外资并购往往引起政府的担忧。这些担忧可能是出于国防安全的战略考虑,也可能出于经济考虑。外国投资者在地理和心理上都远离东道国,因此在多数人看来他们在并购活动中比较容易作出损害东道国经济的决定,比如弱化被收购公司的品牌形象、削减工作岗位、降低研究支出。不过,对欧盟境内跨 Foreign mergers and acquisitions often cause government concerns. These concerns may be due to strategic considerations of national defense security or economic considerations. Foreign investors are geographically and psychologically far from the host country, so most people find it easier for them to make decisions that hurt the host country’s economy in mergers and acquisitions, such as weakening the brand image of the acquired company, cutting jobs and reducing research expenditures. However, cross-border within the EU