United Kingdom: Inward/ Foreign Investment

The UK Cabinet Office's fifth Annual Report on the National Security and Investment Act 2021 reveals a striking paradox: while the number of transactions reviewed under the regime continues to grow rapidly, the proportion of deals ultimately subject to intervention has fallen to its lowest level since the NSIA entered into force. This raises critical questions for dealmakers about whether the mandatory notification regime is capturing an increasing number of deals that pose little or no national security co

On 14 July 2026, the UK Cabinet Office published the fifth Annual Report on the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSI Act) (the Report). The Report provides summary information and statistics relating to the review of transactions and investments on national security grounds in the UK during the period 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026.

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