• To buyout the equity ownership from Chinese partner, thus turning the JV into a wholly foreign owned enterprise (WFOE)
Killer criteria
Solve key problems
Secure future success
No
No
II. Equity structure
No
Yes
Yes
restructuring
- Equity buyout
III. Withdrawal
(1) Sell out equity
Yes
Examples
• Bosch Siemens • Siemens • Bayer • Henkel • ABB
• Dinova • BOSCH Thermo Technik • Linde forklifter
• Whirlpool’s refrigerator JV in Beijing
• Peugeot Guangzhou • Liebherr • Siemens
No
No
(2) Termination
No
Yes
s
(3) Bankruptcy
No
Yes
Yes
(4) Freezing
Yes
No
No
Pass? No
Yes
No Yes Yes No
Remarks
• It’s very hard to implement future integration and consolidation without full control the board of directors