Practice area
Cross-border Business
This area supports clients whose business connects Hunan and the wider world: international trade, foreign investment into China, cross-border transactions, and English-language legal support. The emphasis is on the PRC-law elements of cross-border dealings and on keeping the overall structure coherent across jurisdictions — often in coordination with the client's own foreign counsel. It is a supporting strength that complements the corporate and disputes work above.
What this area covers
- International trade
- Foreign investment
- Cross-border transactions
- English-language legal support
Common client situations
- Investing into China, or structuring market entry through a new establishment or an acquisition.
- Structuring a transaction that involves both PRC and non-PRC parties or assets.
- Negotiating international trade or commercial arrangements with a PRC element.
- Aligning PRC documents with agreements governed by foreign law.
- Needing PRC legal support delivered in English, in coordination with foreign counsel.
Types of assistance
- Advising on the PRC-law aspects of foreign investment, market entry and cross-border structures.
- Reviewing how PRC and foreign-law documents interact, and assisting with closing mechanics.
- Assisting with international trade and cross-border commercial contracts.
- Coordinating with foreign counsel to keep the overall deal consistent across jurisdictions.
- Providing English-language explanation of PRC-law issues for foreign clients and in-house counsel.
Practical considerations
- Governing-law and dispute-resolution choices affect how a cross-border transaction can later be enforced.
- Currency, remittance and registration steps can influence timing and feasibility.
- Consistent definitions and obligations across PRC and foreign-law documents reduce the risk of gaps.
- The available forms and requirements for foreign investment depend on the sector.
Representative matters in this area
- Inbound Investment. Advised a European agricultural group on its acquisition of a controlling stake in a PRC-listed agricultural technology company, including transaction structuring, legal due diligence and related PRC legal matters.
- Cross-border Acquisition. Advised a European private equity fund on its acquisition of a PRC chain enterprise, including transaction structuring, legal due diligence and regulatory compliance.
- Cross-border Financial Institutions. Advised on the regulatory opening-up of China's financial services sector to foreign institutions, including a securities brokerage license granted to a foreign securities institution and the establishment of one of the earliest Sino-foreign securities joint ventures following China's WTO accession, covering regulatory approval and joint-venture structuring.
Representative matters are anonymized and provided for general information only. Past experience does not guarantee any particular outcome.