英国政府近日公布了《国家安全和投资法案》(National Security and Investment Bill)。该立法将确立一项全新且独立的审查制度,以便英国政府对特定法律实体、资产和知识产权的收购进行审查,并在发现国家安全问题时阻止交易或施加救济措施。 该审查制度下的强制申报义务将适用于17个敏感领域内的符合审查标准的...
The National Security & Investment Act (NSI Act) came into force on 4 January 2022 and introduced a standalone national security investment regime in the UK for the first time. It replaced the Secretary of State’s (SoS) previous powers to scrutinise mergers which give rise to national securi...
On November 11, 2020, the UK government published theNational Security and Investment Bill(the “NSI Bill”), which, when enacted into law, will impose a new filing and clearance process for certain investments in targets with a UK nexus. Notwithstanding recent media...
US National Security and Foreign Direct InvestmentFabrizio Saccomanni
Investment” on November 11, 2020, and “UK Government Provides Greater Clarity on New National Security Screening Rules” on March 9, 2021), the U.K.’s National Security and Investment Bill received Royal Assent on April 29, 2021, and has formally become an Act of Parliament (the Act)....
作者:Marjorie C. HolmesHan Deng A global cross-office team consisting of partners Marjorie Holmes and Ross Mackenzie with counsel Han Deng discuss their forward-looking thoughts and views on the implications of the new Act, and how it will affect the shipping and energy industries. ...
The first post - Q&A of UK’s National Security and Investment Act 2021 has been published. We have analysed the key impacts it may impose on foreign investment in the form of Q&A. Please clickhereto read the full article in English....
National security must come first, but it doesn’t have to come at the expense of the U.S. economic future
Following our prior client alerts regarding the U.K.’s new investment screening regime under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (the Act),1the U.K. government has announced that the Act will come into force on 4 January 2022. ...
And now this "omnipresent" national security narrative is also biting on the U.S. economy. Business insiders have repeatedly warned that by abusing the tactic, the U.S. government may potentially hurt the industry, which it is seeking to protect, by effectively isolating it from global markets...