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Europe’s defense investment boom demands a new deal playbook, Competition Policy International
Sep 22, 2026
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Partners Philipp Grenzebach, Stéphane Dionnet, Sabine Naugès and Raminta Dereskeviciute co-authored a Competition Policy International article examining how Europe’s defense investment boom is reshaping the regulatory landscape for transactions in the sector.
The authors discuss how increased defense spending, technological innovation and efforts to strengthen European industrial capacity are creating opportunities for private capital, while bringing competition law, foreign investment screening, export controls and sanctions increasingly into focus.
They explain why regulatory strategy should be considered from the outset of a transaction, including its potential impact on deal structure, execution certainty, post-closing integration, valuation and exit strategy.
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