Navigating Risks Linked to Chinese Investors Amid FDI Transactions: Regulatory, Data/Cyber, Market Distortion/Volatility and Evolving Geopolitical Complexities
Davina Garrod
Partner
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP (UK)
Dr. Moritz Holm Hadulla
Partner
Gleiss Lutz (Germany)
Anthony Rapa
Partner
Blank Rome
- How different jurisdictions are applying scrutiny to acquisitions by Chinese investors in the name of “national security”
- Germany’s first-ever ‘Strategy on China’ policy initiative
- Impacts of increased political risks, investor national origin, and entrenchment on firm exit
- Investment in Variable Interest Entities (VIEs) linked to Chinese entities
- Verifying whether MNCs are using a ‘China + 1’ strategy to de-risk rather than exit
- A rethinking of China strategy for foreign investors considering the evolution of Chinese policies, slower economic growth, changing consumer behavior, and geopolitical tensions