Vertical Pulse

China is an Aggressive Acquirer

In 2007, Chinese companies have spent $29.2 billion acquiring foreign companies while investors from the rest of the world have bought $21.5 billion of Chinese companies. In recent months, Chinese entities have taken large stakes in companies such as Morgan Stanley, Standard Bank, Blackstone, Barclays and Fortis.

The implications of China acquiring American companies is the focus of several events hosted by the Business Development Academy. Visit www.bdacademy.com or call 609-919-1895 ext. 100 for more information.

Chinese IPOs

There was an interesting article on Chinese IPOs in The Wall Street Journal. Many Chinese companies are duel listing their shares in both Shanghai and Hong Kong. The Class-A shares are listed in mainland China. They typically command a 45% premium to the H-shares which are traded in Hong Kong.

These are some of the issues that will be discussed at The Business Development Academy's sessions on Doing Business with Chinese Companies and Managing Transactions in China. Further information is available at: www.bdacademy.com.