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On 17 October, the European Commission (EC) issued its Fourth Annual Report under Article 5(4) of the Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) Screening Regulation (the Regulation) along with an EC Staff Working Document (SWD). The...more
On 17 October 2024, the European Commission (EC) published its Fourth Annual Report on the screening of foreign direct investments (FDI) into the Union (Fourth Annual Report), which is an annual update of the FDI reviews...more
This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Roxane Hicheri (counsel based in Paris) and Mark Steenson (counsel based in London) are our editors this month. They...more
On 19 October 2023, the European Commission (EC) published its Annual Report on the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union, covering the year 2022. This is the third annual report published by the EC since the...more
The European Commission (EC)’s third annual report on EU foreign direct investment (FDI) screening covers the operation of the screening mechanism in 2022. Together with a Commission Staff Working Document, it details...more
Companies considering an acquisition in Europe must navigate a regulatory and enforcement environment that can seem like a minefield. Here are five things they should consider amid unfolding legislative change and growing...more
In September, the French Directorate-General of the Treasury published new guidelines on the screening of foreign direct investments (FDI) in France (the "Guidelines"). Highly anticipated, the Guidelines were issued following...more
With the EU FDI Regulation close to celebrating its second year anniversary, the European Commission (EC) has published its second annual report on EU FDI screening covering the operation of the mechanism in 2021. In...more
On 1 September, the European Commission (EC) issued its Second Annual Report under Article 5(4) of the Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) Screening Regulation along with an EC Staff Working Document (SWD). The Report covers the...more
Member States are introducing or expanding investment screening regimes, and the European Commission is now playing an active role - While there is no standalone foreign direct investment (FDI) screening at the EU level, the...more
The European Commission published on 19 April 2021 a template notification form that EU Member States should use in the context of the cooperation mechanism put in place by the EU FDI Regulation....more
On May 1, 2021, the Foreign Direct Investments Screening Act (Act No. 34/2021 Coll. – the "FDI Act") is set to come into force, which will allow the government to screen potentially high-risk foreign transactions by investors...more
New measures enacted for the purpose of protecting the Spanish economy amid the COVID-19 crisis may persist longer than expected - The exceptional circumstances in the first and second quarters of 2020 brought about by...more
One effect of the COVID-19 pandemic has been to accelerate the implementation of new or stricter controls on inward-bound foreign direct investment activity ("FDI"), particularly in the European Union. For example, in March...more
The European Commission (EC) on March 25, 2020 issued new guidance on foreign investment screening in response to the COVID-19 emergency (the “Guidance”). The Guidance, which addresses the now 27 EU Member States and relates...more
On March 25, the European Commission (Commission) issued new Guidelines for screening foreign direct investment (FDI) in companies and critical assets located in the European Union (EU), including those operating in the...more
As the coronavirus has spread worldwide to reach pandemic level, employers are putting into place measures group-wide to limit risks of contagion within the work place. Some of these measures have led companies to question...more
A new European Foreign Direct Investment regulation harmonizing investment controls came into force . In response to increased foreign direct investments (FDI) into European technology assets and an increased call for the...more
Foreign investment continues to garner a great deal of attention. This trend is expected to continue as the global economy further integrates, the number of cross-border and international transactions keeps increasing, and...more
In recent years, several European Union (EU) Member States, as well as the EU itself, have reconsidered their approaches to foreign direct investment (FDI). An increasing number of European jurisdictions have introduced rules...more
On March 19, 2019, the European Union adopted a regulation for the screening of foreign direct investments into the EU (the Regulation). The Regulation sets forth national security factors that EU member states (Member...more
Foreign direct investment (“FDI”) screenings have become a relevant factor for global transactions in recent years. More and more jurisdictions are introducing or ramping up their powers for scrutinising FDI, which parties to...more
In step with a global trend, the European Union has enacted a framework, effective October 11, 2020, for screening foreign direct investment into EU states. Jones Day's Renato Antonini, Eva Monard, and Chase Kaniecki discuss...more
On 21 March 2019, Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 establishing a framework for the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union ("FDI Regulation") was...more
• The new EU FDI Regulation provides a framework for screening foreign direct investments and will enter into force in mid-April. While China, Russia and other currently high-profile “foreign” countries are not expressly...more