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Jinan Federation of Overseas Chinese, Jinan Federation of Industry and Commerce and Zhongcheng Qingtai Law Firm jointly sponsored the 2019 Sino-German Investment Forum.

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2021-04-22

On August 29, 2019, the "2019 Sino-German Investment Forum" sponsored by Jinan Overseas Chinese Federation, Jinan Federation of Industry and Commerce and Zhongcheng Qingtai Law Firm, and co-sponsored by German AC Tischendorf Law Firm, GOETZPARTNERS (Will Gaochi) Management Consulting Company and Lurse AG Human Management Consulting Company, was successfully held in Jinan Office of Shandong Zhongcheng Qingtai Law Firm. Responsible persons of relevant departments of Jinan Municipal Bureau of Commerce and Jinan Investment Promotion Bureau attended the forum. More than 80 representatives from large state-owned group companies, well-known financial institutions, investment companies, export-oriented enterprises and professional service institutions from Shanghai and Jinan participated in the forum.

First of all, the forum was welcomed by Mi Wenpeng, Vice Chairman of Shandong Federation of Overseas Chinese and Chairman of Jinan Federation of Overseas Chinese, Sun Guodong, Secretary General of Jinan Federation of Industry and Commerce, Geng Guoyu, Director of Zhongcheng Qingtai Jinan Institute, and Yu Peng, Deputy Director of Zhongcheng Qingtai Jinan Institute and Director of International Business Center, introduced the co-organizers and guest speakers, subsequently, it was Aleweld by Müller, partner Matthias of German AC Tischendorf Law Firm, Liu Feng, Schwilden of Stephan and director of Will Gaochi China, and Thomas, partner of German Lurse AG Human Management Consulting Company, as well as Su Na, deputy director of the International Business Center of Zhongcheng Qingtai Jinan Institute, and Zhang Qing, director of the International Department of Zhongcheng Qingtai Qingdao Institute, conducted wonderful sharing on the legal practice, fiscal and tax differences, project opportunities, labor and HR management, and the selection and employment points of professional institutions for the guests. Lawyer Su Na, lawyer Yu Yue and lawyer Mao Yukun of Jinan Institute of Zhongcheng Qingtai conducted alternate interpretations for the English speeches of the whole forum.

(Mi Wenpeng, Vice Chairman of Shandong Federation of Overseas Chinese and Chairman of Jinan Federation of Overseas Chinese)

(Sun Guodong, Secretary General of Jinan Federation of Industry and Commerce)

(geng guoyu, director of zhongcheng qingtai jinan institute)

(Yu Peng, Deputy Director of Zhongcheng Qingtai Jinan Institute and Director of International Business Center)

In the keynote speech, Dr. Matthias and Dr. Stephan not only introduced the legal entity form of German M & A investment, main transaction documents, tax system, equity acquisition and asset acquisition differences, anti-monopoly, foreign investment control law and other legal practices, but also shared German business culture and the key elements of business success through M & A in Germany, the interests of employees should be taken into account when acquiring a family business.

(Matthias Müller, Partner, AC Tischendorf, Germany)

(Stephan Schwilden, Partner, AC Tischendorf Law Firm, Germany)

Mr. Liu Feng first introduced the trend of M & A between China and Europe, the main concerns of Chinese investors in M & A in Europe, and the key and main challenges of completing transactions in the European/German M & A market. Then he explained in detail the changes in the regulatory environment for foreign investment in China and Germany, the matters needing attention in the transaction and the transaction protection measures. Finally, Mr. Liu Feng introduced the selected high-quality investment projects in China and Germany to the participating enterprises.

(Liu Feng, Director, Will Gao Chi China)

Dr. Thomas first introduced the challenges and solutions of human resource management in Germany, and introduced the development trends of digitalization, talent management and shortage of skilled workers. Dr. Thomas then explained the German company's current "de-monetization" of target agreements, redesign of performance management and career models, and re-examination and improvement of benefits and additional allowances. Finally, Dr. Thomas shared the differences in management culture that Chinese investors in Germany may face under the changing employment environment, the shortage of high-quality employees, and how to integrate the human resources processes and policies between China and Germany.

