In a noteworthy decision handed down on 17 December 2021 (“Decision”), the High Court of Hong Kong recognised the Mainland China bankruptcy administrator (“Administrator”) of Peking University Founder Group Limited (PKU) and...more
On August 20, 2021, the 30th session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) adopted China’s new PRC Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), which will take effect on November 1, 2021. The...more
8/27/2021
/ China ,
Criminal Liability ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Data Use Policies ,
International Data Transfers ,
National Security ,
Personal Information
In the groundbreaking recent decision in Re Samson Paper Company Limited (in Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation) [2021] HKCFI 2151 (“Samson”), the Hong Kong Companies Court (the “Hong Kong court”) has for the first time issued...more
Recent developments in the tech sector in China, including government directives concerning heightened regulatory scrutiny of tech companies listed or looking to list in the US or on exchanges in other overseas jurisdictions,...more
On June 10, 2021, the 29th session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress ("NPC") adopted China’s new Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law,1which took immediate effect. The new law provides legal grounds for...more
On May 14, 2021, the Department of Justice of the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region announced that the Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong and the Vice-president of the Supreme People’s Court (the...more
In light of the global economic dislocation and significant challenges faced by many businesses in Asia over the past year, the Hong Kong Companies Court has recently been grappling with multiple crossborder corporate...more
In Re Lamtex Holdings Limited, the Hong Kong Companies Court recently ordered the winding-up of a Bermuda-incorporated Hong Kong-listed company. While the winding-up in Hong Kong of a foreign-incorporated company is not...more
This alert outlines the recent potentially seismic shifts in the Fintech regulatory landscape affecting the regulation and commercial business model of China’s online micro-lending company ("MLC") sector – a part of the...more
12/9/2020
/ Anti-Monopoly ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Banking Regulators ,
China ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Monopolization ,
People's Bank of China ,
Popular ,
State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR)
In Re Ando Credit Limited [2020] HKCFI 2775 (“Re Ando”), the Hong Kong Companies Court recently appointed provisional liquidators over a Hong Kong company, Ando Credit Limited, in novel circumstances with potentially...more
It was reported on November 3, 2020, that the Shanghai Financial Court had recognized an August 2018 Hong Kong judgment, which ordered a Mainland Chinese company, CEFC Shanghai International Group Limited (“CEFC”), to pay a...more
Returns from Asia-Pacific merger arbitrage positions have proved consistently attractive over time, offering the additional benefit of portfolio diversification when compared to other equity strategies where returns are more...more
11/3/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Appraisal ,
Arbitrage ,
Asia Pacific ,
Foreign Investment ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Scheme of Arrangement ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Statutory Mergers
The attraction of seeking out superior investment returns from well-structured investments in Asia’s unique markets has never been stronger. Economies in countries such as China, India, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia all...more
On June 30, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (the “Standing Committee”) in the People’s Republic of China (“China”) unanimously passed The Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National...more
Following the decision taken by China’s National People’s Congress to adopt a new national security law (the “Security Law”) for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (“Hong Kong”) on May 28, the Standing Committee of...more
The National People’s Congress in China has today adopted a resolution paving the way for a new national security law to apply to Hong Kong.
The law is expected to focus on the prevention and punishment of secession, the...more
Many governments across Asia have been proactive and innovative in their responses to COVID-19. The region has seen sweeping relief measures, like those deployed in the U.S. and Europe, which are deeply impactful for...more
Whatever your business—whether you are an investor looking at new investments, managing existing positions or planning exits, or a corporate concerned with protecting and enhancing your business—the current public health...more
• The High Court of Hong Kong has handed down an intriguing insolvency and restructuring decision which reaffirms the Hong Kong court’s pragmatic approach to cross-border restructuring. The decision addresses, for the first...more