Comparison Between Substantial Standards Of The Antitrust Regulation Of Cross-border Merger & Acquisition In The European Union And The United States

Cross-border Merger & Acquisition is the core of Antitrust Law whose destination is to protect workable competition of the market, which is due to the native possibility of impairing competition of the mergers that is lying in the economics fundamentals. The studies on the Antitrust Regulation of Cross-border M&A in China are still on the early phase. The author tries to compare the substantial standards of the Antitrust Regulation of Cross-border M&A in the United States and the European Union as the most developed countries in the world, so as to provide constructive suggestions to our legislation.There are four chapters in this thesis, except the introduction and the conclusion: Chapter One——Fundamental Theories on Cross-border M&A and Antitrust Regulation, the contents are as follows: the definition and classifications of Cross-border M&A, the relationship between Cross-border M & A and monopoly, and the theoretical basis of antitrust regulation of Cross-border M&A.Chapter Two——Introduction of Antitrust Regulation of Cross-border M&A in the United States and the European Union, the contents are as follows: the introduction of antitrust regulation of Cross-border M&A in the United States, the introduction of antitrust regulation of Cross-border M&A in the European Union, and the trend of the antitrust regulation of Cross-border M&A in the United States and the European Union.Chapter Three——Comparison between Substantial Standards of Antitrust Regulation of Cross-border M&A in the United States and the European Union, the contents are as follows: the standard of"Significantly Impedes Effective Competition(SIEC)"in the European Union, the standard of"Substantial Lessening of Competition(SLC)"in the United States, and the comparison between them.Chapter Four——References to Antitrust Regulation of Cross-border M&A in China, which are concluded from the substantial standards of the antitrust regulation of Cross-border M&A in the United States and the European Union, the contents are as follows: the present situations of Cross-border M&A in China, the existing antitrust regulation and substantial standards of the antitrust regulation in China, and the references to antitrust regulation of Cross-border M&A in China.