Foreign direct investment ("FDI") in the United Kingdom is covered by the National Security and Investment Act ("NSIA") of 2021 (which equally applies to UK purchasers), and in 2025 the government continued to update information and guidelines concerning the legislation.

Ireland's Screening of Third Country Transactions Act entered into force on January 6, 2025.

White & Case Quarterly Global Merger Control Update

White & Case Quarterly Global Merger Control Update

White & Case Quarterly Global Merger Control Update 

White & Case Quarterly Global Merger Control Update

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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.

White & Case Quarterly Global Merger Control Update