Hosted by the Faculty of Law, Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) and China Mergers & Acquisitions Association (CMAA) and co-organized by the School of Law, National Chengchi University (Taiwan Province of China), the final session of reporting to the Board of the 10th Mooting Competition of Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions in the Asia-Pacific Region will be held in April 15, in which the participating teams will be inquired by a mock board of seven judges. The competition held on line has attracted 16 teams appointed by Peking University, East China University of Political Science and Law, Nanjing University, Tsinghua University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Wuhan University, Xiamen University, China University of Political Science and Law, National Chung Cheng University, Chinese Culture University, Soochow University, National Taiwan University, National Chengchi University, University of Macau and Macau University of Science and Technology. In the end, the Best Legal Instrument Award, the Best Team Award (the champion, the runner-up and the second runner-up)), the Best Legal Service Award, the Best Financial Counselor Award, the Best Industry Analyst Award, the Best M&A Proposal Award, the Best Performance Award (individual award) and the Best Team Member Award and other awards will be voted.
The Mooting Competition of Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions in the Asia-Pacific Region is an annual event in the region. It aims to establish a platform for exchange between teaching staff and students of higher education institutions in the Mainland, Taiwan Province of China, Hong Kong S.A.R and Macao S.A.R and enhance the communication between the business industry and academic field. As a cross-regional and inter-disciplinary platform, the competition offers precious opportunities for students to learn from seniors of M&A and nurture more talents on M&A for the Asia-Pacific region and even the whole world. Experts on corporate M&A were widely invited to make suggestion to the participants as judges and advisors.The competition has formed a fixed mechanism with its development. It will be held by different institutions by turns each year. A number of students who joined in the competition have involved in the work of M&A all over the world as lawyers, accountants, counselors and so forth. Many students who join in the competition also have started splendid life journey and gained friendship by the cooperation and exchange in the competition. The competition have been held for ten years so far. Thanks to the joint efforts of all teaching staff and students, the competition made extremely brilliant results and it is expected to further foster M&A talents and enhance exchange between them.
Many senior experts from financial institutions, enterprises, law firms, accounting firms have been invited to be the field judges and judges for legal instruments, keeping the high standard and professionalism of the event.
The strong lineup of judges
The field judges
Ge Ming
Counselor of China Mergers & Acquisitions Association
Committee Member of the Strategic Advisory Board of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd
Mr. Ge Ming joined the joint-ventured consulting firm in Hong Kong which was founded by China Consultants of Accounting and Financial Management Inc.affiliated to the Ministry of Finance of the P.R.China and Ernst & Young Global Limited in 1985 and took the post of Executive Director. He founded the joint-ventured firm- Ernst & Young, Beijing Office in1992 and worked as the President. During the over 20 years of cooperating with Ernst & Young, he participated in and took charge of listing and M&A of several state-owned enterprises with China concept. Since graduating from Chinese Academy of Fiscal Science with a Master Degree in Western Accounting in 1983, he has been engaged in the front-line of China’s Certified Public Accountants (CPA) industry and accumulated extensive practical experience in cooperating with international accounting firms.
Zheng Jian Biao
Executive Vice President of China Mergers & Acquisitions Association
Managing Partner of Grant Thornton International Ltd（GTIL)
Mr. Zheng Jian Biao, Master in Economics, Certified Public Accountant of China, Senior Accountant. He was the member of the Stock Issuance Examination Committee of China Securities Regulatory Commission(CSRC) and member of the First, Second and Third Expert Advisory Committee of CSRC for M&A and Restructuring of Listed Companies. He holds the concurrent posts of the Managing Partner (Special ordinary partnership)of Grant Thornton International Ltd, Executive Vice President of CMAA, Vice President of Beijing Institute of Certified Public Accountants, member of the First Committee of Listing on Sci-Tech Innovation Board of Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Xie Jia Yang
Managing Partner of Strategy and Development of Ernst&Young in the Greater China, Principle Accountant
With more than 35 years of professional experience in audit, tax affairs, financial management consultation and M&A consultation, Ms. Xie Jia Yang has in-depth insight in operation modes, decision making procedures and strategic positioning of various enterprises, and has accumulated extensive experience in audit work of restructuring, reorganization, listing and financial management. She took charge of the professional service for over ten large-scale state-owned enterprises and more than ten large-scale state-owned financial institutions administered by State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, including audit work for initial public offering, annual audit, asset and capital verification, etc. She assumed the office of financial expert advisor on Security Law and Bankruptcy Law of NPC and advisor on anti-dumping of Ministry of Commerce of the P.R.China. Currently, Ms. Xie is the committee member of Listing Committee of Shanghai Stock Exchange, Executive Director of Beijing Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the former Vice President of CMAA, Vice President of China Women’s Chamber of Commerce of All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and Executive Director of China Appraisal Society, Executive Director of National Foundation for Guiding the Transformation of Scientific and Technological Achievements jointly appointed by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Science and Technology, expert advisor specially appointed by government of Hubei Province. She also works as the postgraduate supervisor of the scientific research institute affiliated to the Ministry of Finance. Besides, she was the Party representative of Beijing.
