In the first half of the year, the overall number of investment deals in China dropped by 25% from the second half of last year, according to CNBC calculations of Qimingpian data. The market downturn can be explained by factors such as Covid impact, geopolitical tensions, and challenges posed by China’s regulatory control. With a series of laws being implemented nationwide from the end of last year – Personal Information Protection Law, Cybersecurity Law and Data Security Law, and the new Anti-Monopoly Law going into effect on 1st August, China is building a comprehensive and tighter regulatory framework.

What are the implications of the amended Anti-Monopoly Law on cross-border M&A and foreign direct investment? How can companies comply with the country’s increasingly strict regulatory oversight? Where should global investors look at the evolving China’s capital market? Join us in this session with a group of insiders and experts to discover the new driving forces in China’s capital market and navigate the regulatory challenges.

Registration deadline: Friday 26th August

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Payment deadline: Monday 29th August afternoon

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Agenda

16:00 – 16:05 Opening Remarks by Mr Jens Ewert, National Chair of the Investment Working Group at European Chamber and Board Member at Shanghai Chapter 

16:05 – 16:25 Keynote Speech One: Corporate M&A in China: Challenges & Opportunities, by Mr David Russell, Partner of Vermilion Partners (a subsidiary of Natixis SA).

16:25 – 16:45 Keynote Speech Two: China’s Anti-monopoly Law Amendment and Its Implication to Your Businesses, by Ms Laura Liu, Partner, FenXun (Baker McKenzie’s joint operation platform partner)

16:45 – 17:05 Keynote Speech Three: The Development of Foreign Private Funds in China and the Key Operational Considerations to Set up a Business, by Ms Christine Wang, Head of Business Development, Tricor China

17:05 – 17:25 Q&A Session

17:25 – 17:30 Closing Remarks by Mr Jens Ewert, National Chair of the Investment Working Group at European Chamber and Board Member at Shanghai Chapter 

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Speakers

Mr. Jens Ewert

Shanghai Chapter Vice Chair and National Chair of Investment Working Group, European Chamber; Senior Partner, Deloitte

Mr. Jens Ewert

Shanghai Chapter Vice Chair and National Chair of Investment Working Group, European Chamber; Senior Partner, Deloitte

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Jens Ewert, a Senior Partner with Deloitte China, has over 30 years of working experience in the professional services, based in Shanghai since end 2002 – he has been a member of Deloitte China Eastern Region Management team since then. Jens is the national leader for Deloitte China Life Science & Health Care Industry, leading a dedicated industry team comprising over 1000+ partners and professionals. He also covers our full range of multidisciplinary services, from consulting, risk & financial & tax advisory and audit & assurance, offering to Multinational Clients in China.
Jens has received the ‘Magnolia Silver Award’ from the Shanghai Government in September 2021, recognizing foreign business leaders for their special and outstanding contribution to the City’s development. He is also a Board member at the EUCCC Shanghai and the National Vice-Chair of the Investment Working group at the EU Chamber in China.
Prior to moving to China, he has been working in numerous countries always in professional services, such as France, Hungary, Vietnam and Indonesia. He hold a Master degree from University Paris X Dauphine in Business & Finance and a Diploma of Political Science from Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris. He also attended numerous executive programs at IMD and Insead. He is married to Christine and calls France his home.

Mr. David Russell

Partner of Vermilion Partners (a subsidiary of Natixis SA)

Mr. David Russell

Partner of Vermilion Partners (a subsidiary of Natixis SA)

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David Russell is a Shanghai-based Partner of Vermilion Partners, a China M&A advisory business with offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen and London. Vermilion is a subsidiary of Natixis SA, the international corporate, investment, insurance and financial services arm of Groupe BPCE.

He has been with Vermilion in China since 2009, advising on cross-border mergers & acquisitions for both foreign and Chinese corporates, before which he was an executive in Ernst & Young’s transaction advisory team in London.

David is from the UK, studied Philosophy, Politics & Economics at Oxford University and speaks Mandarin.

Ms. Laura Liu

Partner, FenXun (Baker McKenzie’s joint operation platform partner)

Ms. Laura Liu

Partner, FenXun (Baker McKenzie’s joint operation platform partner)

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Laura Liu is a partner in Baker McKenzie’s joint operation platform partner, FenXun, in Beijing. Her practice focuses on China antitrust legal issues including merger control filing, antitrust compliance, antitrust investigations and antitrust litigation. Laura has extensive experience in merger filings, having assisted numerous clients with antitrust filings before the China competition authority, including some of the most significant merger clearance cases to date. She has also advised numerous clients on complex competition compliance and advisory matters, handling dawn raids and antitrust investigations facing the China competition authority. She also has experience of dealing with China's National Security Review (“NSR”) filing, and has assisted several clients to pass the NSR in China. Laura was named as Rising Star (Antitrust & Competition) in 2020 and 2021 by Legal 500 Asia Pacific and Future Leaders (Competition) from 2019-2021 by Who's Who Legal.

Ms. Christine Wang

Head of Business Development, Tricor China

Ms. Christine Wang

Head of Business Development, Tricor China

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Ms. Christine Wang has been working in the Foreign Direct Investments field since 2010. She has a great deal of experience on advising international clients to localise business in PRC market in terms of company structure, licensing, business scope, regulatory compliance, finance & accounting, tax advisory and market entry strategy.

She has widespread knowledge in various industries, financial service, FMCG, hi-tech, manufacturing, etc. She has rich experience in supporting foreign private fund managers gaining a strong ground and expanding business in mainland China. With her industry know-how, she advises clients on managing the middle and back office functions of operations through the entire life cycle of alternative investment business.

With expertise in managing client relationships, partnership with industry associations, government authorities, law firms, KOLs, market players, etc, Christine has consistently overachieved her top-line targets and been recognized by clients.

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