United Kingdom: Inward/ Foreign Investment

The UK government has launched a £500m sovereign AI fund led by Balderton's James Wise, aiming to help British AI startups start, scale, and compete globally. With ticket sizes between £1m-£10m, the fund offers not just capital but fast-tracked visas, supercomputer access, and government procurement opportunities—but can this strategy overcome the UK's historical challenge of retaining founders at the growth stage?

Geopolitical volatility is reshaping corporate risk as shifting alliances, trade tensions and national security priorities force organizations to navigate increasingly complex cross-border operations.

The Government has recently launched the Sovereign Venture Fund ('Sovereign AI'), a £500 million state-backed investment vehicle designed to support early-stage British AI companies with capital, compute...

In his recent address at Davos, Mark Carney heralded the end of a "pleasant fiction", the belief in a stable, rules-based international order where economic integration was a goal in itself.

The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (the "NSI Act") is legislation that was introduced by the UK government in 2022.

In 2025, the deal environment in the UK and Europe re‑established a firmer footing, with values improving even as volumes lagged pre‑2021 highs.

In just one month, Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek's technological prowess and cost-effectiveness has upended global tech industry expectations and markets – and prompted global regulatory scrutiny.

A recent announcement by the European Commission of 47 Strategic Projects is set to boost the bloc's domestic supply of raw materials, strengthening its battery and defense value chains...

Niall Hearty of Rahman Ravelli outlines the Financial Conduct Authority's plans and the reasoning behind them