Domestic Regulations on Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions: For Fair Competition and National Security or For FDI Protectionism?

• In Event: Investing Abroad

Brief Overview

Governments are more likely to increase restrictiveness in M&A laws when facing higher number of cross-border M&As that target domestic firms. Such effects should be higher in industries that governments intend to protect from foreign competition.

Author

• Hyeon-Young Ro, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor