论外商投资隐名股东的法律风险

境外投资者普遍采取隐名投资的投资方式,其目的主要在于规避我国法律和政策、简化手续和节约时间、利用本土优势等。然而,境外投资者作为隐名股东为其投资带来便利的同时,也存在诸多法律风险并引发各种问题。因此,应当尽可能地避免隐名投资。对隐名投资者,应当进行全面的调查,最大限度地化解和降低法律风险,减少因隐名股东引发的纠纷。

On the Legal Risks for the Dormant Shareholders in Foreign Investment

The foreign investors have generally adopted the way of dormant investment,mainly in order to avoid the laws and policies in China,simplify procedures and save time,and make good use of local advantages.However,foreign investors as dormant shareholders take some advantages;at the same time,they face various legal risks,which lead to all sorts of problems.Therefore,they should try to avoid dormant investment.A full investigation should be conducted towards the dormant partners to resolve and lower legal risks as far as possible,and reduce the disputes by dormant shareholders.