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Dezan Shira & Associates on the Liabilities of the Legal Representative

Fabian Knopf, business development associate at Dezan Shira & Associates, discusses the liabilities of key FIE personnel during a seminar in Suzhou on Tuesday.

By Eunice Ku and Shane McDonnell

SUZHOU, Apr. 12 – Fabian Knopf, business development associate at Dezan Shira & Associates’ Suzhou branch, headed  a seminar at OfficeStar’s Suzhou New District office on Tuesday discussing the duties and liabilities of the legal representative and other key personnel of an FIE. Continue reading

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M&A Registration to Become Easier in China

Nov. 30 – China is attaching more importance to supporting company restructuring as well as mergers and acquisitions (M&As), hoping these business activities will help optimize the country’s resource distribution and push forward economic transition. On Monday, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) released a new document, requiring government departments to offer greater convenience for the registration of businesses after combination and separation (C&S).

The document, titled “Opinions on Improving Registration Services for Companies after C&S and Supporting Enterprise M&As as well as Restructuring (gongshangqizi [2011] No.226),” specified the following aspects in which local Administrations for Industry and Commerce (AICs) shall improve their registration services for businesses after C&S: Continue reading

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