X
28Jul

Alert: UK Government Extends Powers to Intervene in Mergers on Public Interest Grounds

Cooley LLP | | Return|
In the UK, there is currently no separate foreign direct investment (FDI) screening regime. Instead, the UK government can only intervene in limited circumstances where a transaction raises at least one of the following public interest issues: national security, financial stability, media plurality and, as of June 23, public health emergencies. At the time of writing, the government has intervened in 20 transactions in this way,2 notably without blocking any deals....
By: Cooley LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/alert-uk-government-extends-powers-to-12743/

Related

California Court of Appeal Concludes Premium Wage Must Be Paid at the Base Hourly Rate

In Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC, the California Court of Appeal considered the method for det...

Read More >

Form 5500 Penalty Relief Deadline Approaching for MEPs

On July 24, 2019, the Department of Labor (the “DOL”) issued Field Assistance Bulletin 2019-01 (th...

Read More >

SECURE Act signed into law - navigating the key modifications

The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019, enacted December 20, 2019, im...

Read More >

HR Quick Takes: PTO during notice period

I am really tired of employees who quit and give the requested notice but aren’t here because they ...

Read More >

Florida 2020 Legislative Session Preview

Florida lawmakers are gearing up for the 2020 session, which begins on Tuesday, January 14th, and ru...

Read More >

The lesson from Steiner Sports

If you look at my office or my den, you’d think I ransacked Steiner Sports since I collect a lot of...

Read More >