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Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) control in the United Kingdom

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The UK has become one of the latest in a line of countries around the world to tighten FDI screening rules in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislative changes that were passed recently affect the rules in two respects. They introduce the public health emergency as a new public interest consideration. They also lower the intervention thresholds for transactions in certain sensitive technology sectors. Similarly to other jurisdictions, the measures aim to protect key domestic...
By: Dechert LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/foreign-direct-investment-fdi-control-61969/

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