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| Date | October 5, 2010 |
| Event Time | 15:00-18:00 |
| Organizer | IPBA and IBA |
| Venue | Vancouver, Canada |
| Language | English |
"Foreign Investment by state-owned enterprises and national security considerations of target countries"
Event: IBA Annual Conference 2010
Session Co-Chairs As Brazil, China, India and other developing markets of the Asia Pacific region continue to expand and become increasingly integrated into the global economy, the traditional net foreign investment flow into these markets is gradually reversing itself. With strong balance sheets, access to domestic finance and the encouragement of government policy, the state-owned enterprises of these developing economies are increasingly looking to invest in developed markets throughout the world in many sectors such as energy, minerals, agriculture and infrastructure, that are strategically important to both the acquiring and the target countries. This session will address the changing legal and regulatory environment, complex issues and current developments in this increasingly important practice area. Among other matters, the panel members will discuss the model of chinese State-owned enterprises attempting to acquire oil and mineral interests and companies abroad, successfully and unsuccessfully, and the challenges of navigating the regulatory and political impediments in target countries such as Australia, Canada and the US in these areas, where there are real and perceived national security interests at stake. The session will be conducted in an interactive panel format and will focus on practical considerations and recent transactions as case studies. Speakers | |