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Explore the forces shaping global M&A activity in 2026, from strategic acquisitions and portfolio optimization to regulatory shifts across the U.S., EU and Australia. Discover how dealmakers are navigating geopolitical pressures, capital flows into defense and AI infrastructure, and evolving antitrust frameworks.

Over the last decade or so, EU Member States and other western governments have adopted new and stricter foreign direct investment (FDI) rules, resulting in ever-increasing...

A&O Shearman today launches M&A Insights, a cross-practice publication delivering partner-led analysis of the trends, regulatory shifts and capital flows shaping global dealmaking.

On January 29-30, 2019, Skadden and Han Kun Law Offices co-hosted two seminars — first in New York, then in Washington, D.C. — titled "Enforcement Focus on China: What Companies Should Do to Be Prepared."

Business Investment Relief (BIR) is a potentially valuable tax relief for UK resident non-domiciled individuals looking to bring funds into the UK to invest in a qualifying trading company...

The UK Government has pledged to adopt legislation to strengthen existing powers to scrutinise and intervene in business transactions in order to protect national security.

On 25 April 2023, the same day on which the European Commission (EC) adopted its first designation decisions under its Digital Services Act (DSA), the United Kingdom (UK) Parliament published...

In just one month, Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek's technological prowess and cost-effectiveness has upended global tech industry expectations and markets – and prompted global regulatory scrutiny.

On 24 July 2018, the UK government published details of its proposed new regime for the scrutiny of foreign investments that may have national security implications.

The UK Government's fifth annual report on the National Security and Investment Act reveals a 15 percent increase in notifications alongside a notable decline in final intervention orders, with only nine issued compared to 17 the previous year. While Defence continues to generate the most filings, Advanced Materials and Data Infrastructure sectors accounted for the majority of final orders, and transactions involving Chinese investors attracted disproportionate scrutiny despite representing only 2 percent o

On August 20, 2018, the U.K. government published further details of its negotiation position with the European Union on state aid post-Brexit.

On April 1, 2025, the Minister of State for Security, Dan Jarvis, announced that the UK's long-anticipated Foreign Influence Registration Scheme ("FIRS")...

The UK's National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA) – the UK equivalent of CFIUS – entered into force on January 4, 2022 and established a regime to review foreign direct investment...

NPC Standing Committee Passed the Criminal Law Amendment XI

Angela Gregson of Weightmans and Sean Ryan of Whitney Moore compare Ireland's new foreign direct investment screening regime with the UK's established National Security and Investment Act, examining when notification is required, key procedural differences, and practical steps to navigate both frameworks. The analysis draws on recent annual reports to reveal how these regimes are operating in practice and what reforms are on the horizon.

The value of bilateral investment treaty ("BIT") protection should not be underestimated in today’s turbulent economic times.

In just over six months since the implementation of the UK National Security and Investment Act 2021 ("NSIA") on 4 January 2022, the market has seen key developments...

Global M&A activity continued to accelerate in the first half of 2018 following the strong end to 2017, a year that was marked by several headline-making megadeals ...