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Defense Sector Investors United Kingdom

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Europe’s Sharpened Focus on Defense Creates M&A and Investment Opportunities

Key Points - - The war in Ukraine has prompted a historic surge in European defense spending. - Governments in the EU and U.K. are stressing the need for innovation. They are increasingly turning to investment in small...more

Jones Day

Extraterritorial Reach of Italian/UK FDI Rules: Are In-Country Sales Sufficient Nexus?

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In two recent decisions in the defense and national security sector, the Italian Foreign Direct Investment Authority ("FDI Authority") asserted jurisdiction in connection with two acquisitions of non-Italian companies that...more

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

Defence – A Sustainable Investment?  A View From The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority

On 11 March 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) published a statement clarifying that their rules, including with regards to sustainability, do not prevent investment in or financing of defence companies.  The...more

White & Case LLP

Investors flock to lucrative aerospace and defense industry

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The aerospace and defense sector has historically been immune to the impact of global downturns, with spending determined by geopolitical rather than macroeconomic factors. Unsurprisingly, recent geopolitical unrest...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The UK's National Security and Investment Act Now Fully in Force

The United Kingdom's National Security and Investment Act (the NSI Act) is now fully in force. First proposed in 2016, the NSI Act creates a stand-alone regime that authorizes the UK government to consider and address the...more

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