01
Acquisition or minority investment
Screen target jurisdiction, ownership chain, ODI, funding and foreign-investment review before the timetable hardens.
Open the M&A and investment roadmapCompany route
Chinese companies going global: build the legal route before you commit.
A decision-routing desk for Chinese companies, investors, founders and entrepreneurs expanding, investing or operating overseas. Start with the business move; keep PRC and destination-country requirements distinct.
Market structure and entryCapital approval and fundingControl operations and risk
Company route01—05From commercial intent
to controlled operation
to controlled operation
For company decision-makersChoose a route, then move to a corridor, guide or coordinated-counsel request.
China → destinationDecision sequence
Five gates to make the route visible.
Each stage names the decision to make and the two legal workstreams to coordinate. It does not replace the detailed guides or advice needed for a particular transaction.
View the five-stage pathRoute file
Five legal launch gates for a controlled expansion.
01 / 05
Market & structure
Choose the market and the operating shape
Frame commercial intent, destination, ownership chain, operating model and eventual exit together—not as isolated choices.
China-side workstream
Corporate authority, ODI scope, ownership route and evidence preparation.
Destination-country workstream
Market-entry terms, ownership restrictions, foreign-investment screening and local entity options.
02 / 05
Approve & fund
Sequence approval, capital and investment controls
Clarify the China-side sequence before funds move, then align it with the destination-country transaction or establishment timetable.
China-side workstream
NDRC / MOFCOM / SAFE route, corporate approvals, remittance readiness and China-side funding documents.
Destination-country workstream
Investment screening, financing documentation, acquisition process and applicable local approvals.
03 / 05
Set up & operate
Turn the structure into a working overseas operation
Place legal ownership, contracts, people, payroll, management authority and local compliance into an operating sequence.
China-side workstream
China employment, funding and data touchpoints; internal governance; home-office authority.
Destination-country workstream
Entity administration, employment model, immigration, payroll, tax registration and contracts.
04 / 05
Control risk
Protect data, technology, products and brand value
Build controls before data, technology, goods or intellectual property cross systems—then make ownership and escalation clear.
China-side workstream
PIPL / data-export, export controls, IP ownership, evidence and internal controls.
Destination-country workstream
Local privacy, trade and sanctions, product rules, trade mark and commercial compliance.
05 / 05
Resolve, restructure or exit
Keep options open when the business changes
Plan forum, governing law, interim relief, enforcement, M&A integration, restructuring and exit before pressure removes room to manoeuvre.
China-side workstream
China evidence, enforcement, funding and group-level decision rights.
Destination-country workstream
Governing law, forum, local remedy, insolvency, transaction mechanics and enforcement.
Start from the event
Some decisions need an immediate desk.
For specific business moments, use a focused decision gateway rather than a broad topic page.
02
First overseas hire or team move
Compare local entity, EOR, contractor and secondment approaches before a payroll or immigration commitment.
Open people, payroll and mobility03
Data, technology or goods will cross
Establish a disciplined route for data transfer, trade classification, sanctions screening and IP control.
Open trade, data and IP controlsDestination and counsel route
Place the business move in a legal market.
Use country corridors to orient local market-entry, company, workforce and dispute needs. Then search for overseas counsel by destination and practice, or request a coordinated route.
Choose a destination corridorThe research boundary
This hub gives direction. Detailed legal analysis, checklists and country-specific guidance remain in the Going Global Legal Guides library.
Going Global crossroadsContinue through the system
The next useful route is not always more reading.
Move between the four route files, a destination corridor, counsel discovery or the workstream that owns the next decision.