Contact: Steven L. Toronto, Charles C. Comey, or Venantius Tan
Morrison & Foerster’s China M&A practice combines senior PRC regulatory expertise with international deal execution capability.
Our attorneys in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong have significant PRC-related cross-border M&A experience. Through our representation
of multinationals like Thomson, Kodak, UPS, Newell-Rubbermaid, Wal-Mart and Proctor & Gamble, we have helped foreign investors
acquire PRC assets, rationalize their portfolio of foreign invested enterprises in China and deal with ongoing operational
issues. The M&A work that we have done for private equity investors such as Warburg Pincus, Goldman Sachs and others has focused
on effective structuring, maximizing opportunities and minimizing risks, particularly in connection with complex strategic
investments including highly regulated restructurings, buyouts (both leveraged and management) and recapitalizations in traditional
industries and the technology sector.
In addition to the Firm’s significant cross-border M&A experience, Morrison & Foerster has developed significant expertise
in navigating the complex process of obtaining the regulatory approvals required in transactions involving PRC companies and
assets, including acquisitions of State-owned assets. We have developed a close working relationship with the Ministry of
Commerce and other important PRC governmental authorities at both central and local levels, which is crucial in resolving
the complex regulatory approval and other administrative issues that arise when undertaking M&A transactions in China.
