May 2020

PERUVIAN UPDATE: Changes To Peruvian Merger Control Legislation

On May 11th, 2020 the Peruvian Government has modified certain provisions contained in the Peruvian Merger Control Legislation (“MCL”), originally approved by Urgency Decree N° 013-2019. Vacatio legis. The Peruvian Government deferred the application of the MCL (originally on August 20, 2020) until March 1, 2021. Concentrations occurring prior to said date will not be … Continued

This article was co-authored by Carlos A. Patrón (Partner) and David Kuroiwa H. (Senior Associate) - Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados (Lima)

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DANISH UPDATE: Nasdaq Introduces a Common Nordic Main Market Rulebook for Issuers of Shares

Nasdaq has introduced a “Nordic Main Market Rulebook for Issuers of Shares” (the “Rulebook”), comprising Nasdaq Copenhagen, Nasdaq Helsinki, Nasdaq Iceland and Nasdaq Stockholm (the “Exchanges”). The Rulebook entered into force on 1 May 2020 and is comprised of two parts. The first part is a harmonized set of rules applicable to issuers of shares … Continued

This article was co-authored by Dan Moalem (Partner) and Henning Hedegaard Thomsen (Senior Associate) at Moalem Weitemeyer Bendtsen (Copenhagen)

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CHINESE UPDATE: New Development in Cross-Border Regulatory Collaboration – Observations on CSRC Comments on Luckin Coffee Incident

The financial fraud committed by Nasdaq-listed Luckin Coffee Inc. (“Luckin Incident”) has sparked a heated discussion in the media and within relevant industries about whether the Chinese Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”) will exercise long-arm jurisdiction pursuant to Paragraph 4 of Article 2[1] of the new Securities Law, implemented on March 1 of this year (“Securities Law”).  … Continued

Editors’ Note: Contributed by Adam Li, partner at JunHe and member of XBMA's Legal Roundtable.  Mr. Li is a leading expert in international mergers & acquisitions, capital markets and international financial transactions involving Chinese companies.  

This article was authored by Natasha Xie (Partner), Mandy Wu (Partner) and Yun Ding (Associate) - JunHe (Shanghai).

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Ecosystem Edge: Sustaining Competitiveness in the Face of Disruption

We are delighted to inform you of the publication of Ecosystem Edge: Sustaining Competitiveness in the Face of Disruption, a fascinating new book authored by Professor Peter Williamson of Cambridge Judge Business School, who is an XBMA Founding Director, and Professor Arnoud De Meyer of Singapore Management University, who co-hosted the recent XBMA Singapore symposium.  An introduction to some … Continued

Editors' Note:

Arnoud De Meyer is a University Professor at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business of Singapore Management University. He was previously President of SMU, Director of the Judge Business School of the University of Cambridge in the UK, and founding Dean of INSEAD’s Asia Campus in Singapore.

Peter J. Williamson is Professor of International Management at the University of Cambridge, Judge Business School, and Fellow and Director of Studies at Jesus College Cambridge, both in the UK. His research and teaching interests have focused on the impacts of the globalization of knowledge on multinational enterprises; nature and implications of the rise of emerging market multinationals; strategies and competitive advantages of Chinese companies; cross-border M&A; and business ecosystem innovation. Peter is a Founding Director of XBMA.

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