The Rise of Foreign Investment Control – A Global Snapshot on the State of Play of More Industrial Policy Enforcement

Over the past three years, many countries have introduced new rules or strengthened existing foreign investment regimes, widening the range of sectors to which they apply. This is a trend exacerbated by COVID-19, which saw an additional proliferation of rules focused on the protection of pandemic-related supply chains and avoiding any opportunistic exploitation of depressed company valuations. This new environment has translated into a higher degree of intervention, with many jurisdictions requi