UK National Security And Investment Regime: key points for foreign investors

On 11 November 2020 the UK Government introduced the National Security and Investment Bill to Parliament, setting out significant legislative reforms which will overhaul the review of transactions and investments on national security grounds in the UK, against a backdrop of tightening of foreign direct investment (FDI) regimes globally. Our Tokyo and London teams summarise the key changes and takeaways for Japanese and foreign investors in this podcast, with a short summary introduction in Japanese.The key points are also summarised in this slide deck: https://sites-herbertsmithfreehills.vuturevx.com/113/24135/landing-pages/uk-new-national-security-and-investment-regime-(nov-2020).pdfSpeakers: Graeme Preston (Asia and Japan Head of Corporate), Veronica Roberts (Partner, London), Joel Rheuben (Senior Associate, Tokyo)