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ACME Communications Ltd A-MDM Deep & Far Design Confidence Consultancy DN Legal Global Tax Services India Law Practice Jumeirah Zabeel Saray KK Sharma Law Offices Sonoda & Kobayashi Intellectual Property Law TIL Biosciences (The Animal Health Division of Tablets (India) Limited) Wang Jing & Co.

Best Telecommunications & Managed IT Service Provider - 2020 - ACME Communications Limited Best Asian Luxury Villa Design - 2019 - A-MDM Company: Villa Icon Koh Samui - Thailand Mergers and Acquisitions Firm of the Year 2020 – Taiwan Best International Fire & Life Safety Consultancy 2019 - UAE M&A Law Firm of the Year - 2019 - DN Legal Ltd. - Vietnam Best International Tax Firm 2019 & Best for Corporate Tax Services - Middle East Boutique Real Estate Development Law Firm of the Year - 2019 - India Law Practice (ILP) - India Mona AlHebsi - Jumeirah Zabeel Saray - Best HR Director of the Year - UAE Antitrust Law Lawyer of the Year - 2019 - Kaushal Kumar Sharma, KK Sharma Law Offices - India Intellectual Property Firm of the Year in Japan

Best Animal Health Product Manufacturer & Award for Innovation in Probiotics 2019 – India

Shipping & Maritime Law Lawyer of the Year - 2019 - Xiangyong Chen, Wang Jing & Co. - China

ACME Communications Limited, is a global data center and network neutral interconnection provider offering an array of cloud products and managed services including Telecommunication services, Managed IT services and Managed Security services. It owns and operates the IT infrastructure and networks globally but mainly in Hong Kong, China and South Asia. The company owns and operates computing, security and networking facilities, communications linkages, and in-country local sales offices. ACME is partner with over 40 telecom companies and directly partner with more than 20 IT product brands in Asia.

They operate globally across Hong Kong, China, United Kingdom, Singapore, France, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Australia, Cambodia, Macau and Taiwan with support centres in most of the major cities in China.

A global manufacturing customer needs the telecommunication services not just traditional MPLS leased line, but also need the public hybrid cloud and private cloud with 24x7 immediate support manner world-wide (They have over 30 factories and 50 offices world-wide), we won this case because we have global coverage with low cost, we can provide the hosted public and private cloud infrastructure to the customer with our traditional MPLS leased line, the cloud can also directly connect to Amazon cloud and Microsoft Azure cloud. Customer feeling amazing because we are the only one providers can do such service in Asia. Besides, we also provide the 24x7 SOC with MSSP + SIEM service to manage and support customer world-wide security infrastructure like firewall, IDS and SIEM. That is another point we won our competitors.

The rapid IT environment changing because many and many physical infrastructure moving to the cloud and the cloud security and compatible still the main issue while we selling our solution to our customer. Besides, the bandwidth requirement from customer is almost double every Year, that cause we need to upgrade our core network frequency. And the mobility is more and more important that may affect our physical traditional leased line business.

ACME has been focusing in Asia for more than 17 years. We have extensive experience in

Telecommunication service such as Data center Colocation service, Cloud and Connectively Leased line service (MPLS, IEPL DIA and IP Transit). We also carry various brands of IT hardware, software and service major in computing, storage, networking, security and backup by our 7×24 professional Service Support Center (SSC), Network Operation Center (NOC) and Security Operation center (SOC).

We are your one-stop IT infrastructure solution for Telecommunications and System Integration. We provide the latest IT technology to support our clients create business value, achieve goals and success in the ever-changing business market. Our key services including WAN connectively, internet, leased line, data center, cloud computing & hosting, IT business operation outsourcing and managed IT service.

Comparative Advantage:

ISP-Grade Service Provider • Mission critical response, professional & reliability culture and manner • Competitive advantages on WAN connectively: Internet, circuits, bandwidth and routing • Details and Systematic recording, tracking and reporting • Owned our engineering teams to support relocation, cabling, electricity work

IT Professional Service & Managed Service Provider • Familiar all kind of IT services, support and system Integration • Long-terms relationships and directly deal with well-known hardware manufacturers & software vendors • Full IT service teams with our expertise products (Storage, backup, security, networking and system support) • Managed our owned sparing parts center and demo Labs center

One-Stop Service Provider • Combine with Telecommunication and System Integration technology • Single point of contact in requesting support, case handling & fault reporting • Automatic and Scientific service support mechanism • Qualified and certified service management and control by ISO, escalation list and ticket CRM system • 7×24 Monitoring, Operation and Support by our service center, network operation center and security operation center.

