Mergers and Acquisitions
Highlights of some of the M&A deals that our lawyers have participated in include:
Represented a foreign strategic investor in its purchase and conversion of the first mandatorily convertible bonds approved by the State Council that were issued by a state-controlled company listed on both the Hong Kong and Shanghai stock exchanges. Approximately US$300 million in funds were raised.
Acted as a key legal adviser for an offeror in a tender offer for a Hong Kong-listed company which owns operating assets in the PRC. Client successfully completed takeover and privatization of the company. This transaction involved divestment of state-owned shares and competitive bidding by large multinationals. Total deal size was about 6 billion Hong Kong dollars. This deal was named “The Deal of the Year” by several financial institutions in that year.
Participated in the transfers of H-shares of a state-controlled company and antitrust filings, notifications and reviews involving total value of approximately US$1 billion.
Represented the purchaser in the acquisition of a group of private companies with manufacturing facilities and distribution networks in the PRC through the sale and purchase of shares of an offshore holding company, with an aggregate value of approximately US$300 million.
Acted for offshore private equity in various transactions involving PRC equity and assets from companies in liquidation, with an aggregate value of approximately US$100 million.
We advise clients in all aspects of a transaction including:
• Deal structure
• Corporate restructuring
• Memorandum of understanding
• Due diligence
• Drafting, review and negotiation of transactional documents
• Issue of legal opinions
• Government approvals and filings
• Antitrust notifications and reviews
• Statutory procedures
• Completion
• Post-acquisition continuing legal compliance
Our clients are in a variety of industries, including:
• Food and beverages
• Chain stores
• Chemicals
• Machinery manufacturing
• Construction materials
• Electronics and integrated circuits
• Trading and services
我们强大的经验丰富的律师团队在多个司法管辖区具有跨境交易能力，他们代表国内外并购中的跨国，国有和私人公司。 过去10多年的总交易额超过50亿美元。
Mergers and Acquisitions
Highlights of some of the M&A deals that our lawyers have participated in include:
Represented a foreign strategic investor in its purchase and conversion of the first mandatorily convertible bonds approved by the State Council that were issued by a state-controlled company listed on both the Hong Kong and Shanghai stock exchanges. Approximately US$300 million in funds were raised.
Acted as a key legal adviser for an offeror in a tender offer for a Hong Kong-listed company which owns operating assets in the PRC. Client successfully completed takeover and privatization of the company. This transaction involved divestment of state-owned shares and competitive bidding by large multinationals. Total deal size was about 6 billion Hong Kong dollars. This deal was named “The Deal of the Year” by several financial institutions in that year.
Participated in the transfers of H-shares of a state-controlled company and antitrust filings, notifications and reviews involving total value of approximately US$1 billion.
Represented the purchaser in the acquisition of a group of private companies with manufacturing facilities and distribution networks in the PRC through the sale and purchase of shares of an offshore holding company, with an aggregate value of approximately US$300 million.
Acted for offshore private equity in various transactions involving PRC equity and assets from companies in liquidation, with an aggregate value of approximately US$100 million.
We advise clients in all aspects of a transaction including:
• Deal structure
• Corporate restructuring
• Memorandum of understanding
• Due diligence
• Drafting, review and negotiation of transactional documents
• Issue of legal opinions
• Government approvals and filings
• Antitrust notifications and reviews
• Statutory procedures
• Completion
• Post-acquisition continuing legal compliance
Our clients are in a variety of industries, including:
• Food and beverages
• Chain stores
• Chemicals
• Machinery manufacturing
• Construction materials
• Electronics and integrated circuits
• Trading and services
多年来，我们已为百余家客户在中国及其周边地区的商业活动提供法律服务和支持。这些客户中，既有名列世界500强的跨国公司，也有在行业内全球领先的公司；既有大型国有企业，也有各种规模的国内外民营公司。我们为业务经营涉及的各个方面提供法律服务。
Anti-dumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings
In the last decade, our lawyers have assisted clients in preparing and achieving successful outcomes in nearly 100 anti-dumping and countervailing duty proceedings initiated by the PRC, U.S. DOC, the European Commission and other investigation agencies. Our lawyers participated and assisted in the work of the PRC Ministry of Commerce to establish China’s anti-dumping regulatory framework in the early 90’s.
Highlights of our experience include:
- We represented an American exporter in the very first anti-dumping case initiated by the Chinese government after the PRC anti-dumping law took effect.
- We represented a Fortune 500 company in the PRC anti-dumping case on nylon 6 and filed follow-up administrative reconsideration application.
- We represented nearly 100 exporters in the U.S. anti-dumping investigation against Chinese wooden bedroom furniture, a case involving over 2 billion US dollars exports from China to the U.S.. We organized the furniture producers/exporters to raise funding of over 3 million US dollars for responding to the investigation and obtained very low dumping margins for our clients.
- In the case of U.S. anti-dumping proceedings on tapered roller bearings from China, we helped several clients to achieve zero dumping margins, and notably the order was permanently revoked for one client who obtained zero margin for three consecutive years.
- In the U.S. narrow woven ribbon case, we assisted client to achieve zero margin in both anti-dumping and countervailing investigations.
- In the EU casting case, we assisted client to obtain the only zero antidumping duty among the 40 respondents.
- We have acted for leading producers in over 50 different sectors.
Our professional services in this area include:
- Monitoring on potential anti-dumping/countervailing investigations
- Full-fledged assistance throughout anti-dumping and countervailing investigations initiated by various jurisdictions
- Assistance in the new shipper reviews, annual administrative reviews and interim reviews
- USITC domestic industry injury investigations
- Clarification on, and exclusion from, the scope of merchandise under investigation
- Preparation and assistance in on-site verifications
- Safeguard investigation
- Price undertaking negotiations
- General advice on trade policy, laws and practices
- Customs matters, duty exemption, and refund issues
- Strategic and practical post-investigation business solutions
- Responding to China anti-dumping investigations
During the process of assisting our clients in trade proceedings, we have maintained constant communication in order to ensure perfect understanding on each client’s specific situation and needs. This dedication to understanding our clients’ business, combined with our attention to details and high professional standards, has allowed us to discern and advance the most legally advantageous position based on each client’s unique circumstances.
我们的律师十多年来协助客户成功应诉近百起美国商务部和欧盟委员会以及其他国家调查机构的反倾销反补贴调查程序取得零税率或者行业最低税。我们的律师还曾经参与和协助过中国商务部起草和建立中国的反倾销体系。
Dispute Resolution in Mainland China
Chinese lawyers in our team are experienced in PRC litigation, government investigation, labor dispute and arbitration matters.
Our professional service in this area includes:
- Prevention of dispute
- Strategy
- Court action
- PRC arbitration
- PRC labor arbitration
- Mediation and settlement
- Application for enforcement
我们团队中的中国执业律师在诉讼、政府调查以及劳资纠纷和仲裁等方面均具有丰富经验。
