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Investing In France: What Foreign Investors Still Get Wrong, And How To Get It Right
Every few months, I find myself in a familiar conversation with a foreign investor who is approaching a French transaction for the first time. They have done cross-border deals before, and have done their research. They usually arrive with a version of the same assumption: that France is more complicated than it needs to be, that the regulatory environment is from a different era, and that with the right advisors, the complexity can be “figured out.”
France Government
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Cohen & Gresser
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France Expands 10% FDI Threshold To Foreign Listings
France has reformed its foreign direct investment regime, broadening the scope of the 10% voting-rights threshold to capture French entities listed on nearly all regulated markets worldwide. The changes, effective August 17, 2026, extend FDI notification requirements to include major third-country exchanges through EU equivalence decisions and six specifically named markets, significantly expanding the reach of French investment screening for non-European investors.
France Government
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Jones Day
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Private Capital Firms Target Emerging Opportunities In Space Sector
Private capital is flowing into the space sector as reusable rockets and vertical integration drive down costs, while satellites become essential to military operations across all defense domains. However, investors must navigate complex regulatory frameworks, procurement constraints, and technology risks as they back assets that underpin critical intelligence and communications functions.
France Government
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A&O Shearman
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Investing In France: What Foreign Investors Still Get Wrong, And How To Get It Right
Every few months, I find myself in a familiar conversation with a foreign investor who is approaching a French transaction for the first time. They have done cross-border deals before, and have done their research. They usually arrive with a version of the same assumption: that France is more complicated than it needs to be, that the regulatory environment is from a different era, and that with the right advisors, the complexity can be “figured out.”
France Government
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Cohen & Gresser
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France Expands 10% FDI Threshold To Foreign Listings
France has reformed its foreign direct investment regime, broadening the scope of the 10% voting-rights threshold to capture French entities listed on nearly all regulated markets worldwide. The changes, effective August 17, 2026, extend FDI notification requirements to include major third-country exchanges through EU equivalence decisions and six specifically named markets, significantly expanding the reach of French investment screening for non-European investors.
France Government
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Jones Day
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Constitutional & Administrative Law

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Guidelines On Anonymization : Adoption Of The European Data Protection Board’s New Draft
The European Data Protection Board has released draft guidelines that fundamentally reshape how organizations must evaluate data anonymization, introducing a dual-framework approach that accounts for varying entity capabilities and technological landscapes. These new standards update decade-old guidance and incorporate recent court rulings that recognize anonymization as context-dependent, potentially requiring different assessments for different data processors.
France Privacy
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Delsol Avocats
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Terrorism, Homeland Security & Defence

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Private Capital Firms Target Emerging Opportunities In Space Sector
Private capital is flowing into the space sector as reusable rockets and vertical integration drive down costs, while satellites become essential to military operations across all defense domains. However, investors must navigate complex regulatory frameworks, procurement constraints, and technology risks as they back assets that underpin critical intelligence and communications functions.
France Government
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A&O Shearman
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Government Contracts, Procurement & PPP

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Private Capital Firms Target Emerging Opportunities In Space Sector
Private capital is flowing into the space sector as reusable rockets and vertical integration drive down costs, while satellites become essential to military operations across all defense domains. However, investors must navigate complex regulatory frameworks, procurement constraints, and technology risks as they back assets that underpin critical intelligence and communications functions.
France Government
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A&O Shearman
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L’actualité juridique numérique de la semaine – 8 juin 2026
Gérard Haas et son équipe ont compilé les actualités juridiques numériques les plus marquantes de la semaine, couvrant les alertes d'Anthropic sur l'auto-amélioration récursive de l'IA, les nouvelles sanctions de la DGCCRF contre SHEIN, les risques liés aux chatbots d'intimité, les inquiétudes autour de Doctolib et des données de santé, ainsi que la nouvelle stratégie open source européenne.
France Technology
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Haas Avocats
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