Wide range of solid customer base • Our customer includes banking & Financial Services, Retail, Manufacturing and Logistics, Communications, Media and Utilities, Educational / NGO institutions and Public sectors

Global presence • We have global presence across France, United Kingdom, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Philippines, Australia, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and China with POPs or support center in most of China major cities.

Contact Details Company: Address: Tel: A-MDM Corporation Office 306, 945 Xinzha Rd 200000 Shanghai, China +86 137 6120 0800

Purposes of Merger and Acquisition:

Industrial Transformation and Upgrading

Growth of an enterprise is not limited to expansion of production capacity or sales. Transformation and upgrading of an enterprise, such as horizontal merger through strategic alliance or vertical merger, or cutting businesses suffering losses in the enterprise and acquiring departments of other enterprises, is the necessary path for enterprise growth and industrial upgrading or transformation. The commercial purposes which an enterprise expects to achieve through merger and acquisition are referred to as purposes of merger and acquisition. Purposes of merger and acquisition may include the following: in terms of horizontal merger, enterprises should remove their weaknesses in the industry they belong to, increase market share, reduce costs and improve efficiency, so as to form economies of scale and enhance competitiveness; enterprises can consolidate supply sources and develop markets through vertical merger; in split-up, enterprises can solve the conflict and contradiction between the OEM and brand companies or achieve the professional division of labor. In a nutshell, merger and acquisition is a process of “you throwing and me picking, and each taking what it needs”. Through this process of merger and acquisition, different types and levels of

channel, market expansion, brand acquisition, key technology or key customers can be obtained.

In the past, the motivation of business operators to actively participate in merger and acquisition was not high. However, as time goes by, the concepts of economies of scale, specialization and corporate synergy have emerged, and the mentality of business operators has changed. With the global competition heating up and Mainland China’s rising strongly, it is a trend to expand the business territory by merger and acquisition. Moreover, unsolicited (hostile) takeover has become more popular in recent years. Even if an enterprise wants to stick to its own business territory, it also needs to face the threat of unsolicited (hostile) takeover by domestic and foreign companies. Therefore, enterprises cannot escape passively, but must face actively the oncoming of merger and acquisition. Common defenses against unsolicited (hostile) takeover, such as bringing in a white knight or merging with another enterprise, are also merger and acquisition in their nature, but they are more about defense than growth.

In addition, under intense competition, it is common for enterprises to face financial difficulties due to product, technology, market or sales obstacles. In order to survive, the management team has responsibility to seek the best interests for

all shareholders, while seeking to merge into or be acquired by another enterprise is a common measure and decision. In this case, the strategic needs are different, and the purpose of the merger and acquisition is to extend the life of the enterprise rather than to pursue its growth.

Overview of Merger and Acquisition

Merger and acquisition is only a means, and a process of achieving specific business purposes of an enterprise, rather than the result. When proceeding with merger and acquisition, the enterprise should first understand its own needs and set a clear purpose for the merger and acquisition strategy. In addition, in the process of merger and acquisition, it is necessary to constantly review the originally set purpose of the merger and acquisition, so as to avoid getting lost in the lengthy process of due diligence, evaluation and negotiation and deviating from the purpose of the merger and acquisition.

Enterprises that are good at growing by merger and acquisition can consolidate the foundation by self-growth on one hand, and expand by merger and acquisition on the other hand. At the same time, they can suppress the development of competitors, make good use of the two feet for enterprise growth, and achieve twice the result with half the effort. Of course, not every merger and acquisition case can be called a successful one, but enterprises that are good at growing by merger and acquisition usually face up to the challenges of competition positively and have a better chance of surviving in the global competition than enterprises that stay conservative or avoid merger and acquisition passively.

