26Oct
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) control in the United Kingdom
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
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