Antitrust & Foreign Investment Media Hub
Across a series of bitesize podcasts and summary PDF report, we feature partners from our global team highlighting the key themes we believe will significantly affect businesses in the area of competition in 2022.
LinkingCompetition is our global competition blog, where you will find insights, commentary and news from our dedicated competition lawyers around the globe.
Visit Platypus, our new UK merger control digital forum for uniquely-compiled and updated statistics and commentary on merger outcomes before the UK Competition and Markets Authority.
Watch our Summer’s Top Stories video series and read our accompanying bitesize report for our global team’s latest insights on the big Antitrust and Foreign Investment stories, and how you can plan for them.
Explore our Linklaters Tech Insights page for the latest news, commentary and insights from our lawyers on all things tech.
Private equity and financial sponsor buyers face particular opportunities and challenges when dealing with global merger control and foreign investment reviews. Our specialist lawyers provide their key insights for the best chance of a smooth regulatory process.
We have issued a series of notes introducing the new regulations as they are released, including a high-level summary of key provisions and additional notes, available below, providing details on some of the changes to CFIUS’s jurisdiction and processes.
This series walks through the issues – from competitor collaborations to M&A and State aid – giving practical guidance on how to navigate the interplay between the growing expectations of governments and society and the consequences of breaching the competition rules.
CFIUS is expected to issue final rules implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018, with the new, extremely detailed regulations to take effect no later than February 13, 2020. Watch this video to learn about the five key changes.