Finally, merger and acquisition is a process, the end of merger and acquisition period was followed by the integration period. The key for the success of the merger and acquisition is to successfully and painlessly combine an enterprise which was not cultivated by self-growth and has different enterprise culture completely during the golden run-in period after the merger and acquisition and then incorporate it into the existing enterprise. The integration after merger and acquisition actually begins before the merger and acquisition, and the success or failure of the final integration is almost determined when setting the goal of the merger and acquisition and choosing the object of the merger and acquisition. Therefore, the importance of planning, decision- -making and management at the early stage of merger and acquisition should not be neglected. The greatest value that professional consultants of merger and acquisition can bring to merger and acquisition case mostly lies at the early stage of merge and acquisition.

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Deep & Far Attorneys-at-Law 13 Fl., 27 Sec. 3, Chung San N. Rd., Taipei 104, Taiwan, ROC 886-2-25856688 #8187 886-2-25989900 lawtsai@deepnfar.com.tw www.deepnfar.com.tw

Global Tax Services (GTS) is a Dubai based tax consultancy specialising in direct and indirect taxation in the Middle East, the UK and the Far East. Founded in 2009, GTS was voted Best International Tax Firm in the UAE in 2015, Best International Tax Firm in the Middle East and Best in Corporate Tax Services in 2016 by Acquisition International (UK). We were also awarded the Best VAT Firm in the UAE by Corporate LiveWire UK in 2017. GTS is a registered tax agent firm with the UAE Federal Tax Authority.

GTS works with local and international companies, government offices, family offices and has a long- standing ethical relationship with tax authorities. We are part of an international network of tax advisers enabling us to deliver tax advice from over 100 tax jurisdictions.

OUR EXPERTISE

Strategic and practical advice After working in some of the largest professional services firms in the world, GTS advisers have set out to deliver something different: advice that is strategic, practical, expert and responsive to our clients’ needs.

Committed to client success We are committed to our clients’ success – we anticipate and advise on the tax implications associated with strategic business decisions. We understand the critical role tax plays in optimising existing operations and evaluating new opportunities and we work with our clients to enable them to make informed decisions. We treat every account as a priority.

Proud and passionate We embrace what makes us different. The GTS team consists of professionals with over 20 years of tax experience in the Middle East, EU, Malaysia, India and Australia. We enjoy a considerably lower staff churn rate than the top-tier firms ensuring continuity for our clients.

Approachable, proactive and energetic In our competitive space we are truly driven to perform. We uphold the highest standard of excellence in proactive client service. Our advisors have an entrepreneurial mindset and are committed to working collaboratively, with integrity and energy.

INTERNATIONAL NETWORK

Local presence, international knowledge GTS is part of an international network of tax advisers working together on cross-border issues. We offer our clients access to tax experts in more than 100 countries. Our international experts are not simply numbers in a telephone directory – we work with them regularly to deliver a seamless service to our clients.

United brand GTS is a united brand comprising of leading tax advisers and has become a stamp of credibility to our existing and potential clients.

Privilege to belong All members belong to the international network by invitation. Our clients know that, regardless of what jurisdiction they operate in, their tax affairs will be dealt with by leading tax professionals.

Sharing commitments We work together to translate knowledge and best practice into advice that addresses the latest tax issues affecting our clients across the world. All members of the network are expected to maintain the highest standards of quality in both the advice and client interactions.

A dedicated team GTS network members regularly share technical knowledge and discuss how tax developments will impact clients in various jurisdictions. Even before obtaining country-specific advice from local experts, we understand the existing tax frameworks and key issues.

Contact Details: Company: Address: Tel: Fax: Email: Global Tax Services Level 42 Emirates Towers Dubai United Arab Emirates PO Box 122798 +971 (0) 4319 9237 +971 (0) 4319 7474 info@global-taxservices.com

Jumeirah Zabeel Saray is a five-star luxurious resort that is managed by Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts; an entity of Dubai Holding. The resort is inspired by the imperial and vibrant synthesis of Ottoman architecture and art and nestled on the quiet, pristine West Crescent of Dubai’s iconic Palm Jumeirah.

With stunning views of the Arabian Gulf and Dubai’s skyline, the resort boasts 379 elegant guest rooms, 26 lavish suites, and 38 Royal Residences. The resort also comprises of 59-metre infinity pool, private beach as well as exquisite culinary offerings in our award-winning restaurants and The MusicHall. Most importantly, the several awards winning Talise Ottoman Spa, is home to 42 treatment rooms, snow rooms and other iconic facilities.

