Chinese ADRs are safe from delisting, for now
On VIE structures, delisting risks and potential workarounds. Estimated reading time: 15 minutes
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Summary
China prohibits foreigners from investing in sensitive sectors such as media, the Internet, education, finance and energy. For that reason, companies in these sectors use variable interest entity structures (“VIE”) when they raise …