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When China’s Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM") approved Pfizer’s $68 billion acquisition of rival pharmaceutical company

On February 3, 2011, the General Office of the PRC State Council issued the Notice Regarding the Establishment of National Security Review Mechanism for Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors.

A new circular published recently by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce of the People's Republic of China ("AIC") sets out more stringent operational rules for representative offices of foreign companies ("Circular").

Are you ready to do business in China, but a little nervous about all the legal economic and social complexities.

On 19 May 2011, the European Commission (the "Commission") issued clearance under the EU merger control rules for the proposed joint venture between DSM and Sinochem (the "Proposed Transaction").

Recently, the Jiangsu Administration for Industry & Commerce ("Jiangsu AIC") issued sanctions against the Concrete Committee of the Construction Materials and Construction Machinery Industry Association of Lianyungang City ("Association") and 16 concrete manufacturers for breach of the Anti-Monopoly Law, by way of having entered into a monopoly agreement.

Ninebot Limited, an electric scooter producer backed by Xiaomi Corporation recently became the first-ever company to list Chinese Depositary Receipts ("CDRs") ...

Law enforcement authorities in China have stepped up their overall efforts in recent months to combat China's problem of "rampant" corruption.

Merger filing is obligatory if a PE transaction triggers a concentration of undertakings, while also meeting the turnover threshold.

On October 13, 2010, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce ("State AIC") adopted the Measures for Supervision and Abolishment of Contract-related Illegal Activities ("Measures").

On 13 August 2010, the proposed acquisition of Alcon, Inc (Alcon) by Novartis AG (Novartis) was approved by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), with conditions. MOFCOM’s public announcement in relation to this acquisition is located here. This is the 6th merger that has been approved with conditions, since the enactment of the Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) in 2008.

In today's digital age, big data is increasingly utilised to optimise the business environment and ease doing business in China.

As for the competent authorities, Shanghai Directories clarify the corresponding professional supervisory authorities in Shanghai, which basically follows the provisions of the National Directories.

FIEs currently remain subject to the laws and regulations governing incorporation and operation of FIEs in addition to the Company Law.

The legal representative is the person with the broadest individual authority in a company in China.

On July 30, 2024, China's merger control authority, the State Administration for Market Regulation ("SAMR"), released its official statistics on the merger review cases...

Chinese authorities issued the first major update to criminal bribery laws in a decade, lowered thresholds for private-sector corruption crimes, and maintained aggressive enforcement against both bribe givers and receivers. Three senior officials faced prosecution in the first half of 2026, with investigations reaching back decades and emphasizing "family-style corruption" involving relatives who exploited officials' influence for personal gain.