近年来,早期设立的一批外商投资企业的经营期限将近届满,同时根据原《中华人民共和国中外合资经营企业法》设立的中外合资企业的公司治理结构的弊端也日益凸显,而部分外商投资企业形成已久的公司僵局也始终不见破局之法,因此外商投资企业的解散和清算已经成为外国投资者所关注的热点话题。
《中华人民共和国外商投资法》(“《外商投资法》”)及其实施条例已经从今年1月1日开始实施,但新的法律、法规并未在内容上对外商投资企业解散和清算这一问题进行强调或注解。而随着“三资法”的废除,以公司形式设立的外商投资企业的解散和清算自然需要适用《中华人民共和国公司法》(“《公司法》”)第十章“公司解散和清算”的规定。而事实上,在《外商投资法》实施之前,外资企业在解散、清算方面已经适用了《公司法》的相关规定,只是在操作流程上较内资企业有所不同。
然而《公司法》对于解散清算的规定过于宽泛,而最高院有关企业解散清算的司法解释在实操层面又存在诸多难点和不确定性,导致外国投资者在寻求以解散清算方式撤离时面临重重困境。笔者拟通过本文对于外商投资企业解散和非破产清算一般路径以及可能面对的困难进行简要分析,从而希望对投资者在设立外商投资企业并签订相应股东协议时有所参考和提示。
Part 1: Introduction to orphan SPV repackaging transactions for Hong Kong SAR and Mainland China clients
This article was written by Richard Mazzochi, Minny Siu, Angus Sip and Ryan Iskandar
As the economic and trade exchanges between the Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong have become more frequent, in recent years the number of issues that need to be resolved through cross-border cooperation in bankruptcy cases has also increased.
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1. Introduction
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