Shareholder Agreements and Joint Ventures in China Business Laws of China, 2nd Edition

Joint venture as a way of getting a foothold in doing business in China continues to be the most important topic for Western businesses. Shareholder Agreements and Joint Ventures in China: Business Laws of China, Second Edition provides a guide to the growing influence of China in the world marketplace and how to secure a foothold in this emerging market. This title also offers information on the legal framework for and structuring of a joint venture in China. It includes practice-oriented examples and case studies that effectively illustrate shareholder agreement and joint venture theory for busy practitioners; tables containing original Chinese language titles of laws and rules and their English translations; and provides thorough citations to Chinese laws and rules, which makes research in traditionally hard-to-reach materials easier.

• An analysis of the 12^th Five-Year Plan
• Open Door Policy
• Domestic, foreign and corporate land users
• National security review

• Draws together overarching issues and gives reference to real-life practices and procedures to explain the complex process throughout text

• Issues include transaction structure and process, merger control, government regulations and approvals

• Was named in the 2008 Asialaw Leading Lawyers survey as “one of the most highly acclaimed legal experts in the Asia-Pacific region” in the areas of capital markets and corporate finance