The FSR builds on elements of State aid, merger control, foreign investment, public procurement, and trade defence. Our global team is one of the world’s leading practices across the spectrum of these matters and we have the skills, experience and bandwidth required to prepare your business. We advise on the most complex and strategic matters and have an award-winning reputation for innovation and excellence.

Private equity and financial sponsors are central to Linklaters’ strategy and have been for many years. The legal directories and league tables consistently rank Linklaters as having one of the leading private equity practices and our clients benefit from our invaluable experience. We advise our clients in a commercial and pragmatic way and support them globally via our 31 offices.

Linklaters’ Antitrust & Foreign Investment team is one of the world’s leading global practices. Our team is highly experienced in multi-jurisdictional merger filings and we have extensive practical know-how of merger control regimes and authorities around the globe. We work together with our clients to devise their merger control strategy combining commercial, legal and sometimes public interest considerations to deliver a successful outcome on a global level.

Our global foreign investment team has extensive experience in assessing foreign investment regulatory risk and managing foreign investment reviews around the world, including transactions involving a wide range of sectors. Combined with our leading global antitrust practice, Linklaters is one of the world’s leading practices for foreign investment, offering truly integrated advice and assistance, including insights into changes in the political landscape.