Jiang Shan He
Director of China Mergers & Acquisitions Association
Partner of Hylands Law Firm
With an on-job Master Degree in Economic Law of Renmin University of China,Mr. Jiang Shan He is a second-class Lawyer. He obtained the Legal Professional Qualification Certificate in 1991 and started to work as a lawyer at the same year. He is the partner of Hylands Law Firm, member of the 13th CPPCC Beijing Chaoyang District Committee, Director and Party member of CMAA, committee member of Experts Advisory Board on Cases of Civil Administrative Litigation Supervision of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate of the P.R.China, member of Lecturer Group for Western Area of All China Lawyers Association, co-advisor of Law of School of Tsinghua University ,senior talent of Beijing Law Society, member of Expert Service Team of Beijing Capital Market, member of the 8th and 9th Company Law Committee of All China Lawyers Association, Director of Specialized Committee for M&A and Reorganization Law of Beijing Lawyers Association. He has been entitled to honor of “Beijing Model Worker” and “the National Outstanding Lawyer”. He has published several professional papers in the journals at the national level and international seminars on Company Law.
Wang Xin Bo
Director of China Mergers& Acquisitions Association
Founding Partner of Beijing Finefields Law Firm
Mr. Wang Xin Bo, China’s licensed lawyer, graduated from Peking University and obtained the Bachelor Degree in Law. He obtained the Lawyer’s License of P.R.China in 1989, and got the Lawyer’s Qualification of Practicing Foreign-related Business and Advanced English Intensive Training Certificate issued by the Ministry of Justice of the P.R.China. In 1992, he went to the U.S to study in the University of Pennsylvania as a visiting scholar, and provided legal services on the laws of China in American law firms. From 1992 to 1994, he worked in Hong Kong and offered legal services for Chinese enterprises’ investment, listing,capital injection and rights issue in Hong Kong. In 1994, he went to member countries of European Community for further study in law. From 1996 to 1998, he worked as a professional lawyer in Beijing Chang An Law Firm. From 1999 to present, he has been the professional lawyer and partner in Beijing Finefields Law Firm. He was the member of Specialized Committee of Tort Law of Beijing Lawyer Association. Dring the period, he mainly engaged in the business of corporate, finance, investment, commercial loan, infringement, and international commercial arbitration. He has several-year experiences in corporate M&A, assets disposal, financial guarantee, liability for tort, copyright protection and other business in commercial dispute and civil tort.
Ma Guo Zhu
Director of Corporate Governance and President of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries
Mr. Ma Guo Zhu, licensed accountant of audit division of KPMG Taiwan Office in Tawain Province of China, Director of Corporate Governance and President of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries, Adjunct Professor of College of Law, National Taiwan University , Adjunct Professor of Department of Law, National Chengchi University, Adjunct Professor of Department of Accounting, Tunghai University,. He was the Chairman and CEO of KPMG Taiwan Office (2007.7-2010.02), CEO of KPMG Taiwan office (2005.2- 2007.6), Vice Director of KPMG Taiwan office (2000.9-2005.2). He specialized in bankruptcy, reorganization, liquidation, disputes on management right, criminal procedure cases of securities law and regulations, criminal procedure cases of commercial accounting, corporate M&A, cases of securities exchange act, planning and founding of domestic and foreign trust mechanism, legal planning and founding of family inheritance companies. He obtained a Master degree from the Institute of Accounting of National Chengchi University and Bachelor degree from Fu Jen Catholic University.
