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China Networks International Holdings, Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company ("CN Holdings") (NYSE Amex: CNR) and Alyst Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company ("Alyst"), today announced that they completed both the previously announced redomestication merger of Alyst in the British Virgin Islands by merging Alyst with and into CN Holdings and the subsequent business combinatio..

China Discovery Acquisition Corp., a US-based blank check company, has acquired 100% stake in HeNan Smart Food Company, a China-based producer of instant noodles. Announcement (April 14, 2009): China Discovery has entered into a share exchange agreement to acquire 100% stake in HeNan for a consideration of approximately $87.4 million. Under the terms of the transaction, China Discovery will acqu..

Lianhua Supermarket, a subsidiary of the Bailian Group, has announced that it will acquire a 100% stake in Hualian Supermarket from Bailian Group for CNY492 million. With the implementation of the acquisition, Hualian experiences major executive changes. According to a report published by the company, Hua Guoping, the former general manager for Bailian's supermarket business department, has been..

A private Chinese shoe manufacturer is in discussions with Pierre Cardin for possible acquisition, media reports stated yesterday, quoting the Chinese company's chairman Liu Jianxue. Guangzhou Jiansheng Trading, once a marketing agent for Pierre Cardin, expected the talks with the French firm to yield a result in a month's time, the report said. The paper quoted Europe-based Chinese language med..

The Rothschild Group is reviewing about 60 possible cross-border mergers and acquisitions in Japan, said Keiichi Mitake, head of the firm’s new local advisory partner Global Advisory Japan. London- and Paris-based Rothschild, which ended an alliance with Nomura Holdings Inc. last year, is seeking advisory mandates for merger and acquisition deals between Japanese and European or Asian companies ..

It's not unknown for China to detain business players for lengthy periods of time without formal charges and with scant information from authorities. When brushing up against such cases, U.S. private equity firms can find themselves snagged in a swirl of speculation that casts a shadow over a business deal. A Chinese joint venture of the Carlyle Group is resorting to legal action in China to cou..