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Bargain M&A deals in COVID19 - a guide for CHINESE odi investors

In preparation for a post COVID-19 world, Chinese outbound investors have begun to source for bargain deals in other countries, with markets characterised by corporate restructurings, low prices, depressed valuations, distressed assets, and fire sales. In this article, we briefly set out some suggestions for Chinese outbound investors when entering into bargain M&A deals in this unprecedented M&A landscape.

China, Corporate Finance/M&A, Insolvency & Restructuring, King & Wood Mallesons, Due diligence, Force majeure, Coronavirus
Court Order Sending Coverage Dispute To Arbitration Overseas Demonstrates The Potential Consequences Of Purchasing “Bermuda Form” And Other International Coverages

In MF Global Holdings Ltd. et al. v. Allied World Assurance Co. Ltd. et al., No. 1:16-ap-01251 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Aug. 24, 2017), the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York ordered MF Global Holdings Ltd. and Allied World Assurance Co. Ltd. to arbitrate their $15 million errors-and-omissions coverage dispute in Hamilton, Bermuda.

USA, Arbitration & ADR, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Deposit insurance, Federal Arbitration Act 1926 (USA), United States bankruptcy court