Jul 17, 2023 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) screening mechanisms must respect fundamental freedoms: A Case built on Clay, Sand (and Gravel) By Thomas Lübbig Uwe Salaschek Matthias Wahls Weak cases sometimes make good law. On 13 July, the ECJ in Case C-106/22 held that: Except in specific circumstances, the EU FDI...
Nov 03, 2022 German approval of Chinese stake in Hamburg container terminal – a veto in disguise? By Frank Röhling Lara Steinbach Uwe Salaschek On 26 October, the German government partially prohibited the acquisition of a 35% interest in one of Hamburg port’s container terminals...
Dec 10, 2021 Revised definitions for critical infrastructure broaden scope of German FDI screening By Uwe Salaschek Frank Röhling Juliane Hilf Vanessa van Weelden Ole Schley Tristan Kalenborn +3 more... Show less On 1 January 2022, an amendment to the statutory definitions of critical infrastructure in Germany will enter into force. The...
Jul 27, 2020 Germany to introduce stricter foreign investment rules - again By Frank Röhling Uwe Salaschek Jonas von Kalben On 17 July 2020, an update to Germany’s foreign investment law entered into force. The key points are as follows:The changes mainly...
Jun 03, 2020 Foreign investment review in times of COVID-19 – German regulation targets health sector By Frank Röhling Juliane Hilf Jonas von Kalben Uwe Salaschek +1 more... Show less Today, a new regulation entered into force in Germany to increase foreign investment scrutiny in the health sector.The new rules are...
Mar 26, 2020 COVID-19: shut down also for foreign direct investments into Europe? Commission issues guidance to member states on how to protect strategic assets By Frank Röhling Alastair Mordaunt Juliane Hilf Uwe Salaschek +1 more... Show less OverviewOn 25 March 2020, the EU Commission (the Commission) issued a guidance paper (PDF) in relation to foreign direct investment (FDI)...
Dec 20, 2018 Minority acquisitions targeted by new German foreign investment rules By Frank Röhling Uwe Salaschek On 19 December, the German Government tightened further its rules on foreign investments in German businesses by non-EU/non-EFTA...