On 26 February 2021, the Kalifa Review of UK Fintech published its much anticipated report on the state of the UK fintech industry. The report recognizes fintech's current importance to the UK economy and potential material...more
FDI restrictions have been on the political agenda in Europe and further afield for at least the past year, and following the outbreak of COVID-19 and the changed economic landscape, the approach in jurisdictions across the...more
7/20/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Investment ,
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Medical Research ,
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National Security ,
Political Parties ,
Reputation Management
Prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, there had been a growing and global trend of established Western economies increasingly scrutinising foreign investment in key sectors. FDI restrictions have been on the...more
5/29/2020
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Blocked Mergers ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
EU ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Investment ,
Member State ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
National Security Review Proceedings ,
Non-EU Investors ,
Popular
After the extension of the March 29 Brexit deadline to October, Western Europe's private equity market staged a frenzied comeback in Q2. Deal volume fell from 510 to 399 deals at the same time that value surged by 88%...more
8/16/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Capital Markets ,
Debt Financing ,
EBITDA ,
EU ,
Foreign Investment ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Mergers ,
p2p ,
Private Equity ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
UK Brexit