process, merger control, and government regulations and approvals while giving reference to real-life practices and procedures to explain such complex processes throughout the text.

In addition, the new chapter (Chapter 16) on outbound acquisitions speaks to and highlights Chinese companies’ efforts to invest its surplus monies in foreign companies and assets. Despite China’s stringent regulatory system regarding foreign investments, its outbound acquisition market continues to develop and grow. As such, practitioners as well as companies and investors will surely be interested in how China will spread its economic influence in foreign and overseas markets.

The Early Development of China’s Economy and the Origin of M&A Activity
The Current State of M&A Activity in China
Examining the Target
Joint Venture Method to Acquire a China Business
Acquiring an Interest in an Existing Foreign Invested Enterprise
Acquiring an Interest in a Limited Liability Company
Acquisition of Shares in Listed Companies
Mergers
Reorganisation of State Owned Enterprises by Foreign Investors
Shareholder Agreements in Acquisitions
Acquisitions of Interests in Certain Regulated Chinese Enterprises
Antitrust Law Issues
The Taxation of Mergers and Acquisitions
Labor Law Effects on Mergers and Acquisitions
Bribery and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Outbound M & A Activity (New)

Owen D. Nee Jr. is of counsel to Jones Day and divides his time between the firm’s New York and Shanghai offices. Previously he was based in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shanghai for 25 years and was a founder of the China practice of Coudert Brothers, the first foreign law firm to establish offices in Hong Kong and Beijing. He has represented many of the world’s largest corporations in a variety of Chinese transactions, and documented many legal “firsts” in China. In 2008 AsiaLaw Leading Lawyers named him “one of the most highly acclaimed legal experts in the Asia-Pacific region” for capital markets and corporate finance law.

Jingzhou Tao has advised Fortune 500 companies on China-related legal matters for more than 20 years and has handled hundreds of transactions. He has been a chief arbitrator, arbitrator, and counsel in international proceedings, and arbitrated at the 2008 Olympic Games. He is an adjunct professor at Peking University Law School and author of several other China law books.