As China's economy is growing, so are the investment opportunities, and thus the need to better comprehend this landscape is crucial when entering into or expanding on the Chinese market. With opportunities comes risk as well as laws and regulations to adhere to. What should you do, why should you do it, and how should you do it? Let's find out!

SwedCham is excited to invite Ludvig Nilsson from Jade Invest, Tony Wang from Nordic Match and Therese Trulsen from Wikborg Rein law firm to guide us through the M&A journey and what to consider when exploring investment options in China. Whether you are looking to do inbound investments or expand through M&As, we'll have you covered!

Nordic Match will provide us with hands on strategies to apply for your China Growth Strategy while Jade Invest will provide an investment managerial perspective to the audience. To complete the spectra,Wikborg Rein law firm will offer their legal expertise on the topic to best advise you on the do's and don'ts when planning your expansion.

SwedCham is partnering up with the Nordic Chambers to host this event at Volvo Studio on April 15th. Sign up now for the opportunity to learn, network and share a breakfast with us!

What

The M&A Playbook - The What, The Why, The How?

When

Thursday, April 15th 2021

08:30 - 09:00 Registration & Breakfast

09:00 - 10:00 Presentation

10:00 - 10:30 - Q&A and Open discussion

10:30 - Networking

Where

Shanghai

Volvo Studio

淮海中路999号环贸一楼(地铁9号口，陕西南路上)

999 Middle Huaihai Road, iapm, F1

Prices

Members: 150 RMB

Non-members: 250 RMB

About the Speakers

Ludvig Nilsson

Managing Partner & Co-Founder at Jade Invest

Ludvig has been involved in all phases of Jade Invest's development since its founding in 2005. In his current capacity, Ludvig is responsible for overseeing day-to-day activities of the firm's Shanghai office, including investment management, investor relations and internal operations. Ludvig's previous experience includes PwC Transaction Services Strategy Group (London & Shanghai), Roland Berger Strategy Consultants (Shanghai) and Longshine Technology (Shanghai).

Ludvig holds a BA in Chinese and Management from The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, and is a fluent Mandarin speaker.

Tony Wang

Partner at Nordic Match

Tony is the Partner of Nordic Match, where he is responsible for deal origination and execution in China and the Nordic countries. He is the Vice Chairman at Highered China and was previously an FX Dealer at SEB Markets, Shanghai Branch. Tony's prior experiences include Carnegie Investment Bank, Söderberg & Partners and Skandia. Tony holds an M.Sc. in Finance from Stockholm Business School.

Therese Trulsen

Senior Lawyer & Chief Representative at Wikborg Rein law firm

Therese has six years of experience from China and is a Norwegian lawyer heading the Shanghai office's corporate group. She works mainly with cross-border matters related to the Nordics and China, hereunder international M&A, compliance, and corporate law. Her work is primarily related to international transactions and corporate matters, hereunder advice to PE funds, Scandinavian industrial and technology companies with a China strategy or presence. Within M&A, Therese has extensive experience with leading due diligence processes in China, negotiation and completion of M&As with Chinese targets.

Therese holds a joint Bachelor in culture and social sciences with a major in Chinese (Mandarin), from University of Oslo & Peking University, a 5 years Master of laws, from University of Oslo & City University of Hong Kong, and a LLM from University of Southampton.