Authors from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States and Venezuela provide surveys of the important acquisition issues faced by legal advisers in their respective countries. The relevant law of the EC, which regulates certain competition aspects directly and many others indirectly through, for example, its Company Law Directives, is also covered in a separate report. These contributions will provide an initial reference and useful introduction for the legal practitioner and the entrepreneur who must face the issues involved in penetrating or expanding in a foreign market through acquisition.