By Raymond Wong King & Wood Mallesons’ Hong Kong Office.
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he Hong Kong Competition Ordinance (Cap. 619) (the “Ordinance”) will be fully implemented on 14 December 2015 in Hong Kong. Like competition laws in other jurisdictions, the Ordinance aims to protect and promote fair market competition by prohibiting certain conduct that prevents, restricts or
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King & Wood Mallesons has advised Huaneng Power International, Inc. (Huaneng Power, A-shares Stock Code: 600011, H-shares Stock Code: 0902) on its successful placement of 780 million new H-shares to ten shareholders under the general mandate. With a placement price of HK$7.32 per share, Huaneng Power raised approximately HK$5.71 billion
By Lucy Lu and Luo Jun King & Wood Mallesons’ Commercial & Regulatory Group
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lected by shareholders, the Board of Directors (hereinafter referred to as the “Board”) acts as the decision-making organ outside a company, and takes charge of inner affairs within a company, thus carrying significant influence in the field of commercial law;
By Lin Jiuchu, Xiao Yuexin and Kang Lifang King & Wood Mallesons’ IP Group
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By Wu Qing King & Wood Mallesons’ Commercial & Regulatory Group
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he environmental requirements for listing on the New Third Board are based on Article 2 Paragraph 2 of the Basic Standard Guidelines for Applying to List on the National Equities Exchange and Quotations System (for Trial Implementation) (hereafter the “Guidelines”). Paragraph 2 states
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20 November 2015, King & Wood Mallesons partner Mr Sun Mingfei has been ranked as one of Asian Legal Business (ALB) China’s Top 15 IP Lawyers for 2015. This award is given to 15 standout intellectual property (IP) lawyers throughout China who demonstrate exceptional skills in the practice of law.
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On 18 November 2015, King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) marked another significant achievement by being ranked in the Asialaw Profiles 2016 Asia-Pacific rankings as a leading law firm in 18 practice areas with 33 leadings lawyers. Of the 18 practice areas in which KWM was ranked as a leading law firm, 11 relate to KWM’s top-tier ranking as an Outstanding Law Firm while 7 relate to KWM’s ranking as a Highly Recommended or Recommended firm in the respective practice area. In addition, 33 KWM partners were recognized as Leading Lawyers in their respective practice areas.
Continue Reading King & Wood Mallesons ranked in the Asialaw Profiles 2016 rankings as a leading law firm in 18 practice areas with 33 leading lawyers
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31 July, 2015, with King & Wood Mallesons’ (KWM) legal support, Qingdao Hisense Electronic Equipment Co., Ltd. (Hisense) and its affiliated company in the USA signed a Share Purchase Agreement and a Trademark License Agreement with Sharp Corporation (Sharp) in relation to Sharp’s facility in Mexico. Under these two agreements, Hisense will acquire 100% of Sharp Electrónica México S.A. de C.V (Sharp Mexican Company), Sharp’s TV production facility in Mexico, with a consideration of US$23.7 million. The transaction will also give Hisense the rights to use the Sharp’s brand and its marketing channel resources in the Americas (except in Brazil).
Continue Reading King & Wood Mallesons advises Hisense on its acquisition of SHARP’s facility in Mexico
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On November 2, 2015, General Electric Co. (GE) announced its acquisition of Alstom’s power and grid business. With a total transaction value of €9.7 billion (approximately US$10.6 billion), the transaction marks GE’s largest acquisition to date in the industrial sector. After obtaining approvals from regulators in over 20 jurisdictions including the U.S., China, India, Japan, Brazil and in several countries within Europe, GE successfully completed the transaction. The China-related acquisition is a crucial part of the deal, which will have a major impact on the electric power and electricity network industries within China.
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