We caught up with Mona AlHebsi, the Director of Human Resources in Jumeirah Zabeel Saray to tell us more about her journey in the hospitality industry in the UAE and know her reaction after being named Global 100’s “Best HR Director of the Year 2019 - Jumeirah Zabeel Saray”.

“I feel very honored to win the title of Best HR Director of the Year and I feel humble to receive this award that recognizes my valuable contributions in the hospitality industry and HR profession” said Mona, commenting on her auspicious win.

Mona AlHebsi is an ambitious Emirati woman leader, accomplished Hotelier, seasoned HR professional, success coach, passionate author and a winner of numerous awards in the field of HR, Hospitality and Leadership.

Mona has a great passion in hospitality and so she started her exciting journey in the hospitality industry in 2003 as “Hotel Host”

in the One & Only Royal Mirage during Dubai 2003. She then completed her Internship in Hilton Ras Al Khaimah. “I realized the immense growth opportunities available in hospitality and started my first job with the iconic Burj Al Arab Jumeirah. From there I went on achieving success and worked for some big landmarks in hospitality like Grand Hyatt Dubai, Jumeirah Creekside Hotel and Jumeirah Zabeel Saray”, explained Mona. During her career span, Mona has worked with some of the best professionals in the industry, led great teams and executed high-end human capital related projects related to formulating HR Policies, Driving Employee Engagement and Spearheading Emiratization related initiatives in the hospitality industry. Mona has accomplished the FCIPD (Chartered FCIPD) status which is the highest professional accreditation one can achieve in the HR profession from CIPD. In addition to being an accomplished hotelier; Mona is also a success coach and a published author.

She has published her first book titled “Beat The Odds” or “رسكا فولأملا “in both Arabic and English. “I’ve shared my tried and tested techniques and success secrets with working women’s and especially hoteliers to guide them take their career to the next level and make it more worthwhile.

Mona is also a member of the Advisory Council in the Dubai College of Tourism. She publishes periodic articles in LinkedIn and Gulf News on her life experiences and areas of expertise such as Human Resources, Coaching, Leadership, SelfDevelopment, Emiratization, Hospitality, Women and Youth Empowerment, etc. She has received several awards and accolades for her great contributions in the field of Leadership, Hospitality and Human Resources.

Mona urges hoteliers to take advantage of the extensive opportunities available to them to have successful yet meaningful career throughout their working life. “Never wait for things to happen, be proactive and become the person who makes things happen, this is how you will stand out in a competitive marketplace”.

“The journey to excellence will not necessarily be easy; however, when you look back after many years and see that you have become a better human being, I’d say your journey was definitely worth the efforts. This is exactly how I describe my career in a snapshot, Mona affirmed.

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Mona AlHebsi Jumeirah Zabeel Saray West Crescent, The Palm Jumeirah PO Box 27722 Dubai, United Arab Emirates mona.alhebsi@jumeirah.com +971 4 453 0000 www.jumeirah.com

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KK Sharma Mr. KK Sharma, the first Director General (DG) of functional Competition Commission of India (CCI) & its first Head of Merger Control and Antitrust Divisions, is often called ‘Father of Indian Competition Law ’ because of his unique distinction of drafting competition law and regulations for India and overseeing enforcement of this law thereafter. Mr. Sharma not only had investigated landmark cases of competition law violations , in wide sectors, and brought them to fruition but , later on , moving over to the bar , also successfully defended big corporate clients against hefty penalties.

Having been the ‘Architect of Indian Merger Review Format’ and steered the very first merger reviews of the competition agency, Mr Sharma has a comprehensive experience, of nearly three decades, in various Government departments , public bodies, including direct tax administration , the CCI and the private sector. A regular invited speaker at international conferences on competition law and other issues, he has been an active member of International Competition Network (ICN) Merger Working Group, Mr Sharma travels around the globe.

Mr. Sharma , an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) and National Law School University (NLSU) Bangalore, a qualified lawyer and an economics masters is trained in Competition Law Economics from King’s College, London. He has two books on Indian Competition Law- one by Lexis Nexis and the other by Thomson Reuters- to his credit.

