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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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Foreign direct investment reviews 2023: A global perspective

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Now in its seventh year of annual publication, White & Case's Foreign Direct Investment Reviews provides a comprehensive look into rapidly evolving foreign direct investment (FDI) laws and regulations in approximately 40...more

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French M&A Transactions in Sensitive Sectors

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A takeover of a French company carrying on so-called ‘sensitive’ activity in France by a company ultimately controlled by foreigners - European Union and non-EU - is subject to the prior authorization of the Ministry of the...more

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France Moves To Protect Strategic Assets Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

On April 29, 2020, the French Minister of the Economy (the Minister) announced that French foreign investment rules will be adopted with the policy goal of protecting French strategic assets in the context of the COVID-19...more

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Crisis Prompts European Countries To Step Up Protections Against Foreign M&A

The coronavirus pandemic has weakened European economies and companies. EU and national governments have expressed concern that foreign investors may opportunistically take advantage of the crisis to acquire domestic...more

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EU and Germany Move to Further Tighten FDI Screening Process

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The past two weeks have seen two major developments in relation to the screening of foreign direct investment in the European Union (“EU”) for national security or public order reasons. First, on December 10, 2018, the EU...more

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Foreign Investment in France: Strengthening Control and Extending Strategic Sectors Under PACTE Law and New Decree

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The Situation: In the context of strengthening the control of foreign investments, particularly at the European level, the French Parliament intends to deepen control procedures and broaden the scope of authorization of...more

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Germany Blocks Two Transactions Involving Chinese Investors on National Security Grounds

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The Situation: Germany prevented State Grid Corporation of China ("SGCC") from acquiring a 20 percent minority stake in 50Hertz, one of Germany's four providers of high-voltage transmission systems, as well as the acquisition...more

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Europe Insights

Despite a year of continued global political uncertainty and increasing enforcement, shareholder activism and foreign investment control activity, the 2018 outlook for Europe is positive overall. Skadden partners in the U.K.,...more

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