The EU Foreign Direct Investment Regulation will be in full force from October 11, 2020. We expect it will radically alter the dynamics of foreign investment review in Europe. Any non-EU investor and any EU target company that is the subject of an investment from outside the EU, in any sector of the economy, should prepare for the Regulation.

This report from our antitrust/competition and international trade practices details what the new regulation does, and what you need to know, including:

- How the dynamics of foreign investment reviews will change in Europe;

- How companies can adapt to the new system;

- Potential flashpoints between the European Commission’s role and the role of national authorities;

- Tensions with existing principles of EU law;

- Protections for strategic European companies during the COVID-19 economic turmoil.