Chinese Outbound Investment in US Real Estate Chinese Global Investment Strategy: Diversification China's ambition...
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe is planning to open in Africa next year in a bid to tap
Chinese outbound investment into the country and bolster its existing African practice, run out of Paris.
This is testament to how
the Chinese outbound investment is an ever - fluid market that changes at a rapid pace, as mainland Chinese have increasingly become sophisticated international property buyers who tend to research thoroughly — either by asking for information online and via social media or by asking friends and families for recommendations — before narrowing down their options to decide on their final international property investment destination.
Estimates of
Chinese outbound investment over the next decade run as high as $ 2.5 trillion, a rich source of advisory fees in the United States.
Xiangman is also experienced in assisting foreign inbound investments into China and
Chinese outbound investments in foreign jurisdictions.
Not exact matches
According to the
Chinese Ministry of Commerce, China's
outbound investment has soared in the last decade.
Over the next five years, this nation alone will import US $ 8 trillion worth of goods, attract $ 600 billion of foreign
investment, make $ 750 billion in
outbound investment, and send
Chinese tourists on 700 million overseas visits.
Chinese investments in the US, however, are already down 67 % in the first three quarters of 2017 compared to 2016, according to Daniel Rosen of the Rhodium Group — a decline driven by
Chinese restrictions on
outbound M&A and by the new US political landscape.
A report by
Chinese property search portal Juwai.com says
Chinese outbound real estate
investment could drop by 20 % this year, report Forbes (31 July 2017).
In late July of 2017,
Chinese governmental agencies released their updated «list» on restricted and permitted
outbound investments.
Other than keeping busy with
Chinese state - owned enterprise restructurings,
outbound real estate asset deals and foreign theme park
investments, the firm's highlight of 2016 was advising Samsung Electronics on its $ 8bn (# 6.5 bn) acquisition of Harman International Industries — the Korean company's largest
investment yet, and its first since the group's heir - apparent ascended to the board last fall.
Particularly since China's accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001,
Chinese in - house lawyers with experience working at multinational companies have become increasingly valued by both foreign companies entering the
Chinese market and
Chinese enterprises seeking to increase
outbound investment.
Indeed, HKIAC sees 2017 as a critical year to tap the opportunities generated by the Belt & Road Initiative (OBOR), which is an extensive
outbound investment and development strategy launched by the
Chinese government in 2013 to promote economic cooperation among countries along the OBOR routes.
Focusing on
outbound investment might also prove a strategic way for foreign firms in China to differentiate themselves from increasingly sophisticated
Chinese firms.
As
Chinese companies have grown and begun to spread their influence overseas through
outbound investment, foreign law firms have endeavored to win M&A mandates from these transactions.
The United States remains the principal place for
Chinese outbound capital with the United States taking approximately USD10 billion of total
Chinese inbound
investment, of which approximately USD4.37 billion is invested in commercial properties.