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Measuring the Need for Reform in Chinese Basketball - Cues from the NBA

King & Wood
June 30, 2009 05:35

  The rapid expansion of the NBA in China overshadowed the premier professional basketball league in China— the China Basketball Association (“CBA”). Beyond the superior play, the CBA currently underperforms the NBA in many other aspects.   By Wang Rui, Partner at King...

Measuring the Need for Reform in Chinese Basketball Pt. II: The Structural Organization of the CBA

King & Wood
July 02, 2009 10:11

  Not only the marketing affairs, the Chinese Basketball Association also effectively controls all other critical aspects of the CBA under the CBA AOA. The following three issues illustrate how the Chinese Basketball Association greatly influences the operations of the CBA...

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Angel Investing in Hong Kong: Part VI Conclusion

February 12, 2010 03:20

By John Lo, Partner, Corporate, King & Wood–Hong Kong Hong Kong is blessed with many favorable elements for business growth. The most prominent factors often cited for Hong Kong's business success include its gateway role to China, the rule of law, and a location where goods, services and...

Angel Investing in Hong Kong: Part V Government Tech Policies

February 08, 2010 06:45

By John Lo, Partner, Corporate, King & Wood–Hong Kong Nurturing the growth of a science and technology focused sector became a significant part of the government policies of the first post-1997 administration. Under the guidance of the late Professor Tien Chang-lin, former chancellor of...

Angel Investing in Hong Kong: Part IV Financial Infrastructure

February 05, 2010 07:54

By John Lo, Partner, Corporate, King & Wood–Hong Kong Hong Kong has a strong venture capital industry and a vibrant capital market, which together afford a much needed financial backdrop for financing growth businesses. This business friendly environment provides funds for start...

China Weaves a Tax Net over Offshore SPVs

February 02, 2010 06:11

By Tony Dong and Alice Zhang, King & Wood's Tax Department It is common for multinational companies to deploy offshore holding structures or set up special purpose vehicles ("SPVs") in tax havens to make investments, enter into cross border transactions or to list their IPOs. There...

Angel Investing in Hong Kong: Part III Angel Profiles & Networks

January 28, 2010 03:26

By John Lo, Partner, Corporate, King & Wood–Hong Kong To a large extent, angel investment in Hong Kong has so far revolved around individual investors rather than institutions. It is useful to examine local angel financing activities by looking at the angel profiles.To date, no systematic...

Angel Investing in Hong Kong: Part II Startup Scene

January 26, 2010 08:18

By John Lo, Partner, Corporate, King & Wood–Hong Kong Hong Kong has perhaps one of the most heterogeneous and interesting mix of startups in the world in terms of founder makeup, location of operational base and target markets.  Founders of a Hong Kong startup, for example, could be...

Family Feud in Hong Kong: Chow Sang Sang Trademark Dispute

January 22, 2010 09:08

By Kenneth Choy, Partner, Corporate, King & Wood – Hong Kong “Chow Sang Sang” (???) is a successful and well recognized name in the jewelry business. The name in Chinese has an auspicious meaning of “continuous growth” or “endless vitality of the Chow...

Angel Investing in Hong Kong: Part I Introduction

January 21, 2010 08:26

By John Lo, Partner, Corporate, King & Wood – Hong Kong Angel investment in Hong Kong may be on the verge of an exciting transition from being an occasional engagement of a wealthy few to a more widespread, organized form of startup financing involving many more people with the...