中國大陸不少公有企業經營不善是個不爭事實,如何將這些企業起死回生,兼并是有效的方法之一。惟企業兼并只是手段,不應只是資產的轉讓而已,應該是資產的重組,藉此發揮兩個企業融合效應。大陸政府處理兼并的基本原則,據說是「一廠一策」,溫州平陽的國有企業及二輕系統老集體企業在兼并改制過和中具參考價值。惟大陸兼并立法並不完備,對外商而言是個困擾,評估大陸企業資產時要防止被過分誇大不實,債務要清楚明確,職工安置宜採「買斷」方式,使職工與兼并企業從此無關,歷史問題也一筆勾銷。
In Mainland China, merger is one of the ways to revive poorly managed publicly-owned enterprises. Such a solution, however, should not merely be a transfer of assets. It should be a reorganization of assets leading to efficient management and better performance. Beijing's basic principle for mergers is to “allow the adoption of different policies for different merger cases in accordance with the actual conditions.” The reform of state-owned enterprises and the old collectively-owned second light industry enterprises in Pingyang of Wenzhou are of significant reference value. However, the shortage of a comprehensive set of merger laws represents a serious problem for foreign investors. In case of a merger with a mainland Chinese enterprise, such investors should prevent the latter from overvaluing its assets, obtain a clear view of its debts, cut off its lifelong welfare system for employees, and sever any historical problems with the new enterprise resulting from the merger.