Foreign direct investment

Through our Guangzhou and Shanghai offices and our relationships throughout the People's Republic of China (PRC), we help Hong Kong and international clients to do business in the PRC, and PRC clients who operate in Hong Kong and international territories.

We offer a wide range of legal services to assist our clients with every stage of their investments, acquisitions, joint ventures, operations, financing, restructuring (equity and debt) and divestments in China.  Our team provides practical legal advice on all aspects of employment, foreign exchange, taxation, banking and finance, intellectual property and international trade. 

Working closely with our clients, we proactively design commercial structures that suit their long-term needs – be they representative offices, joint ventures, wholly foreign owned enterprises, holding companies or foreign invested joint stock companies.

Our long established presence in China provides a deep understanding of the local cultures, regulatory and legislative framework.   Our China group includes speakers of Mandarin, Cantonese and other Chinese dialects who prepare and negotiate documentation in Chinese or English as required.

We can help you with:

  • Legal due diligence
  • Offshore and onshore investment structures
  • PRC antitrust filings
  • Negotiations with Chinese partners and government authorities
  • Drafting documentation in English and Chinese and obtaining official approvals
  • Commercial agreements and security documentation
  • Legal advice on all aspects of business
  • Tax structuring

Impressive on-the-ground presence

Chambers Asia 2009

"SH are the closest thing to having an extended in-house legal team. Their commercial advice fits seamlessly into our business."

Chambers UK 2012

"It's the teamwork which impresses most. It's a seamless and effective operation and there's no other team I'd rather work with."

Chambers Asia-Pacific 2012

"A fabulous presence in Asia"

Legal 500 UK 2012

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