Webinar: Update on FDI restrictions in France, Germany and the UK
31/03/2021
Across Europe, legislators have recently introduced or tightened investment controls. We will give an update on recent developments in key jurisdictions.
Webinar: Update on FDI restrictions in France, Germany and the UK
Across Europe, legislators have recently introduced or tightened investment controls. We will give an update on recent developments in key jurisdictions. In November 2020, the UK introduced the draft National Security and Investment Bill to establish a new framework to investigate and intervene in potentially hostile FDIs. In January 2021, Germany published further draft restrictions within its foreign investment control regime, including targeting foreign investments in emerging technologies. France has extended the scope of application of its foreign investment screening mechanism in 2020, in particular with participations of 10% or more in listed companies. Lastly, the new EU regulation on the screening of FDI into the EU applies since 11 October 2020.
What do these (proposed) changes mean for any FDI into France, Germany and the UK in 2021 and what (practical) issues should investors be aware of? We will discuss these issues with our panel consisting of :
Henri Savoie, Partner at Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier (France)
Bärbel Sachs, Partner at Noerr (Germany)
Malcolm Walton, Partner at Macfarlanes (UK)
Thomas Schulz, Partner at Noerr, will moderate the panel.
