万豪喜达屋并购案审查期限延长60天

路透社称，万豪国际与喜达屋酒店及度假村国际集团表示，中国商务部已决定将其对万豪与喜达屋并购案的审查期限延长至多60天。我国对外资的进入相对谨慎，一般采用审批模式，只有得到商务部批准，才能在工商部门登记成立。而万豪收购喜达屋交易后就意味着两家公司变成了一家公司，工商税务主体都有变化。另外，这也涉及垄断性审查，大型的并购交易，即使并非都是国内公司，商务部门也会进行反垄断调查，主要目的是确保自由的市场竞争环境。

今年3月，万豪宣布将以大约136亿美元的价格收购喜达屋。此项交易目前已获得美国、欧盟和加拿大反垄断监管机构的批准。

中国安邦保险集团曾出价132亿美元竞购喜达屋，但在万豪提价之后退出了竞购。

获得中国的审批是这家合并交易的最后一步，三家公司，已经通过了包括美国、英国、加拿大、日本等40个国家的权威代表的意见审批。

此前，7月8日，万豪国际集团总裁兼首席执行官Arne Sorenson希望中国监管机构对此次交易的第二阶段审查在8月9日前完成；同时，交易完成后，万豪与喜达屋的一体化整合将是“一项为期两年的工程。

如下为万豪发表声明：

BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announced that, at the request of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), they have agreed to extend the time period for MOFCOM to complete its review of the Marriott-Starwood merger transaction. This additional review period, known as phase three, could last up to 60 days.

Marriott and Starwood continue to believe that their planned merger transaction poses no anti-competitive issues in China. Approval by China’s Ministry of Commerce is the only remaining merger clearance required before the transaction may close. The companies have received unconditional premerger clearances from regulatory authorities representing over 40 countries worldwide, including the United States, the European Union, Canada, Chile, Colombia, India, Japan, Mexico, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, and Turkey.