Keeping you up to date with the complexities of FDI regimes
The importance of foreign direct investment (FDI) and national security regimes to international M&A has dramatically increased over recent years as a result of the expansion of existing and new regimes. It is increasingly important to consider what FDI approvals may be required early on in any investment / M&A activity and to ensure that the deal timetable factors in the relevant review periods. Ashurst has broad experience in this increasingly complex area, across a wide variety of sectors. We regularly manage FDI analysis and processes across multiple jurisdictions, assessing the sensitivities of the activities at stake, ensuring filings are executed in a coordinated and consistent manner, assisting our clients within the negotiation of commitments or conditions that can be imposed by governments. We do this as part of our transactional advice or as stand-alone advice, and in tandem with our review of merger control regimes, ensuring a smooth and efficient one-stop shop for clients, working with trusted local counsel where required.
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A world of opportunity – foreign investment in Europe
This guide will help you navigate the foreign investment control regimes in the major European jurisdictions.
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UK national security and investment control regime
Our Quickguide provides an overview of the UK national security and investment control regime.
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Key Contacts
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Denis Fosselard
Partner and Head of the competition and EU law department in EMEA
Brussels
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The information provided is not intended to be a comprehensive review of all developments in the law and practice, or to cover all aspects of those referred to.
Readers should take legal advice before applying it to specific issues or transactions.