Takeaways - Governments in the UK and elsewhere in Europe are demonstrating a clear willingness to exercise new and enhanced powers to review business transactions on national security grounds, including by calling...more
Following our prior client alerts regarding the U.K. government's proposals for a new investment screening regime (“UK Government Introduces New Regime for Screening Foreign Direct Investment” on November 11, 2020, and “UK...more
The Conservative Party’s conclusive win in the U.K.’s recent general election paves the way for long-anticipated and decisive reforms to the country’s national security screening regime. The government first outlined its...more
1/23/2020
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The geopolitical environment continues to drive reform of foreign investment rules in Europe, with government proposals clarifying and tightening such rules in the interest of national security. Recent foreign state-backed...more
1/18/2019
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