Challenge to the Existing Law from the Frequent Hostile M&A
On the morning of 8 August 2016, Guantao invited Professor Zhu Ciyun, director of the Civil Law Research Center at Tsinghua University, to give a lecture "Challenge to the Existing Law from the Frequent Hostile M&A". Professor Zhu classified and analyzed with 27 typical cases of hostile takeover and anti-takeover by listed companies applying Chinese laws, then discussed these issues with the example of Kingkey Group vs. Kanter, at last made a self-criticism from the perspective of Corporation Law, Securities Law and others in the context of the Chinese laws.
Brief Introduction of India's Investment Environment
On the afternoon of 12 August 2016, Guantao invited Mr. Dipen Rughani, chief chairman of India Commerce Commission in Australia, to give a lecture "Brief Introduction of India's Investment Environment". Mr. Rughani has working experiences in the areas of international trade, real estate, mineral resources, software, education, pharmaceutical, automotive manufacturing for over 30 years.
Mr. Rughani talked about the manufacturing industry of India, the building of small-sized cities, digital products and the rise of India, then detailed several key areas, such as information technology, life science, electricity and municipal public notice measures, retails and sales industry, investment environment, foreign trade etc. and at last described the friendship between China and India.
Review Skills of Administrative Normative Documents
On the morning of 12 August 2016, Guantao invited Mr. Zhou Jidong, director of the Legislative Office of Beijing Municipal Government, to give a lecture "Review Skills of Administrative Normative Documents". Experienced director Zhou worked at legislative office for many years. He analyzed the main points from a government perspective.
Multi-level Compensation System of Investor Protection Funds
On the afternoon of 8 August 2016, Guantao invited Mr. Huang Zibo, director of the Legal Department of SIPF, to give a lecture. This lecture mainly referred to conciliation of risk disposal and multi-level compensation system. In the meanwhile, Guantao lawyers had a discussion with Mr. Huang and benefited a lot.
Interpretation of the Key Points and Practical Extension of "Trade Supervision and Management Measure of the State-owned Assets in Enterprises"
After the lecture on 22 July at Beijing office, the lecture "Trade Supervision and Management Measure of the State-owned Assets in Enterprises" was successfully held at Xi'an Office at 14:00 on the afternoon of 5 August 2016. Lawyer Li Zhen, partner of the Domestic Securities Department at Beijing Office, interpreted the process of the property rights transfer, capital increase and asset transfer starting with the key points and highlights of new regulations. He communicated with the participants and shared ideas about the opportunities and challenges faced by enterprises. More than 30 state-owned clients of Xi'an Office attended the lecture.
Asset-Backed Notes (ABN)
On the afternoon of 28 July 2016, Guantao invited Ms. Wu Lihui, vice president of Hengtou Securities, to deliver a lecture named "ABN". Centering on the securitization of corporate asset, Ms. Wu analyzed with 6 typical cases and at last, made an intensive interpretation about screening criteria of the project. In the meanwhile, Guantao lawyers had a lively discussion with Ms. Wu and benefited a lot.