Our team has been representing domestic and international clients from various industries in domestic and cross-border equity and asset acquisitions. The targets include state-owned enterprises, enterprises with minor state investment, foreign invested enterprises and private enterprises, whether publicly listed or not. Our team has handled virtually all types of M&A transactions, including equity and asset acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, auction acquisitions, mergers of legal person enterprises and non-legal person enterprises, with both domestic and foreign business assets as the acquisition target. We have expertise and in-depth understanding of the issues that arise in mergers and acquisitions concerning market entry, governmental regulation, corporate governance, employee transition, taxation optimization, information disclosure and compliance, foreign exchange settlement, escrowed payment, anti-trust notification, intellectual property rights transfer, etc.

Our services include:

Developing investment and market entry strategies for companies, including providing legal advice on various issues such as investment schemes, foreign investment, state-owned asset supervision, information disclosure, anti-trust, national security, data security, tax, labor, IP, foreign exchange, industry administration, etc.

Conducting due diligence and risk assessment on target companies/assets

Assisting clients in the negotiation of investment projects and assisting in drafting and reviewing term sheets and other investment agreements

Assisting clients in signing the investment agreements and in closing the transactions

Advising clients in buying and selling companies throughout the entire transaction lifecycle, and providing the full range of support for employment-related legal issues 

Providing fully integrated legal services for the outbound investments of domestic enterprises, including but not limited to advising on tax, foreign exchange and corporate laws, and assisting clients in obtaining administrative permits concerned