调解国际投资与并购合作中股东权益争议,为跨境企业稳定经营提供法律支撑

发布时间:2018/2/11 16:32:30      来源:网络      管理人:中观法律顾问     [返回列表]

远成石化电力机械有限公司是一家中美合资企业,2008年外资股东去世,其财产继承人依据美国公证的遗嘱向公司主张财产继承,并且主张持有该公司95%的股权。

该公司的实际控制人是中方股东,且从公司正式合资开始便一直在实际经营管理这家公司,公司从注册资本60万美元起步,发展到后来的市值超过二个亿,都是由中方股东一手实际经营,外资股东除了最初在国内工商登记时出面办理企业登记之外,一直未曾露面,公司的实际经营管理和对外投资一直由中方股东负责。

该公司中方股东聘请张民元律师团队担任该项涉外股权争议的专项法律顾问,外资股东在上海提起国际仲裁,仲裁裁决的结果是外资股东拥有该公司95%的股权,也就意谓着中方股东实际经营了十几年的公司资产几乎全部归外方所有。

张民元律师团队在经过一系列调查之后发现该外资股东最初设立公司出资时与中方股东之间实际有其它的交易发生,其出资的目的和实际出资的事实受到质疑,而且外方股东从公司登记成立之后一直未参与公司的实际经营管理,张民元律师根据调查的事实向宁波市中级人民法院提出执行异议,宁波市中级人民法院裁定上海国际贸易仲裁的裁决书不予执行。外资股东不服,上诉到浙江省高级人民法院,省高级人民法院维持了宁波中级法院的裁决。中方股东另行向宁波市镇海区人民法院提起股东确认之诉,确认其股东资格,经过一系列的诉讼和协调之后,中方股东终于实际夺回公司控制权。


To mediate the disputes of shareholders' rights and interests in the cooperation of international investment and acquisition, and provide legal support for the stable operation of cross-border enterprises

Yuan Cheng Petrochemical Power Machinery Co., Ltd. is a Sino-US joint venture. In 2008, the foreign shareholder dead, the successors claimed to inherit the property according to the will which was notarized in the US. Moreover, the successors claimed to own 95% equity of the company.

The actual controllers of the company are Chinese shareholders, who have been in actual operation and management since the joint venture was established officially. At the beginning, the registered capital of the company is $600,000, under the efforts of Chinese shareholders; the market value has been over two billion. The foreign shareholder only showed up at the first time to handle business registration, consequently, the Chinese shareholders are responsible for the actual operation and management of the company as well as the foreign investment.

The Chinese shareholders of the company employed Lawyer Zhang’s team as the special legal counsel for the foreign-related equity controversial. The foreign shareholders filed international arbitration in Shanghai, the arbitration award was that the foreign shareholders own 95% equity of the company, which meant almost all the company's assets were belonging to the foreign party, which were actually operated by the Chinese party for more than ten years.

After a series of investigation, Lawyer Zhangs team found that the foreign shareholder had other deals with Chinese shareholders when the company was originally established. Therefore, the purpose and fact of the investment should be doubted. Moreover, the foreign shareholder is not involved in the actual operation and management after registration and establishment. Based on these facts, Lawyer Zhang claimed an execution objection to Ningbo City Intermediate People's Court execution objection, and the court judged that the arbitration award would not be executed. Foreign shareholders were not satisfied with the result and appealed to the Zhejiang Higher People's Court, however, the court affirmed the judgment. In addition, the Chinese shareholders filed an action of shareholder confirmation to Ningbo Zhenhai District Court, and the court confirmed the qualification of shareholders. After a series of lawsuits and coordination, the Chinese Party finally recaptured the actual control of the company.


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