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valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1">Experience:</font></td> <td width="26" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1"><p align="justify">Machiuanna advises on all respects of foreign direct investment in the PRC including investment structure, establishment of foreign investment enterprises, off-shore and on-shore acquisitions of companies and/or assets, joint ventures, due diligence investigations, labour issues, property issues, establishment of fund management companies, sale and purchase of property development projects, general commercial activities, corporate restructuring, and investment exits in the PRC. 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