The UK’s National Security & Investment Act has now been in place for a year and has already made its mark, prohibiting deals on national security grounds and also requiring remedies in cases that are not subject to the mandatory notification requirement.

The Netherlands prepares for its first effective year of new FDI regulation.

Belgium implements an FDI screening regime by July 1, 2023.

Driven by the European Commission's guidance, Member States keep expanding their investment screening regimes. A similar trend is observed in Europe at large.

Luxembourg has introduced a bill of law to regulate foreign direct investments. The law is currently being discussed before the Luxembourg Parliament.

Ireland anticipates adopting and implementing an FDI screening regime by Q1 2023.

In France, FDI screening authorities have issued new guidelines to improve the transparency of the FDI process.

Small modular reactors can play an integral part in the energy transition and offer a solution without many of the drawbacks of its larger predecessors. Yet, there are challenges to overcome.

M&A Explorer | The industry’s deal rally in Q4 2022 sets the stage for a strong year ahead

M&A Explorer | French deal volume in 2022 remained at historic levels, even while deal values dipped in the final quarter of the year

M&A Explorer | Private equity (PE) funds are taking the opportunity to delist high-quality tech businesses at marked-down prices

M&A Explorer | The need for timely and sustainable delivery is buoying demand for everything from logistics outsourcing to drone drop-off services

M&A Explorer | Ambitious net-zero targets will unquestionably be the biggest catalyst for M&A in the energy sector for years to come

M&A Explorer | M&A deal value falls by more than a third as dealmakers around the world hit the brakes in a volatile year

Lenders, borrowers and advisers are hopeful that Spain’s 2022 overhaul of its restructuring and insolvency regime will improve the country’s restructuring landscape

US bidders had the opportunity to capitalize on the strength of the dollar in 2022, which rallied as the Federal Reserve took action on its interest rate policy to curb inflation

M&A Explorer | Private equity (PE) deal activity shrinks as buyer and vendor pricing expectations widen and rising interest rates drive significant tightening in acquisition finance markets

M&A Explorer | Dealmaking in the pharma, medical and biotech (PMB) subsectors was driven by both old and new market trends in 2022