This entry is dedicated to the description of the “tender offer rules” in the process of a takeovers of a listed company. Today I introduce this theme which is to be completed in the next entry about entries “ Obligation of Disclosure of Substantial Shareholdings.” Tender Offer Rules: In conformity with the fairness and openness …
Everyone loves bacon, ham, pork chops and so much more from our friend the pig. With the rise in individual income in China, the Chinese are ready to go whole hog and pork out in China. In a piece written by Tom Philpott entitled, “Is the US About to Become One Big Factory Farm for …
Today I am going to delineate the new takeover regime in China and I will also introduce the characteristics of the Takeovers Code. This in order to better understand the legal framework regulating the takeovers of listed companies. Features of the New “ Takeovers Regime in China ” and Content of the “ Takeovers Code …
Today this entry is a little bit more technical, in fact having exposed the functioning of the Chinese Bourses , it is now necessary to spend a few words about the practical aspects of buying shares. Buying shares in China: lot size in the different bourses, and permitted gateways. On mainland stock markets, stocks are …
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The aim of this entry today is to highlights the functioning of Chinese Stock Exchanges, therefore I am going to expose the main elements investors need to know when entering capital markets. Basic Elements Investors Need to Know about Chinese Stock Exchanges The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE, http://english.sse.com.cn/ ) is a membership institution closely monitored …
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This entry is intended to offer a panorama of all the elements involved when buying a listed company in one of established Chinese stock markets. There are three stock exchanges in China (if we consider Hong Kong also): (i) Shanghai Stock Exchange ( http://english.sse.com.cn/ ) and (ii) Shenzhen Stock Exchange ( http://www.szse.cn/main/en/ ) are in …
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Today with this entry I return to my favorite topic, namely M&A. Having examined all the forms of investment at the disposal of the foreign investor to establish a presence in China, it is now time to spend some more words on an alternative way to conquer a portion of the Chinese market. Foreign companies …
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Foreign investors are granted direct access to China’s capital markets through the so called QFII program, which covers A shares and bonds, and the Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors program. The RQFII program enables overseas units of Chinese asset-management companies to invest in yuan-denominated bonds. Substantially the QFII scheme represents China efforts to allow, on …
In the past I have examined and explained how the legal framework concerning M&A is organized here in China, but I never mentioned what is the situation of the Chinese outward foreign direct investment in the form of M&A. So, today this entry is dedicated to this important theme. In fact it is necessary to …
As reported in an article on the Library of Congress website ( http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/ ), on May 20, 2013, entitled, “China, New Visa System Proposed, Public Opinion Being Solicited”, author Laney Zhang reports: “On May 3, 2013, China’s State Council published the Regulations on the Administration of the Entry and Exit of Aliens (Draft for Comments) (hereinafter …
