What We Do

Corporate Law

A true full-service law firm, C&C has got you covered on all business aspects, so that you can focus on your growth. C&C’s corporate team works on a full time basis to assist clients in all corporate, commercial and investment areas. Our clients come from different backgrounds: they are either incorporated in Macau or foreign corporate clients that maintain business relationships with local companies or financial institutions or they can simply want to invest in the territory.

Despite today’s favorable global economic environment, doing business in a foreign jurisdiction can still prove to be a challenge, especially if you and your lawyers are not able to wade through the cultural differences between regions and are unaware of local legislations and practices.

Throughout the years, C&C has been providing legal assistance in the daily operations of known insurers, corporate and financial institutions in Macau and advice on all types of commercial contracts, mergers & acquisitions, regulatory advice on insurance matters and investment funds and full due diligence exercises. Additionally, to general commercial and corporate governance, our corporate work includes assistance on incorporations, joint-ventures, corporate restructurings, stock exchange transactions, bankruptcies and insolvencies.

Our legal services also include compliance and secretarial services, including office domiciliation provision.

Services include:

Mergers & Acquisitions
The pursuit of a vision for your business usually involves planning and structuring expansion deals through acquisition or divestment of costly assets. Whether you are restructuring your company or acquiring valuable resources, decisions you make in the present determine whether the deal is taken to its completion and the future efficiency of the whole transaction. As large companies are currently building infrastructures in Macau at a fast pace, resource procurement will be critical in the future if you want to position your business strategically in the already cramped territory. We provide legal advice and services on a wide variety of transactions, including advising on regulatory requirements and performing risk assessments; preparing documentation and assisting from structuring to the closing of deals on mergers, acquisitions, divestures, joint ventures, spinoffs, leveraged buyouts and strategic alliances; advising on integration and post-transaction issues, including tax, added value, finance, employment, intellectual property and trading matters; and financing , including private equity and recapitalisations.

Commercial contracts
C&C’s corporate team has a long experience in drafting and negotiating corporate contracts, including business cooperation contracts, joint venture contracts, distribution contracts, diverse service-provision contracts, buy and sale, leasing, tourism development and other property-related contracts, transfer of ownership and termination agreements, to name a few.

Tax law
Tax considerations are an important aspect of every business or professional activity that presents both challenges and opportunities. Actually, the choices you make when it comes to your tax planning can either benefit your overall tax rate or subject your business to additional taxes, interests and penalties. The Government of the Macau SAR practices a sensible fiscal policy with an overall low level of taxation and a heavy reliance on direct taxes. Most direct taxes, apart from gambling, are levied at low rates, which makes the jurisdiction attractive to foreign investment. It is also not uncommon for the Government to implement tax incentive programs. We offer a wide array of legal services and advice relating to direct and indirect taxation issues, including corporate and personal tax planning and tax optimization for residents and non-residents; advice on employment-related taxes, government tax incentives and industry-specific advice, including gaming, e-commerce, banking, real estate, tourism, construction and others; stamp duty planning; customs duties; recapitalizations; tax related litigation and dispute resolution.

Special Projects
Due to the demand of our Clients, we have created a Special Projects team to advise our clients on significantly sizeable projects, from highly complex loans structuring to mergers & acquisitions of financial players and public listings in the Hong Kong or Singaporean Stock Exchanges. Some of the services we offer dedicated attention to include syndicated loans; M&A of multinationals that have presence in Macau; advising on Initial Public Offerings or fund raising by listed companies in foreign Stock Exchanges (e.g. Hong Kong and Singapore) or full due diligence exercises.

Corporate Law News and Media

Blog
August 15,2024 -

C&C writes Corporate M&A Chapter for Chambers and Partners Global Practice Guide

C&C recently contributed to the Chambers and Partners Corporate M&A chapter, co-authored by Nuno Sardinha da Mata, Elvis Ng, and Paulo Rowett. This comprehensive overvie...