2/17/2026 4:16:15 PM New draft EU FDI Screening Regulation published: What investors need to know now By Ilka Oberländer Frank Röhling Uwe Salaschek Matthias Wahls +1 more... Show less Following political agreement in December 2025, the Representatives of the European Parliament, Commission and Council have published a...
2/16/2026 1:11:28 PM New Austrian FDI Guidance: What Investors Need to Know Now By Dr. Stephan Denk Lukas Pomaroli Marcel Neuhauser Since the Austrian Investment Control Act (ICA) entered into force on 25 July 2020, Austria’s FDI regime has posed significant challenges...
2/2/2026 2:12:29 PM Key takeaways from the London M&A Forum: Dealmaking on new terms By Elizabeth Bieber Kate Cooper Andrew Hutchings Gayle Klein Oliver Lazenby Julian Long Alan Mason Martin McElwee Piers Prichard Jones Julian Pritchard Victoria Sigeti Claire Wills Christine Wilson +10 more... Show less Global M&A is moving again. The difference, as the inaugural Freshfields London M&A Forum made clear, is that dealmaking is no longer...
1/19/2026 10:46:36 AM Investing in the German Defence Sector - Investment Control Law: Stricter Scrutiny in the Era of the ‘Zeitenwende’ By Uwe Salaschek Nicolas Sölter Michael Ramb Juliane Hilf Maximilian Lasson Lars Meyer Alexander Schwahn Alex Schmidtke Matthias Wahls +6 more... Show less For investors in the German defence sector, foreign direct investment (FDI) control proceedings pose one of the most significant hurdles...
12/18/2025 3:06:28 PM Inside Infrastructure: Reflecting on 2025 By Jessamy Gallagher Richard Thexton Natascha Doll Richard Johnson Vanessa Jakovich Alon Gordon James Chapman Andreas Ruthemeyer Alexander Watt Kirsten Singleton Martha Davis Dylan Smith +9 more... Show less As 2025 comes to a close, we’ve been reflecting on what an extraordinary year it’s been for the energy and infrastructure sector, and for...
12/5/2025 7:38:30 AM Vietnam’s evolving merger control regime: key trends from the VCC’s most recent report By Hoang Ha An Ngoc Nguyen Thang Phan Dieu Linh Ha Thanh Tien Bui Eric Johnson Ninette Dodoo George Chatham +5 more... Show less Introduction As Vietnam’s rapid development and economic growth continue to fuel M&A activity, domestic and foreign companies...
11/19/2025 11:13:49 AM Inside Infrastructure: Investment Tracks to the Future - Decarbonisation & Digitalisation By Fedor Teselkin Amanda Mapanda Jonathan Chen Leila Symonds +1 more... Show less The global rail sector is undergoing a profound transformation, marked by significant investment, innovation, and strategic realignment...
11/13/2025 11:55:53 AM Inside Infrastructure: Spotlight on Spain's data centre assets By Miriam Pérez-Schafer Ignacio Borrego Miguel Ángel Calvo Pilar Aguilar Lara Garcia de Vinuesa +2 more... Show less Our previous blog post, Inside Infrastructure: The Push and Pull of Data Centres, explored the extraordinary momentum behind data centres...
11/6/2025 2:31:40 PM Inside Infrastructure: Highlighting Hydrogen By Andreas Ruthemeyer James Chapman Kirsten Singleton The global energy transition stands at a critical juncture - ambitious decarbonisation targets have been set, and now the hurdles to...
10/29/2025 3:24:43 PM Inside Infrastructure: What's New in the Netherlands? By Alvaro Pliego Selie Marius Weyers The Netherlands, a nation renowned for its innovation, strategic location, and progressive environmental policies, continues to be a...
10/2/2025 10:49:05 AM Inside Infrastructure: Your insights into Italy By Giulio Politi Nicola Asti Ludovico Bruno Giorgio Candeloro +1 more... Show less Following our look at the global state of play in the CCUS sector last week, this week we bring a you a regional insight, focusing on...
7/24/2025 8:57:12 AM Inside Infrastructure: Focus on France By Pascal Cuche Tanguy Bardet Louise Bragard Léa Hirschi +1 more... Show less Overview The Choose France 2025 summit, held from May 19 to 21, 2025 at the Château de Versailles, was marked by several major...