Corporate merger & acquisition (M&A) is a major practice area of Tian Yuan. We’ve provided legal supports to clients in numerous domestic and international M&A projects, including overseas reverse take-over (RTO) projects. In large and multi-party M&A transactions, for the purpose of assuring a complicated transaction to proceed smoothly and completed efficiently, we often serve as a leading counsel to be responsible for coordinating work of the lawyers representing involved parties. Our clients active in the M&A area include major state-owned corporations, foreign investors, financial institutions, real estate developers, high-tech companies, education institutions and entities, construction companies, pharmaceutical companies, mining companies, and chemical companies. Tian Yuan attorneys have closely followed the development of M&A laws in
- Structuring of comprehensive M&A transactions and the related financing plan for M&A projects
- Legal due diligence investigation, providing legal due diligence investigation report and related disclosure documents as required
- Preparing transaction documents, including equity or asset acquisition or transfer agreements, corporate division or spin-off agreement, merger agreement and other related agreements and contracts on the issues that may be involved in the projects, such as the issues regarding land use, environment protection, intellectual property and employee arrangement
- Participating in project negotiations
- Advising on and assisting in completing related government and statutory procedures, such as applying for approval, filing for public records, registration and exemptions
- Issuing legal opinions on relevant issues involved in an M&A project
- Assisting clients in project closings
