A WFOE was established more than 10 years ago. But due to mismanagement, the company had been out of business for many years after losing millions of dollar invested in it. As a result of its poor management, the company had lost its approval certificate, business license and seals. Even its business license was revoked because of its failure to undergo annual inspection. The company was thus revoked while its registration had not been cancelled.
The investor was a company listing abroad and decided to legally dissolve this WFOE. Mr. Yang and his team act for the company in providing legal services regarding the liquidation and deregistration. Due to its lack of seal and certificate, Mr. Yang’s legal team had visited local commission of commerce, administration of industry and commerce, taxation bureau, the customs, administration of foreign exchange and police bureau, and accounting firm to communicate with one another and coordinate between different parties. After all the efforts, Mr. Yang’s team started their work with carving the liquidation seal, and then moved on with the liquidation and deregistration procedures in different government departments. The company was eventually deregistered in accordance with law.
常见法律问题
投资并购中如何进行尽职调查？
投资并购尽职调查应涵盖以下方面：1）法律尽职调查——核查目标公司的设立及存续、股权结构、重大合同、知识产权、诉讼仲裁、劳动用工、合规经营等情况；2）财务尽职调查——审查财务报表、资产负债、收入结构、关联交易、税务合规等；3）商业尽职调查——分析行业前景、市场竞争、商业模式、客户供应商集中度等。建议委托专业律师和会计师共同进行，重点关注隐性债务、或有负债、知识产权权属瑕疵、劳动用工风险等潜在隐患。杨律师团队在投资并购领域具有丰富经验，可提供全流程法律服务。
公司并购有哪些法律风险？
公司并购主要法律风险包括：1）股权权属瑕疵风险——股权被质押、冻结或存在代持关系；2）隐性债务和或有负债风险——目标公司存在未披露的担保、保证、未决诉讼等；3）劳动用工风险——员工安置、补偿方案、社保欠缴等；4）知识产权风险——核心专利、商标、著作权的权属不清或存在侵权纠纷；5）反垄断审查风险——达到申报标准的并购需向国务院反垄断执法机构申报；6）税务风险——历史欠税、税务筹划不当等。建议在交易前进行全面尽职调查，并在协议中设置适当的陈述保证条款和赔偿机制。
并购交易中如何设计交易结构？
并购交易结构设计需考虑以下因素：1）股权收购vs资产收购的选择——股权收购继承目标公司全部权利义务（含隐性债务），资产收购可选择性收购但需办理资产过户手续；2）支付方式——现金支付（简单直接）、股权支付（换股收购，可延迟纳税）、混合支付（现金+股权+ Earn-out）；3）分步交易安排——先收购部分股权，再根据经营情况决定是否收购剩余股权；4）税收筹划——合理设计交易结构以降低整体税负（如特殊性税务处理）；5）风险分配机制——通过陈述保证、赔偿、托管、分阶段付款等方式分配风险。建议由律师、税务师和财务顾问共同参与设计。
以上内容仅供参考，不构成法律意见。如需专业法律服务，请联系杨春宝一级律师：chambers.yang@dentons.cn
