Chinese foreign investment in the mining sector continues to flow into the African continent. OHADA member states in West and Central Africa are amongst the main recipient of such investment. A priority for the local...more
In line with international and European developments, Ireland has introduced a new regime to provide for a process to allow for certain transactions that may present risks to the security or public order of the State to be...more
Hogan Lovells advises longstanding client, the world's largest steelmaker, China Baowu Steel Group (Baowu) on its investment in the Simandou mining and infrastructure project in the Republic of Guinea, West Africa. Simandou...more
On 30 April 2020 the People's Republic of China (China or the PRC) announced a pilot scheme for establishing real estate investment trusts (REITs) dedicated to the infrastructure sector, dubbed as the "real" China REITs...more
The outbreak of novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV ("Coronavirus") is an extraordinary challenge for many transactions involving Chinese companies. In this section, we analyse its impact on certain key aspects of mergers and...more
2/18/2020
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Share Purchase Agreements
Ever since China began opening up to the outside world, the right of foreign-invested enterprises ("FIEs") to make equity investments within the People's Republic of China (which for these purposes refers to Mainland China...more
12/2/2019
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State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE)
Between July and August 2019, China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange ("SAFE") made one step forward towards China's comprehensive foreign exchange reform. The local branches of SAFE in China's 12 Free Trade Zones...more
Many TMT companies have found China a market that is challenging to navigate. The challenges have included restricted sub-sectors, data localization requirements, and intellectual property protection. These market access...more
In July 2017, Mainland China and the Hong Kong SAR launched the Bond Connect Scheme ("Bond Connect"). Bond Connect is a milestone in the liberalization of the Chinese debt capital markets, a significant opportunity for...more
In a move designed to boost the issuance of Panda bonds and encourage foreign participation in the Chinese bond market, the People’s Bank of China (the Chinese central bank) and the Ministry of Finance jointly issued the...more
On December 20, 2017, the China Food and Drug Administration (“CFDA“) released two draft documents for public comment:
(1) Conditional Approval for Urgently Needed Drugs Technical Guidance (the “Draft Conditional Approval...more