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​Chinese unconditional merger clearance disclosures stepped up as SAMR looks to boost transparency

By Yonnex Li ( May 31, 2019, 05:59 GMT | Insight) -- China's competition regulator has decided to disclose every month transactions that it has approved unconditionally, as opposed to doing so on a quarterly basis, MLex has learned. The move is part of an apparent effort to improve the transparency of State Administration for Market Supervision's merger control functions. SAMR published for the first time a monthly list of unconditional clearances on May 28. The list shows that the agency approved a total of 36 mergers and acquisitions in April.China's competition regulator has decided to disclose every month transactions that it has approved unconditionally, as opposed to doing so on a quarterly basis, MLex has learned....

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