Cross-Border Investments China and the World's Investment Regimes

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1 CCH Executive Events Cross-Border Investments China and the World's Investment Regimes 17th June 2011, The Regal Hotel, SPEAKERS Dr. Lutz-Christian Wolff Professor of Law at the Faculty of Law of The Chinese University of Dr. Norbert Knittlmayer International Partner of Marccus Partners Dr. Bernd Sagasser Head of the Global Legal Practice of Marccus Partners Dr. Julian Lemor Partner, SJ Berwin LLP Jun Dai Partner, HHP Attorneys-At-Law Marc Waha Partner, Norton Rose, Asia Competition Team Dr. Chao Xi Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, The Chinese University of Cheng Hoo Founding Partner of Cheng Wong Lam & Partners Joaquín Rodríguez Partner, Chacón & Rodríguez, Mexico Avner Ben-Gera Partner at Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP Christophe Clerc International Partner at Marccus Partners Dr. Christoph Maurer Managing Partner of Marccus Partners, France All the expert speakers are authors of the upcoming book titled - CHINA OUTBOUND INVESTMENTS, to be given to all delegates of this event. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS LEADING SPONSOR Morning 09:00-12:45 Welcome and Introduction to the Topic (Lutz-Christian Wolff) Panel Session I: China's Outbound Investment Regime Panel Chair: Jun Dai China's Approval and Registration System (Lutz-Christian Wolff) Merger Control and Competition Law Dealing with Onshore (China) and Offshore Restrictions (Marc Waha) Financing China Outbound Investments (Chao Xi) China Outbound Investments and Accounting (Julie Laulusa) SUPPORTED BY

2 Tea Break Panel Session II: Structuring Cross-border Investments Panel Chair: Marc Waha Private Equity and China Outbound Investments (Julian Lemor) Taxation and Tax Planning (Bernd Sagasser) Holdings as Investment Tool (Cheng Hoo) 12:45-14:00 Lunch Break Afternoon pm Panel Session III: Investments in the Americas Panel Chair: Norbert Knittlmayer USA (Avner Ben-Gera) Mexico (Joaquin Rodriguez) CHINA OUTBOUND INVESTMENTS Tea Break Panel Session IV: Investments in Europe Panel Chair: Bernd Sagasser EU (Christoph Maurer) Germany (Norbert Knittlmayer) France (Christophe Clerc) Concluding Panel Session: Global Investments - Future Trends and Developments Panel Chair: Julian Lemor Panel Members: Cheng Hoo, Christoph Maurer, Avner Ben-Gera, Jun Dai Full day training at The Regal Hotel, Book now to secure seat CCH member / CPA member - $3500 (includes book) Non Member - $3950 (includes book) After June 10th $4600 for Non Member (includes book) CCH Executive members receive 20% discount Call to join

