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12Nov

UK outlines its plans for wide-ranging new foreign investment review powers

The UK has outlined the details of its new National Security and Investment Bill, heralding the introduction of a new regime for foreign direct investments in the UK. The new regime would introduce, for the first time, a mandatory pre-screening mechanism for deals involving foreign investments in sensitive sectors. This new regime represents a substantial expansion of the foreign investment review mechanism in the UK in terms of both its scope and its powers, and is likely to result in more...
By: White & Case LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/uk-outlines-its-plans-for-wide-ranging-32759/

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