Prior to having been involved, in a significant manner in the establishment of competition law in India, Mr. Sharma had a scintillating career of more than two decades in the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) of India. During his career in IRS, he initiated many path breaking investigations including an investigation , into cross border money transfers, leading to the collection of more than USD One Billion into the tax net and formation of a new ‘Directorate of International Taxation’. Presently, this new ‘Directorate of International Taxation’ contributes to nearly 20% of the direct tax revenues of Government of India. President of India has appointed him a ‘Special Counsel’ for arguing complex tax matters of Government of India before higher judicial authorities.

The procedures, formats, protocols designed by him – either in the IRS, as a Tax Administrator, or Competition Commission of India- survive to this day and form the backbone of the competition law framework & enforcement in India

Be it the first few investigation reports or first penalties orders by Antitrust Division or the merger approvals, his stamp is everywhere in the initial footprints of competition law enforcement in India The firm , established by him, has the distinction of succeeding in almost impossible cases where others had given up hopes or had no clue how to proceed. Amongst other cases, a potential penalty of USD 430 million was reduced to a penalty of USD 96 million and eventually reduced to a miniscule USD 0.28 million and to the extent that the Client did not even consider it fit to contest the minimalistic reduced penalty.

He is widely consulted by different open knowledge global platforms, on law and consulting, such as Global Legal Group(GLG), Global Legal Experts (GLE) etc and features, in numerous listings, as a leading global authority on competition law.

PROFILE KK SHARMA LAW OFFICES Dealing in Competition Law, Tax, Regulation and other allied subjects, K.K. Sharma Law Offices (‘Firm’) covers areas on both sides of the regulatory divide. Clientele of the Firm includes Governments, Regulators and various Corporate Entities. The Firm has a diverse and global talent pool with Heads of Competition Agencies, Senior Officials from the United Nations and various International Multilateral Bodies, such as World Bank, from across the world, as a part of our Advisory Council and/or Core Team. The Firm has been rendering services to many prominent enterprises - both domestic and international - from the public and private sectors. The assignments , from these clients , are mostly complex and unique. As an example, Trade Ministry of Turkey was trying hard to put together a unique global training cum sensitisation programme involving an International Consumer Organisation, a Competition Agency and a top university teaching competition law for the purpose of its entry into EU. This was executed to the satisfaction of the client. The Firm takes pride in the fact that, in addition to being considered as the frontrunner in the core areas of Competition and Tax Laws, it has also been assisting its clients in other areas of law, as and when required. The fact of Mr. Sharma , having headed almost all the verticals in the formative years of the Indian competition agency , being the person whose stamp on the enforcement and practice of competition law in India is quite substantial brings an added edge in matters of competition law being dealt with by the Firm.

To mention a few clients , from wide range of clientele, the Firm has served The Government of Turkey, Belgium Chamber of Commerce, Reliance Industries Limited, Pharma Giants, leading Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), Port Regulatory Bodies and various Industry Associations. The Firm has been consistent in terms of value delivery to its clients in various matters and ,on numerous occasions, saved clients from colossal penalties - both imminent and real - the most recent being on appeal involving a huge amount of USD 96 million before the Appellate Tribunal. The Firm successfully managed to get the appeal allowed, in favour of our clients.

Apart from handling the cases brought by clients, the Firm has, on multiple instances, been approached for second expert opinion on matters being dealt with by other leading firms in the country and beyond.

The Firm and its Chairman are frequently asked to contribute scholarly articles on the various aspects of Competition Law by several prominent publications from across the globe- the most recent being the request of Global Legal Group (GLG). The chapter on ‘Vertical Restraints’ being included in GLG’s forthcoming publication titled ‘International Comparative Legal Guide’ was requested to be contributed by the Firm. The founder of the Firm, Mr. K.K. Sharma is frequently invited to speak in different international events including requests to be on the Advisory Boards of distinguished conglomerates. He was on the Global Competition Law Advisory Board of Bloomberg. Mr Sharma has also been appointed a ‘Special Counsel’ , by President of India, to argue complex cases of Government of India before higher judicial authorities. The Firm and its Chairman are frequently a part of various listing of the entities/persons having proven expertise in competition law.

With several years of experience and the resultant expertise, the Firm is well-endowed to handle matters , from across the entire spectrum of laws, leaving its clients assured of the fact that the matters have been handed over to totally trustworthy legal hands.

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KK Sharma Law Offices 119, Shahpur Jat, Siri Fort, New Delhi, Delhi 110049, India +91 11 41081137 & 49053075 www.kkslawoffices.com