Liu Cheng Yu
Partner Lawyer of InfoShare Tech Law Office
Mr. Liu Cheng Yu is a partner lawyer of InfoShare Tech Law Office with the Juris Doctor Degree in National Chengchi University, Master Degree of Department of Finance in National Taiwan University and Bachelor Degree of Laws and Bachelor Degree of science in National Taiwan University. Lawyer Liu Cheng Yu has received complete professional training in medicine, law and finance and worked in Lee and Li Attorneys-at-Law and Chinese Taibei Division of Perkins Coie. He founded the Infoshare Tech Law Office in 2000, and held the office of independent director of Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn®) from 2007 to 2016. He specializes in the fields including investment and M&A of science and technology industry, planning of intellectual properties, and he strives to assists the innovation teams of Taiwan Province of China for starting up business and investing in recent years.
Judges of Legal Instruments
Cai Yong
Executive Vice President of China Mergers& Acquisitions Association
Mr Cai Yong was the former President and Secretary of the Party committee of Guoyuan Securities; He is now the Executive Vice President and Director of Academic and Training Committee of CMAA, Director of International M&A and Investment Institute of School of Finance, Renmin University of China, member of Strategic Development Committee of Shenzhen Stock Exchange, Post-doctoral Supervisor of Shanghai Stock Exchange, Distinguished Professor of China Capital Market Institute (Shenzhen) and Anhui University of Finance and Economics, Guest Professor of Chongqing Technology and Business University, Advisor of Culture Construction Committee of China’s Securities Industry. He received the title of “the Most Outstanding Entrepreneur with Social Responsibility in Anhui Province”, and won nearly ten awards including the first prize of “the Outstanding Research Results on Ideological and Political Work and Cultural Development in the National Financial System.” His main works include “Perspective of Practice: Securities Company, Capital Market and Cultural Advancement,” “ Perspective of Practices: Research on Securities Companies and Capital Market”, “Annual Report of M&A in China (2021)” (Blue book of M&A), “Specialized Research on China’s Capital Markers”, “ Principles of Accounting”, “International Accounting”, “ Study and Teaching Guide to Accounting”, “ Development Report on Listed Companies in Anhui.” etc.. In addition, he published more than 50 academic papers and research reports in journals and professional magazines.
Li Ju He
Executive Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of China Mergers& Acquisitions Association, Executive Secretary-general of China Mergers& Acquisitions Association
Mr. Li Ju He is the Executive Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of CMAA and Executive Secretary-general of CMAA, Director of the Specialized Credit Management Committee of CMAA. He was the Deputy Director of the Department of Fiscal and Financial Affairs of National Development and Reform Commission, Deputy Mayor of Xian’yang City of Shangxi Province, Vice President of China Fund, member of the Stock Issuance Examination Committee and Advisory member of the Listing Reorganization of China Securities Regulatory Commission, Ph.D. in Economics of Renmin University of China
Liu Hong Lu
Counselor of China Mergers& Acquisitions Association
Executive President of China-Asia Economic Development Association
Mr. Liu Hong Lu, Ph.D in Economics of Chinese Academy of Social Science. He holds the post of Executive President of China-Asia Economic Development Association, Secretary- General of “Forum 50 for Non-government Economy of China”. He was the Secretary of Comrade Liu Zheng Cao (former Vice-Chairman of National Committee of the CPPCC), Deputy Office Director and Director of the Liaison Office of the Service Bureau (renamed as Administration Bureau later) of the CPPCC National Committee; Deputy office director of Taiwan Affairs Office of Hainan Province, Secretary-general of Hainan Chamber of Commerce (Hainan Federation of Industry and Commerce), Member of the Third CPPCC of Hainan Province.. He was the Director of the Membership Department and Liaison Department of All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce from January 2002 to December 2011.
