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Following political agreement in December 2025, the Representatives of the European Parliament, Commission and Council have published a...
Since the Austrian Investment Control Act (ICA) entered into force on 25 July 2020, Austria’s FDI regime has posed significant challenges...
Global M&A is moving again. The difference, as the inaugural Freshfields London M&A Forum made clear, is that dealmaking is no longer...
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For investors in the German defence sector, foreign direct investment (FDI) control proceedings pose one of the most significant hurdles...
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The long-awaited moment has finally arrived… the UK’s new public offers and admissions to trading regime is now in place. The Public...
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Infrastructure sites often carry a degree of operational risk and, unfortunately, operational incidents, in particular health and safety...
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This week, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) released an official guidance paper (Merkblatt) on the...
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Last week, we had the privilege of hosting an infrastructure policy roundtable at our offices in London, drawing together leaders across...
The global rail sector is undergoing a profound transformation, marked by significant investment, innovation, and strategic realignment...
Our previous blog post, Inside Infrastructure: The Push and Pull of Data Centres, explored the extraordinary momentum behind data centres...
The global energy transition stands at a critical juncture - ambitious decarbonisation targets have been set, and now the hurdles to...
The Netherlands, a nation renowned for its innovation, strategic location, and progressive environmental policies, continues to be a...
On 23 October 2025, the Freshfields Vienna team welcomed legal experts and financial leaders to its Vienna office for its 17th annual CEE...
Energy and infrastructure strategy gains traction The implementation of Germany's €500bn infrastructure special budget (ISB) earlier this...
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...
On 15 July 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Policy Statement PS25/9: “New rules for the public offers and admissions...