Foreign investment (FDI) screening regimes continued to present challenges for dealmakers. We saw tough intervention in key jurisdictions. New and expanding rules added to regulatory burden. Overall, most deals are cleared...more
2/28/2025
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The EU is concerned about subsidies granted by non-EU countries to businesses active in the EU that could distort competition in EU markets.
The Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) establishes a new suspensory notification...more
The EU is concerned about subsidies granted by non-EU countries to businesses active in the EU, that could distort competition in EU markets.
The Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) establishes a new regime, enforced by the...more
To address concerns around the transparency and predictability of the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA) regime, the UK government has published the second edition of its “market guidance notes”. Following the...more
The UK government has announced that it will require Chinese-owned technology company Nexperia BV to sell the 86% shareholding it acquired in July 2021 in the UK’s largest semiconductor plant, Newport Wafer Fab (since...more
The UK’s new national security screening tool has been in force for over 9 months and its impact on deal making is being felt. Determining whether notification is required can be complex and while the notification process...more
The UK National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA) has been in force for over six months. We know that within the first three months, the UK government received 221 notifications and “called-in” 17 deals for a more...more
The tightening of controls on foreign direct investment (FDI), on national security or national interest grounds, is having a significant impact on technology transactions – a trend that is only likely to grow....more
This is a focus for antitrust regulators across the globe, which is playing out most publicly in the context of acquisitions and business practices, in particular in the digital sector, that threaten nascent competitors and...more