The National Security and Investment Bill is expected to receive Royal Assent on 29 April 2021, following agreement between both Houses of Parliament yesterday. Amendments accepted by the House of Commons include increasing the threshold for mandatory notifications from 15% to 25%, as reported in our previous blog.
We will shortly be publishing a client alert on the implications for deals already in progress.
Sunny Mann is a Partner and leads the EMEA and UK International Trade team, ranked Tier 1 by Legal 500. His practice includes a focus on national security, foreign investment, export controls and trade sanctions matters. He has worked on a number of foreign investment review cases, including obtaining clearance for a high profile acquisition triggering potential defence and national security concerns, one of the very few cases to go through a full UK statutory review. In the Legal 500, Sunny is ranked as a "Leading Practitioner".
Samantha Mobley is a partner in the Foreign Investment Review department of Baker McKenzie’s London office. She advises on the implications of foreign direct investment rules for cross-border transactions. On foreign investment matters, she works closely with Baker McKenzie's Tier 1 trade team, given their export control national security expertise. Samantha is ranked as 'Recommended' for Foreign Investment Control by Lexology Index, 2025.