Building on the European Security Strategy of June 2023, the European Commission on January 24, 2024, adopted a package of five initiatives aiming to enhance the EU’s economic security. The package contains a far-reaching...more
2/7/2024
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European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Export Controls ,
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Foreign Investment ,
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Harmonization Rules ,
Investment ,
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OECD
M&A activity in 2023 was subdued, as dealmakers grappled with geopolitical tensions, inflation, rising interest rates, and increasing regulatory scrutiny, against a backdrop of general economic uncertainty. Challenges in the...more
1/4/2024
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Artificial Intelligence ,
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
CFIUS ,
Data Security ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Subsidies ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Horizontal Mergers ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Shareholder Activism ,
State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) ,
UK ,
Vertical Mergers
On November 28, 2022, the Council of the European Union adopted the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR or the “Regulation”), a new legislative tool designed to prevent foreign subsidies from distorting competition in the...more
1/16/2023
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Competition ,
EU Merger Directive ,
European Commission ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Subsidies ,
Investigations ,
Member State ,
Notification Requirements ,
Turnover Laws ,
Value-Added Tax (VAT)
On 11 November 2020, the UK Government (the “Government”) published the draft National Security and Investment Bill (the “Bill”), heralding the dawn of a new era through the proposed introduction of the UK’s first standalone...more
11/18/2020
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BEIS ,
CFIUS ,
Enterprise Act 2002 ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Investment ,
Impact Assessments ,
Investors ,
National Security ,
Secretary of State ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
The second of three packages of proposed 2020 amendments to the German rules on control over foreign direct investments (FDI), effective on July 17, 2020, brings a scheme of severe civil and criminal penalties and lays the...more
Effective June 3, 2020, the screening of foreign direct investments (FDIs) has been expanded in Germany with a first tranche of new rules primarily affecting the healthcare sector. This expansion of the FDI control scheme...more
7/17/2020
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Artificial Intelligence ,
AWG/AWV Rules ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
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Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Trade Regulations ,
Framework Agreement ,
Germany ,
Investors ,
Ministry of Economy ,
Private Equity ,
Technology
As European nations increasingly focus on regulation of foreign direct investment (FDI), the UK Government recently announced changes to the Enterprise Act 2002, which underpins the UK’s merger control regime.
Within the...more
7/17/2020
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Enterprise Act 2002 ,
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Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Investment ,
Jurisdictional Thresholds ,
Public Health ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Technology Sector ,
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UK Parliament
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY-
Effective June 3, 2020, the screening of foreign direct investments (FDI) has been expanded in Germany, with a first tranche of new rules primarily affecting the healthcare sector. Drivers for the...more
Investing in the EU? Tighter foreign investment control is on its way as the new EU foreign investments control scheme takes shape while national governments adopt and enforce stricter rules.
SUMMARY -
Recent EU foreign...more
Investing in the EU? Tighter foreign investment control is on its way as the new EU foreign investments control scheme takes shape while national governments adopt and enforce stricter rules....more
Germany Strengthens Foreign Investment Control: New Rules to Thoroughly Screen Investments in Enlarged Number of Key Industries -
Germany ends its longtime liberal approach to foreign investments by increasing its...more
9/8/2017
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Biotechnology ,
China ,
Competition ,
EU ,
Foreign Investment ,
Germany ,
Investors ,
London Stock Exchange ,
Mergers ,
UK
Germany ends its longtime liberal approach to foreign investments by increasing its intervention possibilities at national level and by lobbying a stricter regime at the EU level. Since the takeover of German robotics...more
The ministers of economy for three European Union (EU) and Eurozone members—Germany, France and Italy—in a joint proposal addressed to the EU Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström are putting “proposals for ensuring an...more
In This Issue:
- Shareholder Activism in Germany
- Reinforced Ukraine-Related Sanctions on Russia
- Current Developments Foreign Direct Investment into EU Increasing
- Rising Confidence – European...more
10/9/2014
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Energy Sector ,
EU ,
European Merger Control Regulation ,
Foreign Investment ,
General Electric ,
Mergers ,
Russia ,
Sanctions ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Shareholders ,
Television Broadcast Stations ,
Ukraine