8th VDMA Mechanical Engineering Summit 2019

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German Mechanical Engineering Commercial Services (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
German Mechanical Engineering Commercial Services (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch

Sponsors

Jiaxing Economic & Technological Development Zone

State-level Jiaxing Economic & Technological Development Zone (JXEDZ) is located in downtown of Jiaxing with planed area 110 km2. Leading industries: Auto industry, Equipment manufacturing and High-end food processing. JXEDZ ranked No.13 among 219 state-level EDZ in a comprehensive rating by Ministry of Commerce 2018, ranked No.8 for utilizing foreign capital. 650 + existing foreign enterprises, including 35 Fortune 500 enterprises from 40+ countries and regions Famous FDI: Abbott, Aquafil, BreadTalk, Berry, BDR, HELLA, Hormel, Hardinge, Hennecke, Hankook, Hyosung, Hitachi, Itochu, KraussMaffei, kapal Api, Lego, Lumineds, Mars, Monin, Metso, Marubeni, Mitsubishi, Nidec GPM, OCME, Philips, Plaston, Sumitomo, Tokai, Tragot, WOLF, WEIDMANN, ZF

CLYDE&CO

Clyde & Co is a dynamic international law firm with over 1,800 lawyers operating from over 50 offices and associated offices on six continents. Its combination of sector expertise, commercial attitude and in-depth regional understanding ensures him provide clients with a unique perspective. Clyde & Co has had a presence in Greater China for over 35 years. It currently has 15 offices and associate offices in the Asia Pacific region. Clyde & Co is proud of its commitment to the region and for successfully collaborating with Chinese firms at home and the routes along 'Belt and Road' to secure the best outcome for the clients. It is known for its strengths in trade, marine, infrastructure, insurance and finance, intellectual property & technology, energy and natural resources to name but a few. Clyde & Co is expert in assisting businesses to enter, operate and grow in new markets, while it also boasts one of the world’s leading dispute resolution practices and China's leading IP practices.

PEDZ

The city of Pinghu locates in the center of Yangtze Delta. It’s in northeast of Zhejiang, and also a neighboring city of Shanghai. Pinghu Economic-Technological Development Zone (PEDZ) was established in 1996 and upgraded to a National-level Development Zone in 2013. PEDZ, with a planned area of 65 km², has attracted more than 1000 enterprises, more than 300 of which are foreign direct investments, mainly mechanical manufacturing industries and bio-tech (food) industries. PEDZ has established the European (German) Industrial Park with an area of 2.4 km² since 2015, which has become an important part of the Sino-German SME Cooperation Zone in Zhejiang Province since 2017. There are currently more than 50 European and American companies in PEDZ, including 32 German companies, such as thyssenkrupp, Viessmann, Stabilus, Liebherr, etc. Today it has become one of the most concentrated industrial parks for German companies in Zhejiang Province.

InterChina Consulting

InterChina Consulting is a leading strategy and M&A advisory company focused exclusively on China. Founded in 1994, InterChina has a long track record of working with machinery and industrial equipment companies on market entry, market expansion, growth strategy, product localization, local partnerships (joint ventures and company acquisitions) and other projects. From the very beginning, InterChina has worked regularly with European and German clients with business in machine tools (all types), packaging machinery, elevators, building automation equipment, robotics, oil & gas equipment, mining equipment, textile equipment, pumps, waste treatment, renewable energy machines. Recent highlights of InterChina’s strategy team’s projects include China equipment service strategies, way-to-market / distributor structure revamps, and opportunity assessments on new applications for existing equipment. Some of the recent highlights of InterChina’s M&A activities include the largest Chinese outbound acquisition in the automotive sector (Ningbo Joyson’s acquisition of Key Safety Systems, February 2016), and strengthening a market leader in sheet metal processing (Bystronic’s acquisition of Shenzhen DNE, July 2016).

Taylorwessing

Taylor Wessing is a full-service international law firm, working with clients in the world’s most dynamic industries. We take a single minded approach to advise our clients, helping them succeed by thinking innovatively about their business issues. Our 33 offices around the world blend the best of local business, industry and cultural knowledge with international experience to provide astutely commercial solutions for our clients.