The dark cloud over the variable interest entity
Jul 18, 2013
TOP TIPS: How to tackle VIE structures now China shuns them
With more than half of US-listed Chinese firms using variable interest entities (VIEs) under tighter regulatory scrutiny, CT sought expert views on how to address the heightened risk and whether it makes sense to unwind them.
Henry Chen, a Shanghai-based partner of MWE China Law Offices (pictured):
Before the Chinachem case’s ruling came to light, the general absence of an official response from China’s regulators was interpreted as a tacit approval of the VIE structures.
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