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Foreign Direct Investment: Key Recent and Future Developments in Europe and the US

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At a time of significant geopolitical challenges, many jurisdictions are looking at their investment screening regimes to ensure that they can adequately safeguard national security and public order. Within this context,...more

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Ireland Introduces Foreign Investment Screening Regime

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The Development: The Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023 (the "STCT Act") was signed into law on October 31, 2023, introducing a new investment screening regime in the Republic of Ireland ("Ireland") with a...more

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Luxembourg Adopts New Foreign Direct Investment Screening Regime

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In Short - The Background: Luxembourg has introduced a new foreign direct investment regime with a suspensory mandatory notification requirement in relation to investments in a broad range of sectors....more

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France Extends Interim Rule on Foreign Direct Investments

On 23 December 2022, the French government issued decree number 2022-1622, which extended to 31 December 2023 the interim rule, in effect for two years now, that lowered the threshold that triggers foreign investment review...more

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Will the recently updated French FDI regulation impact your next deal?

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Updated foreign direct investment (FDI) regulation around the world, including in France, requires, more than ever, advance planning and strategy. Playing it well will enhance deal certainty, mitigate risks and keep timing on...more

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Foreign direct investment reviews 2021: France

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Following major reforms, the French Foreign Investments Control regime is now reaching cruising speed - Since 2014, the scope of the French Foreign Investments Control regime has been substantially expanded. In May 2019,...more

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Foreign direct investment reviews 2020: A global perspective - France

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The French Foreign Investments Control regime has recently been reinforced following a reform of 2019, and other measures have been adopted in view of the COVID-19 pandemic - Since 2014, the scope of the French Foreign...more

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France Lowers Threshold Triggering FDI Screening Mechanism for Listed Companies to 10%

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The lowered threshold for foreign direct investments into France will apply to non-EU and non-EEA investors or to any investor fiscally domiciled outside the European Union and European Economic Area. On July 23, 2020,...more

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Foreign subsidies: The European Commission goes extraterritorial

The EU State Aid regime has long protected the EU internal market from anti-competitive subsidies granted by EU Member States. On 17 June 2020, the European Commission published a White Paper that proposes a new set of tools...more

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Hungarian bill on national security vetting of non-EEA purchasers in sensitive sectors

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A new draft bill in Hungary proposes ministerial approval for certain foreign direct investments into specific sectors. If adopted, the law may apply relatively soon – it may affect transactions set to close after 1 October...more

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Singapore and the Brexit Effect

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On 23 June, 52% of UK voters voted in favour of leaving the European Union, which has generated considerable uncertainty about the United Kingdom’s future relationship with Europe and, as a result, the wider world, including...more

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