Welcome to the ninth edition of Global Legal Insights - Mergers & Acquisitions, published by Global Legal Group. This publication provides corporate counsel and international practitioners with comprehensive jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction guidance to mergers and acquisitions regulations around the world, and is also available at www.globallegalinsights.com. The chapters, which in this edition cover 20 jurisdictions, provide detailed information for professionals dealing with mergers and acquisitions. As always, this publication has been written by M&A lawyers and industry specialists, for whose invaluable contributions the editors and publishers are extremely grateful. Global Legal Group would also like to extend special thanks to contributing editors Lorenzo Corte and Scott C. Hopkins of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP for their leadership, support and expertise in bringing this project to fruition.