Abstract
In recent years, activities of international mergers and acquisitions have been
increasing considerably in the world, and Taiwan was no exception. Regarding
the regulation of international mergers and acquisitions, the Fair Trade Law
of Chinese Taipei does not stipulate different procedures from those associated
with domestic mergers and acquisitions. Given the peculiarities of international
mergers and acquisitions, however, it seems inappropriate to adopt the same
rules and procedures as those applied to domestic ones. The purpose of this
study is to investigate the economic impact of international mergers and acquisitions
as well as related competition policy issues. It is hoped that the understanding
of their peculiarities in economic impact and competition policy will enable
us to provide policy recommendations for regulating those activities.