Corporate and M&A is one of Guantao’s core practice areas, in which it has been a market leader and is widely recognized for many years. It has received rankings and recommendations from globally renowned legal rating agencies such as Chambers Global, Chambers Greater China Region, ALB, The Legal 500, IFLR1000, China Business Law Journal, LEGALBAND and Asialaw Profiles for a number of consecutive years.
Guantao's Corporate and M&A team covers multiple jurisdictions, languages and cultures. In recent years, Guantao has represented numerous domestic and foreign multinational corporations, funds and public companies on a number of well-known and complex M&A transactions. The services cover all stages of transactions: from industry access laws and policies, deal structure design, due diligence investigation against the project and partner, project financing, preparation, negotiation and signing of transaction documents, regulatory approval, to project closings and synergy, involving various specialized areas such as tax, foreign exchange, compliance, environment, real estate, intellectual property, employment, antitrust, and the ability to speak various languages such as English, German, Spanish and Japanese. Through these successful transactions, lawyers from multiple jurisdictions and specialties have worked together, demonstrating Guantao's depth of experience, efficient mobilization of resources, in-depth understanding of PRC legal and regulatory environment and international M&A transaction practice, comprehensive knowledge of tax, finance and business, and ability to accurately identify client needs and provide the best possible solutions in all aspects.
In addition, Guantao provides legal services on corporate governance to many clients, including Fortune 500 companies, well-known multinational companies, segmented sector leading companies, foreign and domestic listed companies, and investment funds. Guantao has extensive experience in the areas of energy and natural resources, finance, high- tech, real estate and infrastructure, manufacturing, culture and entertainment, e-commerce, pharmaceutical, health and life sciences and many other industries.
Guantao's corporate and M&A practices include but are not limited to:
• Business Establishment and Change
• Corporate governance
• Combinations and spinoffs
• Divestitures and business restructurings
• Onshore and cross-border M&A
• Mergers and acquisitions and material asset restructurings of listed companies
• Onshore and offshore private equity investments and strategic investments
• Long-term legal advisors
• Liquidation and dissolution of enterprises