Penalties now likely if M&A deals are closed without China anti-monopoly approval *

China - January 11 2012
Three and a half years after commencement of the Anti-Monopoly Law in China, the Anti-Monopoly Bureau of China's Ministry of Commerce has signalled its intention to finally begin penalising business operators who fail to notify their M&A deals to Mofcom in circumstances where such notification (and then pre-approval by Mofcom) is mandatory.

Co-authors: Hannah Ha, Gerry P. O’Brien, Helen Hai.

China and U.S. antitrust authorities agree on merger review cooperation *

China, USA - December 2 2011
On 29 November 2011, a delegation from China's Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) met with representatives of the main U.S. antitrust authorities in Washington to discuss developments in relation to their respective merger control regimes, and opportunities for enhanced cooperation on antitrust issues.

Co-authors: Hannah Ha, Gerry P. O’Brien.

China antitrust moves up a gear *

China - November 14 2011
The third anniversary of the commencement of China’s Anti-Monopoly Law (“AML”) passed in August of this year without significant attention from the international community.

Co-authors: Hannah Ha, Gerry P. O’Brien, Helen Hai.

China announces 8th conditional anti-monopoly clearance *

China - November 4 2011
On 31 October 2011, the Anti-Monopoly Bureau of China’s Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) issued its eight conditional clearance decision.

Co-authors: Hannah Ha, Gerry P. O’Brien.