foreign ownershipnoun [ U ]
ukusthe state of being owned by a person or company from another country:
foreign ownership of sth A change in the rules over foreign ownership of domestic airlines is now likely.
be/come/fall under foreign ownership As many as 25,000 UK companies are estimated to be under foreign ownership.
limits/restrictions on foreign ownership Many countries still set limits on foreign ownership while at the same time asking for more international investment.