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CHINESE UPDATE: Some key points in the first abuse case on China online retail platform players

Published on: May 4 2021
Contributed by: Fang He, JunHe LLP (Beijing), Adam Li, JunHe LLP (Shanghai). Authored by Ms. Yingling Wei, Ms. Xuefei Bai, and Ms. Yuhang Ding.

On April 10, 2021, the State Administration for Market Regulation (“SAMR”) imposed administrative penalties on a leading Internet company for abusing its dominance in the China online retail market by engaging in exclusive dealing conduct. This article will sort out the key points of this case from four different aspects: relevant market definition, market dominance evaluation, “either or” (exclusive dealing) conduct, and the penalty amount. It will also offer suggestions on compliance for Internet platform undertakings.

Editors’ Note: Contributed by Fang He and Adam Li, both partners at JunHe and members of XBMA’s Legal Roundtable. Ms. He has broad experience in M&A, outbound investment, foreign direct investment and private equity. Mr. Li is a leading expert in international mergers & acquisitions, capital markets and international financial transactions involving Chinese companies.

Authored by Ms. Yingling Wei, Ms. Xuefei Bai, and Ms. Yuhang Ding. Ms. Wei, a partner at JunHe LLP, is the head of JunHe’s antitrust practice group and has extensive experience in merger control filings, antitrust compliance advice, antitrust government investigations and antitrust private enforcement litigations. Ms. Xuefei Bai, a partner at JunHe’s antitrust practice group, has rich experience in antitrust law, and has assisted many well-known domestic and foreign companies in merger filings and antitrust government investigations. Ms. Yuhang Ding is an associate at JunHe’s antitrust practice group.

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CANADIAN UPDATE – Top Competition and Foreign Investment Review Trends and Issues for 2020

Published on: February 10 2020
Contributed by: Vincent A. Mercier (Partner) - Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP (Toronto)

*This article was originally distributed on January 21, 2020 In our annual forecast of the year ahead for Canadian competition and foreign investment review law, we evaluate how developments in 2019 will influence these areas of the law in 2020. We discuss below the main issues and trends to watch for this year. Continued Focus … Continued

Editors’ Note: This article was co-authored by John Bodrug, Anita Banicevic and Jim Dinning, partners at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP (Toronto).

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XBMA – Quarterly Review for Q1 2011

Published on: June 29 2011

The attached slides summarize trends in cross-border M&A and strategic investment activity throughout the first quarter of 2011.   Highlights: Global M&A volume for Q1 2011 was US$671.8 billion, up 29.5% as compared to Q1 2010. Cross-border transactions have rebounded substantially from 2009: 38% of Q1 2011 global M&A was cross-border — up slightly from … Continued

Editor's Note: This is an example of the type of post and content the XBMA Forum seeks to showcase.

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