Fangda Partners has a market-leading antitrust and competitions practice, which specialises in merger control, investigations, antitrust litigation, and strategic and operational counselling. Specifically, in light of the amendments to the Anti-Monopoly Law of China in 2022, the firm has been providing counselling to clients on compliance with the amended Anti-Monopoly Law, particularly in implementing and coordinating compliance audits and programs and ensuring the compliance of new business models. Caroline Huang excels in merger filings, administration investigations, and compliance reviews. The well-regarded Michael Han is regularly instructed on a range of high-profile matters including merger control, competition litigation, and strategic and operational counselling.

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Testimonials

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‘Fangda’s antitrust team is excellent. They demonstrated rich experience and professional ability in helping us complete the review of the concentration of undertakings. During the declaration process, they were able to communicate in a timely manner, give feedback and communicate with authorities, such as the Municipal Supervision Bureau.’
‘Fangda has an accurate understanding of customer business types and market definitions. In assisting customers to coordinate and communicate with all parties involved in the declaration, the team can protect the rights and interests of customers.’
‘The team provides very fast, efficient, and practical explanations and solutions for its clients.’

Key clients

MKS Instruments, Inc.
Lumentum Holdings Inc.
Blackstone
EQT AB
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
Regal Rexnord Corporation
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Tongpai
Rosewood Hotel
China Mobile Capital Holding Co., Ltd.
Taigang
PTVI

Work highlights

Advised MKS Instruments, Inc. in relation to its $6.5bn acquisition of German-based chemicals technology company Atotech Limited - the transaction was subject to merger control review in a number of jurisdictions globally, including the United States and Germany.
Advised Lumentum Holdings Inc. (“Lumentum”) on the merger control filing following its acquisition of NeoPhotonics Corporation.
Advised Blackstone on the merger control filing following its acquisition of Emerson’s Climate Technologies Business.