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...
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...
1/19/2026 9:36:08 AM The new UK public offers and admissions to trading regime: some top tips for capital market participants By Reena Parmar Jennifer McCarthy The long-awaited moment has finally arrived… the UK’s new public offers and admissions to trading regime is now in place. The Public...
12/3/2025 6:01:32 PM Investing in the German Defence Sector – BMWE Releases Guidance on Drones and Loitering Munitions By Nicolas Sölter Michael Ramb Juliane Hilf Maximilian Lasson Lars Meyer Alexander Schwahn Uwe Salaschek Alex Schmidtke +5 more... Show less This week, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) released an official guidance paper (Merkblatt) on the...
11/28/2025 1:13:03 PM Inside Infrastructure: Reflections on Freshfields’ Inside Infrastructure Forum with Alastair Campbell & Rory Stewart By Martha Davis Last week, we had the privilege of hosting an infrastructure policy roundtable at our offices in London, drawing together leaders across...
10/29/2025 10:11:53 AM Europe 2.0 – Competitive and Autonomous: Key Insights from the CEE Finance Workshop By Victoria Bazil Florian Klimscha Stephan Pachinger Anouschka Zagorski Eva Schneider Maximilian Hohenauer Maximilian Ihra Aylin Bektasli Florian Braunauer +6 more... Show less On 23 October 2025, the Freshfields Vienna team welcomed legal experts and financial leaders to its Vienna office for its 17th annual CEE...
10/16/2025 11:44:14 AM Inside Infrastructure: Germany braces for the boom By Natascha Doll Andreas Ruthemeyer Carsten Bork Mirko Masek Ulrich Scholz Stefan Schröder Hendrik Wessling Alex Schmidtke +5 more... Show less Energy and infrastructure strategy gains traction The implementation of Germany's €500bn infrastructure special budget (ISB) earlier this...
9/29/2025 11:57:10 AM UK prospectus regime reform – key changes for DCM issuers in the FCA’s final rules By Peter Allen Duncan Kellaway Stephan Pachinger Reena Parmar Laura Clark-Jones Greg Garfield Magdalen Christie +4 more... Show less On 15 July 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Policy Statement PS25/9: “New rules for the public offers and admissions...
9/12/2025 12:54:55 PM UK prospectus regime reform – key changes for regulated market issuers in the FCA’s final rules By Christopher Mort Julian Makin Peter Allen Duncan Kellaway Stephan Pachinger Tom Godwin Richard Ho Reena Parmar Laura Clark-Jones Greg Garfield Egor Marisin Jennifer McCarthy +9 more... Show less On 15 July 2025, the FCA published Policy Statement PS25/9: ‘New rules for the public offers and admissions to trading regime’...
7/16/2025 10:59:56 AM Merger control amid geopolitical shifts and antitrust scrutiny By Felix Roscam Abbing Aaron Green Janet Lang Alvaro Pliego Selie Kevin Yingling +2 more... Show less In a recent post, we shared details of the 2026 edition of Panoramic: Merger Control. This comprehensive guide continues to cover the...
7/15/2025 1:59:08 PM FCA confirms new 75% threshold for further issuances By Christopher Mort Julian Makin Tom Godwin Richard Ho Katie Bentel Egor Marisin Jennifer McCarthy +4 more... Show less The FCA has today published final rules to implement the new public offers and admissions to trading regime (in PS 25/9, following its...
6/27/2025 10:21:20 AM Defence Tech M&A – Key Legal Insights in a High Stakes Market By Tijn Mandema Saloua Ouchan Hanneke Rothbarth This blog provides a high-level overview of legal due diligence considerations for investors considering investing in the defence...