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Comment: Dealmakers have plenty of risks to ponder in UK draft national-security screening law

By Simon Zekaria
  • 12 Nov 2020 10:50
  • 12 Nov 2020 10:52
Would-be foreign investors into UK companies have seen the government this week lay out a regime for screening deals under national-security grounds that is so far-ranging, and would cover such a swathe of sensitive industrial sectors, that its ramifications will take years to become clear. 
With the National Security and

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Simon Zekaria

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Simon Zekaria is a senior correspondent in London, covering UK regulation. Prior to joining MLex, Simon reported on business news for The Wall Street Journal, including on telecommunications, media, technology and consumer affairs. Simon was also a writer for the WSJ on diverse subjects such as Brexit, UK politics and global sport. Simon was previously a correspondent on competition issues and European politics for Thomson Reuters and Agence France-Presse in Brussels. Simon is a graduate of Edinburgh University, with Masters degrees in literature and law. A French speaker, he has studied at the Sorbonne University, Paris.

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