There is speculation Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may announce relaxed terms for
SOE investment during his state visit to China this week.
This was supposedly meant to send the signal that while Canada remains open to foreign investment,
SOE investment will be looked at differently.
According to Austin, in light of the polices implemented by the previous Canadian government to restrict Chinese
SOE investment into Canada, this SOE distinction is worth making at the level of government as well, if greater economic exchange with China is on the horizon for Canada.
The fear of
SOE investment stems from the notion that there is a strong government agenda attached to commercial processes.
The immediate precipitator of course is Investment Canada's approval of two majority
SOE investments in the oil and gas sector: the $ 5 billion acquisition of gas player Progress Energy by Malaysian SOE Petronas and the larger ($ 15 billion) acquisition of oil producer Nexen Inc. by CNOOC.
Not exact matches
Besides
SOE reform, the 19th Party Congress in October 2017 also saw China commit to enacting strategic reforms to boost green
investment, foster trade and development via the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)(800KB, PDF), upgrade consumption and spearhead technological innovation.
«The figures are equally unfavorable when viewed over longer - term
investment horizons,» stated Aye M.
Soe, senior director of global research and design for S&P in the study.
Fenwick & West represented Sony Online Entertainment, LLC (
SOE), a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online (MMO) games and emergent gameplay, in its recently announced acquisition by Columbus Nova, an
investment management firm based in New York.
Formerly known as Sony Online Entertainment (
SOE), Daybreak Game Company is now an independent game studio, as it was acquired from Sony by
investment firm Columbus Nova..
«Exceptional circumstances as yet have not been defined, and I don't think anybody expects them to be defined until there is actually an application or an interest by an
SOE to buy some additional oilsands control or additional oilsands business,» says Colin MacDonald, a partner in the corporate commercial group at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in Calgary, whose areas of expertise include government relations, competition, and foreign
investment law.