This practical guide to securities law and the regulations governing mergers and acquisitions in most industrialized and industrializing nations of the world is the best available reference tool of its kind. It gives complete details on laws and procedural requirements for the nations in northern and Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Australia, and Oceania, on a country-by-country basis. The author describes and analyzes the relevant laws and gives the procedural requirements for actual takeovers and mergers. He assesses possible legislative changes that could affect securities law and covers other pertinent subjects as they relate to takeovers and mergers, including business organizations, relevant regulatory institutions, anti-trust laws, foreign take-over laws, foreign investment laws, insider trading laws, accounting principles, and labor laws.