January 2016

 Authored by Michael Gu (michaelgu@anjielaw.com) and Bai Chen (baichen@anjielaw.com) at AnJie Law Firm

Introduction

China’s Guangdong Provincial Administration for Industry and Commerce (“Guangdong AIC”) fined local trade association Guangzhou Panyu Animation and Game Association (“GAGA”) RMB 100,000 for alleged monopolistic conduct, according to a penalty decision posted

 Authored by Michael Gu (michaelgu@anjielaw.com) at AnJie Law Firm

Introduction

On 27 November 2015, the Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) granted clearance to the proposed acquisition of Freescale Semiconductor Inc. (“Freescale”) by NXP Semiconductors N.V. (“NXP”). This is the second conditional clearance case in the 2015 merger review.

NXP is a global semiconductor firm