CMS has over 600 lawyers specialising in corporate law and M&A transactions. We support clients in China, throughout Europe and in key emerging markets.

Our CMS, China Corporate Group is staffed by more than 20 legal experts, who have extensive experience supporting both greenfield investments as well as M&A projects. We provide expertise to foreign investors in their investments into China and Chinese companies pursuing investments overseas.

Full Range of Corporate Law Expertise

With CMS, China Corporate Group you have access to more than 15 years of experience providing legal expertise in support of China-related projects. We provide clients expertise on all aspects of corporate law and M&A, including:

• The most effective investment strategies both into China and out of China, and on choosing the most appropriate form of investment
• M&A, both cross-border and domestic
• Legal due diligence
• Establishment of joint ventures and subsidiaries wholly-owned by foreign companies
• Establishment of holding structures
• Reorganisations and restructurings
• Initial public offerings
• Corporate finance
• Spin-offs and liquidations
• Corporate governance and compliance

Many members of our Corporate Group in China have worked abroad. In cross-border transactions, we can assemble legal teams at short notice and provide a seamless transnational service. We also have long-standing experience in China of contacting and negotiating with government bodies and providing support throughout the often complex regulatory approvals.

A key feature of our work is that we provide services tailored to the particular concerns and requirements of each client, and focus on finding solutions that enable our clients to achieve their commercial goals.

Deep Industry Knowledge

One of our core strengths is that we understand our clients’ business and the unique needs and challenges of each market sector. We regularly support clients in the following industry sectors:

• Automotive
• Banking and finance
• Chemical sector
• Consumer goods
• Energy
• Engineering and manufacturing
• Environmental protection and new energies
• Hotels and leisure
• Lifesciences
• Service industries
• Technology, media and telecommunications
• Trading Industries