China Briefing Releases New Mergers and Acquisitions Guide

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Jun. 13 – China Briefing has just released the second edition of its technical guide “Mergers and Acquisitions in China” – offering business-minded individuals an up-to-date reference source for all of the key issues concerning the successful undertaking of a merger or acquisition in China.

Do you want to enter or develop your China market via acquisition? If you are looking at investing in a China-based company, then this book is for you.

This guide is a practical overview for the international business to understand the rules, regulations and management issues regarding mergers and acquisitions in China. It will help you to understand the implications of what can initially appear be a complicated and contradictory subject. This book tells you the basics of what you need to know, and points you at the structures you should use as well as some of the pitfalls.

This fully inclusive 100-page guide covers the following topics:

  • Risk analysis
  • Due diligence
  • Valuing your targets’ shares
  • Land use rights
  • Acquisition procedures and timetable
  • Assessing China governmental risk
  • Environmental due diligence
  • Acquiring state-owned enterprises
  • China re-investment incentives
  • Re-structuring the company
  • M&A case studies
  • China’s M&A regulations

“Mergers and Acquisitions in China (Third Edition)” is available on the Asia Briefing Bookstore priced at US$40.

This book is part of a technical series of books on doing business in China, covering such topics as setting up joint ventures and representative offices, tax, IP and many other vital issues for foreign investors in this exciting market.

This guide was also written in collaboration with Dezan Shira & Associates, a boutique professional services firm providing foreign direct investment business advisory, tax, accounting, payroll and due diligence services for multinational clients in China. For more information on establishing representative offices in China, please contact info@dezshira.com, visit www.dezshira.com, or download the firm’s brochure here.

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