AI Issue 10 2017

Acquisition International - October 2017 19 Providing Antitrust and Competition Law Advice Since 2008 Fangda have been very fortunate to be regularly involved in many of the highest profile cases in South East Asia. Also, to have been selected for both the 2017 Global Excellence Awards and the Leading Adviser Awards 2017 is a real honour, as it recognizes the hard work and expertise put in by our team on some very complex mandates under testing conditions. As a leading law firm, we receive a number of awards each year, but when they are from recognized industry leading publications such as AI, with the quality and depth of readership it possesses, such awards are particularly gratifying. Whilst personal awards are always nice to receive, it is the team awards that are really satisfying as they pay testament to the strength and depth of the individuals that we have spent a lot of time selecting, nurturing and training to be the best they can be. We couldn’t achieve what we achieve today without such a dedicated, professional and exemplary team, as we have been fortunate enough to build. With thePRCandHongKong becoming increasingly important players on the global scene (in terms of both inbound and outbound investment), and with the increasing sophistication of the enforcement agencies, following the promulgation of international norms in fields such as anti-trust and anti-corruption and bribery, there has never been a more exciting time to be in practice here. Clients are coming to us with ever increasingly complex questions as they seek to continue to thrive in this tighter regulatory environment. Guiding them through the minefield, whilst finding practicable business orientated solutions, is at once challenging, exciting and immensely rewarding.