New UK national security law has implications for telecoms M&A

The new national security law that could enable the UK government to block mergers and acquisitions moves it doesn’t fancy has come into force.
Westminster is doing its best to maintain a pro-trade environment by insisting that the majority of deals will be unaffected. Nonetheless, it’s pretty clear that there could be big implications for the telecoms sector, particularly given the timing of the move.
The National Security and Investment (NSI) Act was conceived in the wake of the Hu