Wang Nai Xiang
Vice President of China Mergers& Acquisitions Association
President of China Beijing Green Exchange
Mr. Wang Nai Xiang, senior economist, Bachelor in Economics of Jilin University, EMBA of Tsinghua University PBC School of Finance. He currently holds the office of the President pf China Beijing Green Exchange. He worked in the Bank of China for more than 10 years. He joined in China Beijing Equity Exchange in October, 2004, and joined in the preparation work of setting up Beijing Financial Assets Exchange as a core member in May, 2010. From March, 2015 to March 2022, he held the post of the member of the Party Committee and president of Beijing Financial Assets Exchange. With an annual trade size of 10 trillion Yuan, Beijing Financial Assets Exchange has developed to be a leading platform for comprehensive financial and assets transaction and information service in China with worldwide reputation. China Beijing Green Exchange, one of the most influential trading market for environment rights and interests in China, is a vital professional platform which serves for biological civilization construction in Beijing and China, as well as the global response to climate change. Mr. Wang Nai Xiang holds the concurrent post of Chinese State-owned Property Exchanges Association (CSPEA) and Vice President of CMAA.
Zhang Ke
Director of China Mergers& Acquisitions Association
President of ShineWing Co, Ltd.
Mr. Zhang Ke, China’s Certified Publish Accountant, Senior Accountant, honorable member of Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants (CPA, Australia). During the past 30 years or more, Mr. Zhang Ke has accumulated extensive experience in economic affairs and finance, and made great attainments in the fields of listing, audit, reforming and management. He particularly specializes in planning and audit of listing, corporate strategic planning and financial planning, property right and asset reorganization, M&A, integration of organizations, structure and management. He always provides professional and constructive suggestions and solutions to various complex problems for enterprises and has been regarded as a well -known expert in the field of China’s CPA.
Audry Ho
General Manager of Ernst & Young Financial Management Consulting Services Co., LTD
Ms. Audry Ho, General Manager of Ernst & Young Financial Management Consulting Services Co., LTD, Master in Enterprises Management of the University of Cambridge, Director of M&A Private Equity Council Taiwan. She specializes in M&A transaction services for local listed companies, multinational groups, local groups of plastification, technology and finance and international private equity funds. She has participated in dealing with more than 200 cases of M&A and investment with a business scale of USD 2 million to 2 billion, most of which are international M&A investment transaction. Her clients include local listed companies, large-scale state-owned enterprises, multinational corporations, international private equity funds and large-scale local financial holdings. In addition to expertise in financial review and evaluation, Ms. Audry Ho also maximizes her talent in accounting and enterprises management and leads the team to provide accounting consultancy, planning of transaction structure, M&A consultancy and assists clients in grasping opportunities to grow and expand to a better commercial map.
Chen Tai Ming
Senior Counselor of Jones Day Law Firm, Chinese Taibei Office.
Mr. Chen Tai Ming, Senior Counselor of Jones Day Law Firm, Chinese Taibei Office. Bachelor in Law of National Taiwan University (Taiwan Province of China) and Master in Law of Boston University. Since joined Jones Day Law Firm, Mr Chen Tai Ming takes care of transnational commercial investment and provides legal consultation on corporate business, including the founding of joint ventures, corporate M&A, corporate restructuring and overseas listing, corporate financing and general commercial transaction. He assisted many famous foreign investors to invest and take over companies in Taiwan Province of China and provided legal services for local enterprises to invest and set up plants overseas, acquire companies or issue securities. He has abundant of experience on setting up high-tech enterprises and capital raising. He won the title of Taiwan's top 100 lawyers (2019) by Asia Business Law Journal, Outstanding Lawyer on Corporate and M&A and Recommended Lawyer on Technology, Media and Communication( 2018-2020) by Chambers Global (2008-2020) and Chambers Asia Pacific (2007-2021), Outstanding Lawyer on Corporate and M&A (2013-2021), Recommended Lawyer on Technology, Media and Communication (2017- 2021); Recommended Lawyer on Banking and Finance(2021) and Recommended Lawyer on Capital Market(2021) by Asia Pacific Legal 500,