(Thomas Aleweld, Partner, Manpower Management Consulting, Lurse AG, Germany)

Lawyers Su Na and Zhang Qing introduced the changes and trends of China's overseas investment regulatory environment to the participating enterprises, explained the reasons, methods and risks of designing and setting up the overseas M & A investment framework, and introduced the "jurisdictional law" involved in M & A transaction documents and M & A transactions, the selection of dispute resolution methods, the key considerations in selecting professional institutions for cross-border M & A, and the key points of employment agreement negotiation.

(Su Na, Deputy Director of International Business Center of Zhongcheng Qingtai Jinan Institute)

(Zhang Qing, Director of International Department of Zhongcheng Qingtai Qingdao Institute)

The forum not only provided participants with professional knowledge and investment project information on mergers and acquisitions, but also simulated and demonstrated the linkage and cooperation between cross-border and cross-field professional institutions in an overseas investment project. The participants and business representatives spoke highly of the forum.
2019 is the 41st year of China's reform and opening up, and it is also the 6th year that President Xi Jinping put forward the major initiative of the "Belt and Road". Under the guidance and support of a series of laws, regulations, and policies, my country's foreign investment tends to be rational, quality and The structure is improving day by day, especially the development momentum along the Belt and Road is strong, but due to differences in culture, way of thinking, language, and legal system, the road for Chinese companies to seek investment opportunities abroad remains bumpy. As an international regional strong firm, Zhongcheng Qingtai Law Firm has established long-term and stable cooperation relationship and mature cooperation mode with high-quality professional institutions at home and abroad through international cooperation platforms such as China World Alliance and LAWorld. The Shanghai, Hong Kong and South Korea branches under construction will further enhance the ability of Zhongcheng Qingtai to serve the international development of Chinese enterprises, especially Shandong enterprises. In the important historical period of the transformation of new and old kinetic energy and the construction of free trade zone in Shandong, zhongcheng Qingtai will bravely shoulder the important task of the development of foreign-related legal services, continue to improve itself, reserve global high-quality service resources, and continue to contribute to the international development of Shandong.

Introduction by the co-organizers of the Forum
AC Tischendorf, Germany, (I)
AC Tischendorf Law Firm was established in 2000 and is headquartered in Frankfurt. It is a first-class commercial law firm in Germany. It has more than 400 professional lawyers, tax consultants and business experts. Its highly integrated cross-border M & A team can help countries and regions in the world. Enterprises provide legal services, especially in the field of cross-border transactions. AC Tischendorf has been well received by customers for its extraordinary creativity and commercial service ability. It has successively won the Germany of The Legal 500, Handelsblatt | Best Lawyers, The Legal 500 EMEA, JUVE Commercial Law Firms. AC Tischendorf Law Firm of Germany and Zhongcheng Qingtai are both members of the Laworld, and the two sides have close daily communication. During the annual Laworld Global Annual Meeting, the two sides will conduct in-depth exchanges on the latest current political information and industry trends every year.
(二)GOETZ PARTNERS
GOETZPARTNERS is Europe's leading investment banking and management consulting firm. It is an independent consulting firm that provides comprehensive services to companies, including cross-border M & A transaction design and strategy consulting. With its unique business model, it provides cross-border M & A advice and strategy consulting services to the world's leading enterprises. Its client industries include energy, finance, medical, manufacturing and new media industries. GOETZPARTNERS has been named the winner of the "Best Consulting" award five times in a row by the Business Magazine WirtschaftsWoche. In 2018, GOETZPARTNERS won first place for outstanding projects in both the "Public Domain and Sustainability" and "Non-Profit Special Award" categories. GOETZPARTNERS was also selected by the German business magazine Brand Eins as one of the "Best Consulting Companies of 2018", and was also selected in the list of "Best Consulting Companies" in 2019.
(三)LURSE AG
Lurse AG is one of Germany's leading workforce management consulting companies, focusing on talent strategy, labor compensation and pension issues. It has offices in 9 German cities including Paderborn, Salzkotten and Frankfurt. For more than 25 years, Lurse AG has provided consulting services to large and medium-sized enterprises in the areas of talent strategy design, compensation coordination and welfare and performance system design. Since 2011, Lurse AG has been a partner of Abelica Global, an international organization for leading independent consulting firms. Lurse AG is also a member of WBN (Global Brokers Network), the largest independent benefit consulting, insurance brokerage network and international brokerage and advisory organization, with 109 members in 101 countries, providing the most optimized platform and resources.

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