ANTITRUST AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT
Led by Hazel Yin, formerly a partner and co-head of China antitrust at global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, RuiMin’s antitrust and foreign investment team brings together leading PRC and US-qualified antitrust lawyers, including those from band-1 ranked international and PRC firms. The team boasts a strong track record in handling complex merger filings, foreign investment and national security reviews arising from cross-border M&A transactions, as well as antitrust compliance and investigations.
The team maintains close relationships with antitrust regulators around the world, including China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), which is at the forefront of the country’s anti-monopoly legislative architecture. We regularly provide training to SAMR and are often invited to speak at government-sponsored events. This enables us to anticipate any antitrust challenges before they arise and devise solutions that ensure transactions stay on track.
Our diverse backgrounds, global perspectives and extensive practical experience enable us to offer bespoke solutions that are tightly integrated with clients’global strategies.
OUR CORE SERVICES IN THE ANTITRUST AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT SPACE INCLUDE
merger control
foreign investments and national security reviews
antitrust compliance
antitrust investigations
SOME EXAMPLES OF OUR WORK
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UBS
on the China-related aspects of its acquisition of Credit Suisse, including taking the lead in communication with SAMR regarding the filing of the notification of concentration of undertakings in China.
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Viterra
a Canadian grain handler, on matters relating to the global notification of concentration of undertakings and the foreign investment regulatory approvals relating to its merger with Bunge, one of the four largest grain traders in the world, by way of a stock-and-cash transaction.
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Li & Fung and Temasek
on matters relating to the global notification of concentration of undertakings and the foreign investment review involving in the US$3.6bn sale of LF Logistics Holdings Limited to A.P. Moller-Maersk Group.
This transaction was named M&A Deal of the Year at IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2023.
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Korean Air
on matters relating to the notification of strategic concentration of undertakings and the regulations that applied to its KRW1.8tr (approximately US$1.51bn) acquisition of Asiana.
This transaction was named Merger Control Matter of the Year – Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa by Global Competition Review in 2023.
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Leading domestic and international companies
in a wide range of industries, including automotive, aviation, healthcare, consumer goods and internet in various complex antitrust investigations, and advising on internal rectification and compliance matters.
