Legal Studies On The Substantial Standards Of Antitrust Regulation Of Cross-border Merger And Acquisition

Cross-border Merger&Acquisition has played a very important role in the process of economic globalization, which promotes the growth of the economy and may also lead to the monopolization of the market. That’s why each country has passed The National Anti-monopoly Law with the antitrust regulation on cross-border merger and acquisition as the core content. The USA antitrust regulation has undergone development for nearly a century, and the EU has a relatively sound antitrust regulation on cross-border merger and acquisition. However, the studies on the antitrust regulation of cross-border M&A in China are still in the early phase. By analyzing the standards and precedents of the United States and the European Union, this paper tries to study the substantial standards of the antitrust regulation on cross-border M&A in China and to provide constructive suggestions to its improvement and completion.There are four chapters in this thesis:In Chapter One, related legal theories are introduced to the substantial standards of antitrust regulation on cross-border merger and acquisition.In Chapter Two, the present situations are dealt with concerning substantial standards of the antitrust regulation on cross-border M&A in China. Through case analysis, this section summarizes the current situation of China’s legislation.In Chapter Three, the substantial standards of antitrust regulation on cross-border M&A in the United States and the European Union are analyzed to trace their respective development. This section ends with a summary of the enlightenments of the advanced experience from the United States and Europe that might be helpful to our country.In Chapter Four, some recommendations are given on how to perfect substantial standards of antitrust regulation on cross-border M&A. The paper proposes that China’s substantial standards of antitrust regulation can model on concrete examples from the United States and Europe with proper adaptation.