Apart from their specialist tax expertise, all Hwuason lawyers have considerable general corporate and commercial legal experience. We have assisted many domestic and international clients on all aspects of their corporate and commercial transactions.
The manner in which you structure your business and operations in China can sometimes lead to unintended taxation consequences and it useful to have general legal counsel that is aware of the risks of such taxation consequences. The reality is that many non-tax lawyers do not have a sufficient understanding of the possible tax risks inherent in a particular transaction. Hwuason, because of our specialist tax expertise, is able to foresee such tax risks.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) remains a boom area in China as companies world wide look to increase their profitability. Hwuason’s lawyers all have experience in a variety of M&A transactions. In addition to conducting taxation due diligence reviews, we can help you, whether you are a purchaser or vendor, to evaluate the manner and financing of mergers and acquisitions to maximize your taxation efficiency.
Our expertise in this area includes:
- Overall M&A strategic and financial planning;
- Due diligence investigations and related legal opinions;
- Helping clients to identify potential cooperation partners and formulate market entry strategy;
- Drafting and negotiating equity and asset acquisition agreements, merger agreements, spin-off and split-up agreements, and related agreements;
- Assisting in governmental filings, approvals and registrations; and
- Advisory on the negotiation and regulations as well as project approval procedures.
Foreign Direct Investment
Since its establishment, Hwuason has accumulated considerable experience in foreign direct investment and international practice. We assist our clients in dealing with all relevant taxation matters related to foreign investments. We draft transactional documents, and negotiate all terms of these documents on our client’s behalf. Due to our experience we are able to help clients effortlessly navigate through the often complicated and unpredictable project process.
Our expertise in this area includes:
- Initial investment taxation planning and taxation due diligence;
- Preparation of application documents and feasibility study reports;
- Drafting of company formation documents and related negotiations, including joint venture contracts, articles of association, and technology license agreements;
- Assist companies in creating appropriate corporate governance policies;
- Constructing taxation planning strategies;
- Spin-offs, recapitalizations and other restructuring transactions; and
- Liquidation of foreign invested enterprises.
Corporate Restructuring
Under China’s tax laws, corporate restructuring may inadvertently lead to negative tax consequences. Accordingly, it is important that tax considerations be the cornerstone of any corporate restructuring. Hwuason has experience in providing comprehensive legal services to companies in the course of restructuring.
Our expertise in this area includes:
- Conducting legal due diligence;
- Assisting clients in securing approval and registration;
- Analyzing and frame restructuring strategies from taxation;
- Assisting in governmental filings, approvals, and registrations; and
- Providing methods to minimize transaction taxation.
Commercial
Hwuason’s Commercial team has expertise in the following areas:
- Providing legal opinions to clients on the significant decisions related to operational matters;
- Drafting, modifying and reviewing contracts, agreements and other legal documents
- Dealing with the daily legal affairs of clients; and
- Participating in project negotiations and preparing relevant documents.