3 SPEAKERS PROFILE Dr. Lutz-Christian Wolff - Professor of Law at the Faculty of Law of The Chinese University of Dr. Lutz-Christian Wolff is admitted to practice as a German attorney-at-law and also as a solicitor in England & Wales. He works on a regular basis with companies, government entities and law firms on international business transactions in the Greater China region. He has authored numerous books and articles on Chinese law and is a frequent speaker at international conferences, professional development courses and in-house seminars. Professor Wolff has been based in since 1999 after several years of working in Shanghai, Taipei, Düsseldorf, Beijing, New York and Frankfurt. Dr. Norbert Knittlmayer- International Partner, Marccus Partners Dr. Norbert Knittlmayer is an international partner of Marccus Partners based in Duesseldorf (Germany). He has more than 15 years of experience of practice in cross-border M&A transactions and international corporate law. Dr. Knittlmayer advises German companies on numerous transactions and direct investments in Asia, Eastern Europe and North America. Furthermore, he assists Chinese companies on their business in Europe. Dr. Chao Xi - Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, The Chinese University of Dr. Chao Xi holds an LLB from the Sun Yat-Sen University, China, and an LLM and a PhD in Law from the University of London. He has authored/co-authored Doing Business in China (3rd ed.) (London: Routledge, 2008) and Corporate Governance and Legal Reform in China (London: Wildy, Simmonds & Hill, 2009). He is also Adjunct Professor of Jilin University School of Law, China. Dr. Julian Lemor Partner, SJ Berwin LLP Dr. Julian Lemor is a partner at SJ Berwin LLP and heads the Corporate Department in Germany. Dr. Lemor specialises in international mergers and acquisitions, private equity, restructurings, joint ventures and corporate real estate transactions. He also regularly acts for financial institutions, private equity funds, public and private corporations as well as management and supervisory boards on corporate governance and compliance matters. He studied at the Universities of Münster, Saarbrücken and Frankfurt am Main and received a Doctor rer. publ. (political science and history) from the University of Public Sciences Speyer. Jun Dai Partner, HHP Attorneys-At-Law Before joining HHP Attorneys-At-Law, Jun Dai had worked with several foreign firms in their Shanghai offices for more than 10 years. He received his master and bachelor degrees in law from Fudan University. Now a Partner, Mr. Dai has extensive experience with M&A, inbound and outbound investments, joint ventures including those in which tax issues have played a prominent role. He assists clients with a wide range of transactional matters, including the purchase and sale of businesses, commercial contracting and the creation of new business ventures. Mr. Dai has worked extensively with multinational and Chinese clients in structuring acquisitions and in divesting those acquisitions. Marc Waha Partner, Norton Rose, Asia Competition Team Marc Waha is a partner in Norton Rose's Asia Competition Team, based in. He also spends a significant amount of time in Europe. Mr. Waha advises international companies on emerging antitrust regimes in East Asia, and Asian companies on global competition compliance issues, multi-jurisdictional merger filings and international cartel investigations. His work is recommended in the Chambers Asia 2010 Guide and he is ranked as a leading lawyer by IFLR in its Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms. Dr. Bernd Sagasser - Head of the Global Legal Practice, Marccus Partners Dr. Bernd Sagasser is the Head of the Global Legal Practice of Marccus Partners and of the group Mazars. He holds a Doctor of Law degree (Germany) and is admitted as Attorney-at-Law to the bar of Paris-Nanterre (France) and Düsseldorf (Germany). Dr. Sagasser is also a Certified Tax Advisor (Germany). With over 25 years of experiences in cross-border investments with a specialization in international tax structuring, he is the author of various books on capital investments and cross-border re-organizations. Cheng Hoo - Founding Partner of Cheng Wong Lam & Partners Mr. Cheng Hoo is a founding partner of Cheng Wong Lam & Partners. He is admitted as a solicitor in and England, and focuses his practice on corporate and commercial work, and Mainland China investments and acquisitions. Joaquín Rodríguez - Partner of Chacón & Rodríguez Joaquín Rodríguez is a partner of Chacon & Rodriguez, Mexico, with extensive experience of over 15 years in a wide range of Mexican and international matters, including transactional, foreign investment, corporate, commercial, mergers and acquisitions, antitrust law, aviation law and arbitration.

4 Avner Ben-Gera - Partner, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP Avner Ben-Gera is a partner at Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP based in New York, whose focus is on mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures (with an emphasis on cross-border transactions), private equity and corporate governance. Christophe Clerc - International Partner, Marccus Partners Christophe Clerc is an M&A / CM partner at Marccus Partners in Paris, France. He specialises in corporate and securities law, with a focus on cross-border public and private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and group reorganisations. He also has extensive expertise in capital markets and corporate governance issues. He regularly advises major international groups, banks and other investors on a wide variety of transactions. Christophe Clerc was closely involved in the implementation in France of the EU Takeover Directive. He is a member of a permanent advisory committee of the French securities regulator (AMF) and of the legal panel of ANSA, a leading corporate law authority. He also teaches corporate governance at the Institut d'etudes Politiques (Paris). Christophe Clerc was the co-author of the report on the EU Transparency Directive commissioned by the European Commission. He works regularly for the European Parliament. Dr. Christoph Maurer - Managing Partner, Marccus Partners, France Dr. Christoph Maurer is the managing partner of Marccus Partners in France. His practice focuses on cross-border Corporate/M&A transactions. TERMS & CONDITIONS Registration and Payment Reservations may be made by fax/ . Payment must reach us before the event. Cancellation and Substitution Policy A substitute delegate is welcome at any time and no extra charge if you are unable to attend. Full payment will be imposed if cancellation is made within 7 days of the event date. This also applies to no show on the day of event. All notices of cancellations or replacements must be made in writing and acknowledged by CCH via or fax. Programme Changes CCH reserves the right to amend or cancel the event due to unforeseen circumstances. CCH Executive Events is the seminar and conference arm of CCH Asia. We offer opportunities for our delegates to receive business critical information and timely insight and analysis from our expert presenters. Our events also provide a platform for discussion to allow delegates to explore the intricacies of the information presented while interacting and exchanging news and experiences with their peers. Our programmes are conducted by industry practitioners and academics who are able to provide participants a well-balanced blend of theoretical fundamentals and practical applications. The Organiser CCH Executive Events is the seminar and conference arm of CCH Asia. We offer opportunities for our delegates to receive business critical information and timely insight and analysis from our expert presenters. Our events also provide a platform for discussion to allow delegates to explore the intricacies of the information presented while interacting and exchanging news and experiences with their peers. Our programmes are conducted by industry practitioners and academics who are able to provide participants a well-balanced blend of theoretical fundamentals and practical applications. REGISTRATION FORM Cross-Border Investments To Register, Simply Fax Back To or to jason.sinclair@cch.com.hk or Mail to: CCH Limited, Room 1608, 16/F, Harcourt House, 39 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, H.K.

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