King Wood Mallesons Alert: Chinese SOE transactions may unexpectedly trigger an EU merger notification

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By King & Wood Mallesons on Apr 26, 2016 07:52 am

Chinese State-owned enterprises (SOEs) acquiring businesses or entering into joint ventures with other parties may unexpectedly trigger an EU merger filing. This was clarified by the European Commission’s decision clearing the UK joint venture between China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) and Électricité de France (EDF), which was published on 26 April 2016. [1]

The important message for Chinese SOEs is as follows: in deciding whether the Commission has jurisdiction to review a transaction and i… More…/??