China: China State Administration for Market Supervision investigation into companies for failure to declare corporate acquisitions
Progress
Current status
in force
20 Nov 2021 in force
Scope
Implementers
China
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
China State Administration for Market Supervision fines companies for failing to declare corporate acquisitions
On 20 November 2021, China’s State Administration for Market Supervision (SAMR) fined several companies, including Alibaba, Tencent, JD.com and Baidu, for failing to declare some of their corporate acquisitions. SAMR investigated the corporate acqui…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority