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Global M&A Outlook 2023: Headwinds, tailwinds and fog
Will the deal market take off again in 2023 after a challenging year? Tougher regulation and ESG drivers are among the key trends explored as our …
UPDATED: UK NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 2021 - WHAT INVESTORS NEED TO KNOW
A significant new execution risk is coming to UK acquisitions from January.On 4 January 2022 the UK National Security and Investment (NSI) Act enters …
UK Government publishes revised sector definitions for mandatory notification under new national security screening regime
The UK Government has today published its response to the consultation on mandatory notification in specific sectors under the proposed new national …
Private equity investments under the UK’s new national security screening regime
The implications of the UK’s proposed national security investment screening regime have been widely debated since the National Security and Investment …
What does the UK's new national security investment screening regime mean for investors?
Amid a global drive towards tougher FDI regimes, we assess the UK's new framework for screening transactions on national security groundsOn 11 November …
Foreign Direct Investment - The Podcast Series
As the politics of FDI become increasingly charged, we team with Global Counsel to explore the key issues in international investmentHerbert Smith …
Significant amendments to UK merger control regime targeting foreign investment
The UK government has announced two significant amendments to the UK merger control regime, intended to enhance its powers to scrutinise certain foreign …
Covid-19 and FDI regulation – Drawbridges rise amid the pandemic
We assess the increasingly protectionist slant to FDI regimes as the pandemic grips the global economy.Foreign direct investment (“FDI”) regulation has …
EU Regulation on the screening of foreign direct investment enters into force
Today, 5 March 2019, the Council of Ministers of the EU officially endorsed legislative proposals for a Regulation to screen foreign direct investment …
New framework will ensure national assets are protected says Herbert Smith Freehills
Responding to news that the Council of Ministers of the EU has, today, endorsed legislation setting up an EU-wide framework coordinating the way in which …
Anti-trust regulators — armed and ready to intervene
The number of merger control regimes worldwide is on the rise: there are already over 120 and the list is growingIn 2018, we saw far more active …
Political Intervention in Global M&A: The Development of Foreign Investment Regimes and Its Impact on Cross-Border M&A
This article focuses on the increasing government foreign direct investment intervention in Western economies and compares that to Asian governments’ …
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