At a time of significant geopolitical challenges, many jurisdictions are looking at their investment screening regimes to ensure that they can adequately safeguard national security and public order. Within this context,...more
3/27/2024
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Biden Administration ,
CFIUS ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
EU ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Investment ,
France ,
Germany ,
Greenfield Projects ,
Member State ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
New Guidance ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Technology Sector ,
UK
As we reported previously, on 25 April this year the UK Government introduced the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (“DMCC Bill”). Many of the headlines about the DMCC Bill have understandably related to the new...more
6/20/2023
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Competition ,
Competition Act ,
Complex Corporate Transactions ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Digital Marketplace ,
Digital Markets Strategy ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Threshold Requirements ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) has published its long-awaited draft guidance on sustainability agreements between competitors (the “Draft Guidance”). In doing so, it acknowledges that collaborations...more
On 16 June 2022, the UK’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (“BEIS”) published its first annual report into the performance of the National Security and Investment Act (“NSIA”) regime. The report - which...more
2022 is shaping up to be another year of significant merger control and foreign direct investment (“FDI”) developments. The use of Article 22 of the EU Merger Regulation (“EUMR”) might jeopardise the European Commission’s...more
1/25/2022
/ Climate Change ,
Competition Act ,
Competition Authorities ,
Digital Marketplace ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Merger Control Regulation ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
Sustainability ,
UK