Asian Markets

Bacchus works across geographical boundaries, jurisdictions, cultures and languages. Our team includes lawyers and support staff who are fluent in both written and spoken Mandarin and have received both US and Chinese legal education and training. We are not only familiar with the cultural norms and nuances in Hong Kong and Mainland China, but also are able to combine our knowledge of the Chinese marketplace with the international practice.

We work closely with lawyers in China to provide strategic advice and legal solutions to North American clients in China-related transactions, or to Chinese companies doing business in North America. We work with accountants and auditors who are fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese, and we often act as the liaison among North American-based auditors, transfer agents and brokers and other business professionals to facilitate communication and deal-making with companies in China.

We assist clients involved in all types of business activity coming into and flowing out of China, and we work with companies in China who wish to access equity markets in the US. Our China-related experience includes:

• Mergers and acquisitions between US or Canadian companies and Chinese companies

• Capital markets

• Reverse mergers

• Foreign investment in China

• Work permits and labour market opinions for foreign employers in Canada

• International tax issues

Recent transactions

• Reverse merger (US) for company in China with revenues of $10 million

• 20-F Registration Statement for US registration of TSX-V issuer with assets in China

• Reverse merger for wind energy company with $11 million in assets

• AMEX co-listing for TSX-V company with business in China

• Reverse merger for manufacturing company in China with 5,000 shareholders and substantial assets