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05 April 2012
Shandong Iron & Steel’s acquisition of a stake in the Tonkolili iron ore project offers lessons for counsel working on Chinese investments in Africa
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24 February 2012
Unitas Capital’s May 2011 purchase of Netherlands-based hydraulics firm, Hyva Holdings, sets a structural standard for future acquisitions in the region
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23 February 2012
Asia private equity firms have called for Hong Kong’s Takeovers Code to be brought in line with international standards
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09 February 2012
Glencore and Xstrata’s proposed $90 billion (£56.8 billion) recommended all-share merger will be conducted as a scheme of arrangement, includes a £298 million reverse break fee and requires antitrust clearance in five countries
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19 April 2012
Emerging market anti-trust regimes are set to struggle, a US economist has warned
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08 March 2012
Opt-out agreements which enable foreign-invested renminbi (Rmb) funds to quickly revert to a purely-domestic RMB entity are set to become commonplace
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22 February 2012
Private equity firms dealing in take privates on Chinese companies are facing increased execution risks, with due diligence costs spiralling
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27 January 2012
Lawyers in Mainland China have urged companies to screen all M&A deals, regardless of size or location, ahead of new Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (Mofcom) merger rules which take effect February 1
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23 December 2011
Chinese state-owned enterprises’ increasing European investments are causing competition concerns at the EC. Here’s what the regulators are focusing on
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25 October 2011
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06 October 2011
Companies that ignore Chinese Securities Regulatory Commission’s (CSRC) internal memo on the use of variable interest entity (VIE) structures in private equity investments into China are playing a dangerous game, industry advisers have warned
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03 October 2011
The Asian private equity industry is growing but still has concerns about renminbi funds, tax structures and exit strategies
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19 September 2011
Private equity firms can use the volatility in global equity capital markets to their advantage, if they plan for a flexible exit strategy
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19 September 2011
Buyers should carry out tax due diligence prior to signing so as to avoid potential tax liabilities
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19 September 2011
RMB denominated funds present some of the biggest challenges in terms of complying with ILPA private equity principles
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18 August 2011
Cross-border audit negotiations between US and Chinese regulators have reached a standoff over US oversight of Chinese audits, according to a CPA licensed in both countries
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01 October 2011
Susan Ning, Ding Liang and Yin Ran Ran of King & Wood look at common antitrust issues in distribution agreements in China