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Investment/M&A & Corporate Governance

Our practice in investment/M&A, one of our core practice areas, has received wide acclaim and earned us a leading position in the market. Since Chambers ranked Chinese law firms for the first time in 2007, every year has seen our lawyers breaking into its individual rankings. In recent years, we have represented many reputable domestic and foreign multinationals and listed companies in an array of complex and high-profile restructuring, M&A and various other transactions and assisted many hi-tech businesses in their development and expansion. In these mandates, we have demonstrated our core strength of leveraging practical experience and cross-disciplinary expertise to provide integrated services for clients and have impressed clients with our insightful understanding of Chinese laws and regulatory environment, comprehensive knowledge of tax, finance, and business, thorough grasp of client’s needs, and consistent ability to provide the best solutions.

Another focus of our services is corporate governance. We have served, among others, Fortune Global 500 companies, famous multinationals, leading companies in various industry sub-sectors, and industrial investment funds across a wide spectrum of industries, including healthcare and life sciences, energy and natural resources, finance, telecommunications and technologies, culture and entertainment, hospitality, auto manufacturing, e-commerce, and fast-moving consumer goods, gaining extensive experience in the field of corporate governance.

Scope of Services

Corporate Governance

Formation of companies and registration of changes to companies
Day-to-day management and business operation of companies
Business compliance
Business divestiture and restructuring
Mergers, demergers and spin-offs
Liquidation and dissolution
Drafting of articles of association, internal rules, and other corporate governance documents
Drafting of board resolutions and shareholder resolutions
Corporate equity structuring and pre-IPO restructuring
Introduction of venture capital, negotiation and drafting of capital increase agreements, designing and coordination of joint governance by venture investors and the founding team of a business, and resolution of disputes arising from such joint governance
Designing of employee incentive plans and drafting of related agreements
Other corporate governance matters

Investment/M&A

Industry access policy consulting
Transaction structuring, tax planning, and other transaction related matters
Legal due diligence
Drafting and negotiation of transaction documents
Counseling on regulatory approval required for transactions
Provision of legal opinions as required by clients or regulators
Integration of pre-closing, transitional, and post-closing stages of transactions
Merger control filings
National security review
Corporate equity restructuring
M&As by foreign capital, negotiation on Chinese-foreign equity or contractual joint ventures, and designing of transaction structures
Construction, operation, and sale of manufacturing or real estate projects