Tag: foreign takeovers
UK seeks powers to block foreign investment on national security grounds
The proposed Bill will present a potential hurdle for boards looking at investment or acquisition from an overseas suitor.
Broaden evaluation of foreign investors’ intentions, urges EEF
Plans to broaden takeover rules should go much further, covering the impact of foreign investor-led deals on UK supply chains and skills base, says lobby group EEF.
Takeover Panel moves to protect British-based R&D with tougher rules
Regulatory body The Takeover Panel sets out plans to introduce more transparency in pledges made by parties involved in a takeover, a move flagged by the Conservatives in their 2017 manifesto.
MPs probe potential for blocking foreign takeovers
Select committee to examine PM’s industrial policy and whether government should intervene to stop takeover of UK companies by overseas companies.