BCLP for CPI’s TechREG Chronicle: How Emerging Technologies Have Rewritten FDI Regimes

The BCLP team of Christine Graham, Thomas Wright and Peter Vojnits were pleased to contribute to the April 2026 edition of CPI’s TechREG Chronicle – Foreign Direct Investments with their insight article, "Tech Takes the Helm: How Emerging Technologies Have Rewritten FDI Regimes."

The landscape of foreign direct investment screening has undergone a profound transformation over the past decade. What was once a relatively niche area of international law – focused on industries traditionally associated with national security such as military and defence – has been fundamentally transformed by the rapid emergence of new technologies. Like many jurisdictions, the developments in these technologies such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, quantum computing, and advanced data infrastructure, have prompted both the European Union and the United Kingdom to reconsider the scope of their FDI screening frameworks.

This article examines the evolution of FDI regimes on both sides of the Channel. It considers how the growing strategic importance of emerging technologies has shaped legislative and policy developments in both the EU and the UK, and looks ahead to what practitioners and investors may expect in the coming years.

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This article was originally published by Competition Policy International.