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As a full-service law firm focusing on international commercial legal affairs
in China, BRIGHT & RIGHT® has rich and successful experience in
offering legal services to both multinationals investing in China and domestic
companies receiving investments from their foreign partners. We have worked on
many high-ranking projects in a wide range of industries. We advise and assist
and accompany our clients through each individual stage of their projects in
the entire investment process: advising our clients in deciding upon the most
effective structuring of their deals, assisting in finding and/or evaluating
their potential business partners and locations, conducting due diligence on
target companies and the like. Additionally, we create, review transactional
documents and offer legal opinions thereupon, negotiate entire document terms
on our client’s behalf, and monitor the complete investment process for our
clients to safeguard their legitimate interests. Due to our qualifications,
expertise and experience we are cable of helping clients manage complicated and
unpredictable project processes.
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The practice areas of BRIGHT & RIGHT® include the following:
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Acquisitions of Business & Assets by Foreign Investors
Since China's accession to the WTO, foreign investors have become increasingly
interested in acquiring local businesses and enterprises. The M&A related
service of BRIGHT & RIGHT® includes assisting clients in
identifying target companies, determining optimal legal/tax deal structures,
creating contractual documentations and providing on-the-spot support at
negotiation tables. Our competitive advantage is the wonderful combination of
high-qualifications, rich experience and dedication, enabling us to offer
cutting-edge solutions to our clients.
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Company Secretarial Services
BRIGHT & RIGHT® offers company secretarial services to
enterprises with foreign investment, helping them manage their daily
operations. We take pride in our cost-effective, professional company
secretarial services that include:
handling the approval and registration procedures for legal entity
establishment;
completing post-establishment registration procedures;
maintaining company registrations and filings;
renewing or changing business licenses;
preparing board resolutions and minutes;
managing important company stamps; and
assisting in annual company inspection.
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Establishment of Enterprises with Foreign Investment
We, the legal professionals of BRIGHT & RIGHT®, assist clients
in establishing and expanding their presence in China through establishing
enterprises with foreign investment, which can take a variety of legal forms
depending on the client's needs, such as equity joint venture, contractual
joint venture, wholly foreign owned enterprise and the like. We also assist
many local Chinese enterprises in finding foreign investors and in cooperating
with their foreign partners in various forms. Our experience in establishment
of enterprises with foreign investment covers many business sectors such as
pharmaceuticals, environmental, automotive, energy, construction, e-commerce,
chemicals, conference and exhibitions, infrastructure, power, distribution,
machinery, building materials, transportation and the like.
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Establishment of Representative Offices
We, the legal professionals of BRIGHT & RIGHT®, help our
international clients establish representative offices, which is often the
first step for many foreign companies to set foot on the China market. We help
deal with registration procedures, assist in drafting and negotiating the
employment and lease contracts, act as the liaison for clients, and fulfill
other necessary steps to ensure the clients’ smooth transition into China.
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Liquidation & Dissolution of Enterprises with Foreign Investment
Sometimes it becomes necessary to terminate, liquidate and dissolve an
enterprise with foreign investment, and, we, the legal professionals of BRIGHT
& RIGHT, will also offer our professional help. We advise our
clients in dispute resolution procedures to seek the best legal remedy and play
an important role in ensuring the smooth, professional liquidation and
dissolution process to safeguard the clients' best interests. Our professionals
often act as chairman or members of liquidation committees, having a good
understanding of the regulatory procedures and providing competent solutions to
complicated issues during the winding-up processes.
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On-going Legal Advice to Enterprises with Foreign Investment
We, the legal professionals of BRIGHT & RIGHT®, have
been acting as long-term legal counsel for enterprises with foreign investment.
We provide them with daily legal support in their operational activities,
getting them informed of the new legal developments relative to their business
and industry. We assist them in remaining compliant with relevant regulations
on tax, foreign exchange, labor, environmental concerns, customs and the like.
We help them create and maintain the relevant internal management rules and
regulations to ensure the success their business activities, including drafting
the stamp use regulations and helping them manage their stamps carefully, which
is a special feature in the corporate management in China. Many clients no
longer treat us as “lawyers” but valued team members, and our professionals are
often invited to serve as their directors or company secretaries in China.
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In particular, we have been serving many German-speaking enterprises as their
yearly legal counsel in the daily management of their subsidiaries in China,
whereby, we, the legal professionals of BRIGHT & RIGHT®, often
work together with the legal departments of the mother companies in Germany,
functioning as the “extended legal arms” for their local subsidiaries in China.
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Private Equity Funds
The rapid growth of China's private sector and the massive restructuring of its
state-owned sector have attracted many private equity funds. The legal
professionals of BRIGHT & RIGHT® possess the in-depth knowledge
and rich experience in the formation, investment and deployment of private
equity funds. We represent large and well-established funds, venture capitals
as well as small but fast-growing startup companies. Our services include
establishing private equity funds, structuring investment vehicles, handling
and negotiating equity investment projects or mixed debt and equity
investments, advising on exit strategy, buy-outs, IPOs and so on.
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Restructuring & Share Transfer of Enterprises with Foreign Investment
Having established their presence in China, many companies start re-evaluating
their investment structure in China. To this end, we, the legal professionals
of BRIGHT & RIGHT®, assist them in increasing equity stakes,
buying out their venture partners, consolidating their China operations and
subsidiaries, changing business scope, restructuring the board and management,
extending operation term and the like.
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