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Investments definition

What does Investments mean? In practice, investments are financial products or rights acquired with the expectation of income or capital growth, such as shares, bonds, fund units and derivatives. In UK financial services law, however, the regulated concept is “specified investments” under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001 (SI 2001/544) (RAO). This defined list includes, among others, shares, debentures and loan stock, government and public securities, warrants, units in a collective investment scheme, options and futures, contracts for differences, and rights under a contract of insurance. Whether a firm must be authorised, may communicate financial promotions, or owes particular...

UK National Security and Investment Act 2021: practitioner’s guide to scope across entities and assets, mandatory sectors, notifications, call‑ins, procedure, enforcement, 2024 guidance, and practical considerations

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Scope of the regime

(NSIA 2021) took full effect on 4 January 2022. From that point, the UK Government gained powers to scrutinise and intervene in a broad array of Investments in entities operating in the UK, and in purchases of related assets, with the goal of stopping deals that might threaten the UK’s national security. The regime is run by the Investment Security Unit (ISU) within the Cabinet Office, while the formal decision‑maker is the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (described in the Act, and here, as the ‘Secretary of State’). Beyond handling notifications and associated proceedings, the ISU may issue guidance on the regime and how it applies to particular transactions. Under NSIA 2021, certain investments in business entities active across 17 specified UK sectors must be notified to the ISU by the investor and cleared by the Secretary of State before completion. This notification duty applies whether the investor is UK‑based or overseas, and also to investments in foreign entities active in these sectors in the UK. Transactions...

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Becket McGrath

Euclid Law Limited

Becket advises clients on all aspects of EU and UK competition law, with an emphasis on defending companies against investigations, distribution issues and merger control. Although he advises clients in a broad range of sectors, he has a particular interest in the media, technology and life sciences sectors. This interest extends to the growing importance of public interest and foreign investment reviews for these sectors. He is a leading expert on distribution issues raised by e-commerce, including in the context of selective distribution, and has advised major online retailers, marketplaces and brands on a wide range of strategic competition issues.Becket has worked in both London and Brussels during his career and is qualified as an English solicitor and Belgian advocaat. He has experience of enforcing UK and EU competition law at a senior level in the UK’s Office of Fair Trading (now the...

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