Planning to sell, establish operations, form a joint venture or acquire a business in China? Get legal advice on the route, partners and arrangements your project needs.
Start at the stage you have reached
Still choosing a route
An entry assessment can compare the available options, identify questions that need further investigation and set out the decisions to make before implementation. The starting point is what your business will actually do in China.
Ready to put a plan into practice
Request a proposal for company setup, a distributor agreement, partner due diligence, joint-venture documents or a defined part of an acquisition.
From entry to ongoing operations
Establishing the business
Ownership, governance documents, decision-making authority and responsibilities for establishment work. The arrangements should address who will sign, employ staff, receive payments and hold the relevant rights.
Working with a Chinese partner
Counterparty or target-company checks, distribution and licensing agreements, joint-venture terms, control, exit arrangements and transaction documents.
Supporting the operation
Commercial contracts, employment documents, governance and continuing legal support. Food and product projects can also draw on the relevant compliance work.
What you receive
An entry assessment may compare the options in writing, explain the assumptions and unresolved questions, and set out the next steps. Implementation work produces the documents, reviews or transaction support identified in your proposal.
The proposal specifies the entities, documents, meetings and revisions covered, together with timing and fees. Tax, accounting, technical and overseas-law work is identified separately where needed.
Discuss your plans
Briefly describe your business, intended China activities, current stage and timetable. Mention any proposed partner or existing structure.