Foreign direct investment controls : a global perspective / WorldECR

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FDI – foreign direct investment – has become a bedrock of the international economy in the past few decades. The trend has been toward liberalisation, exploitation
of technology and deregulation, to generate wealth, employment and innovation. But against a backdrop of geopolitical tensions, fears around the appropriation and misuse of technology, and heightened national and regional security fears generally, governments across the world have looked closely at some of the implications of FDI, taking steps to balance the benefits of investment with its risks.
In 2020, World Export Controls Review publisher DC Houghton published the second edition of the CFIUS Book – a definitive guide to navigating the requirements of the Committee on Foreign Investment into the United States.
In 2023, in response to a fast-changing global investment and security landscape, we are delighted to be publishing Foreign Direct Investment Controls – an in- depth look at (non-US) investment screening/clearance mechanisms for 15 key investment destinations: THE EUROPEAN UNION, AUSTRIA, FRANCE, GERMANY, ITALY, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, CHINA, INDIA, ISRAEL, JAPAN, NORWAY, RUSSIA, TURKEY, THE UNITED KINGDOM.
The Consulting Editor of both the new book and the CFIUS Book is Reid Whitten, a Partner at international law firm Sheppard Mullin.