Gunjan Talati on CFIUS

Proposed Rule May Soon Give CFIUS More Bite for Failing to Make Mandatory Filings

On Thursday, April 11, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking aimed at increasing the penalty and enforcement powers of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States...more

4/22/2024 / CFIUS , Critical Infrastructure Sectors , FIRRMA , Foreign Investment , National Security

Executive Order and Draft Regulations Restrict U.S. Investments in China for the First Time

The interplay of Chinese and United States investments has been one of particular interest and subject to significant legal changes in the last few years. Normally, reviews of inbound investments of Chinese capital into the...more

8/16/2023 / CFIUS , Foreign Investment , National Security , Proposed Rules

Chinese Investment in the United States Remains Subject to Scrutiny by CFIUS but Advance Planning Can Lead to a Successful Outcome

Over the last few years, a security review committee for foreign investments into the United States has become almost a household name. Indeed, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States—or CFIUS—has even been...more

6/8/2023 / CFIUS , China , Foreign Investment , National Security

Five Fast Facts: New CFIUS Regulations Implementing FIRRMA Add a New Layer of Complexity to Foreign Investments in U.S. Businesses

While February 13th may seem like a day to scramble for a last minute Valentine’s Day gift, this February 13th ushers in new Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) regulations implementing the...more

2/14/2020 / CFIUS , Corporate Counsel , Critical Infrastructure Sectors , FIRRMA , Foreign Investment , National Security , Technology Sector

5 KEY TAKEAWAYS: What IP Professionals Need to Know About Export Controls

Kilpatrick Townsend partner Gunjan Talati recently presented to clients on the topic of “What IP Professionals Need to Know About Export Controls” at the annual Kilpatrick Townsend Intellectual Property Seminar (KTIPS). KTIPS...more

8/12/2019 / CFIUS , Export Administration Regulations (EAR) , Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) , Export Controls , ITAR , Technology Sector

Penalties for Failing to Make Mandatory CFIUS Declaration Filings Become a Reality in Just Days Is Your Transaction Impacted

A few months ago, we informed you about the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA”) and its changes to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) process. [Government...more

11/6/2018 / CFIUS , Export Administration Regulations (EAR) , Export Controls , Federal Pilot Programs , FIRRMA , Foreign Investment , Interim Rule , National Security

CFIUS Reform is Here: What the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 Means for Your Transaction

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) always seems to be in the news. There are expanding interpretations of national security, deals that get withdrawn, or even blocked. The mergers and...more

8/6/2018 / CFIUS , Critical Infrastructure Sectors , Export Controls , FIRRMA , Foreign Acquisitions , Foreign Investment , National Security , NDAA

Chinese Investments In The United States Remain In CFIUS Crosshairs

On September 13, 2017, President Trump issued an Executive Order blocking the $1.3 billion acquisition by Canyon Bridge Capital Partners, a Chinese government-backed private equity fund (“Canyon Bridge”) of Lattice...more

9/21/2017 / Acquisitions , CFIUS , China , Foreign Acquisitions , Foreign Investment , National Security , Semiconductors , Trump Administration

Food the Next Frontier in the CFIUS Battles?

A few weeks ago we told you about the Congressional efforts underway to combat China’s increased investment in the United States. Well, those aren’t the only efforts to revamp the authority of the Committee on Foreign...more

4/12/2017 / CFIUS , Foreign Investment , National Security

Congress Considering CFIUS Reforms to Combat China’s Increased Investment in the U.S.

Recent articles in the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Examiner indicate that Senate leaders from both parties are working to craft legislation that would reform the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States...more

3/10/2017 / CFIUS , China , Cross-Border Transactions , Foreign Investment , National Security

Think Your Real Estate Doesn’t Involve National Security? If You Lease to the Federal Government, Think Again.

There’s been a lot going on in the news cycle so you may have missed a recent Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) Report recommending that the General Services Administration inform tenant agencies when GSA leases...more

3/6/2017 / CFIUS , Federal Contractors , GAO , General Services Administration (GSA)

Reported Clearance of ChemChina’s $43 Billion Deal for Syngenta Underscores Need for Chinese Companies to Take a Proactive...

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which reviews transactions for potential national-security issues, has reportedly cleared state-owned China National Chemical Corp.’s (ChemChina) planned $43...more

9/9/2016 / Acquisitions , CFIUS , China , Foreign Investment , National Security , Popular

$6 Billion Chinese Acquisition Bid Submitted for CFIUS Review Serves as a Wake-Up Call for Companies to Evaluate and Mitigate...

In late July 2016, U.S. technology distributor Ingram Micro, Inc. (Ingram) announced that it would submit its pending $6 billion acquisition by Chinese shipping company Tianjin Tianhai Investment Co. Ltd. to the Committee on...more

8/16/2016 / Acquisitions , Annual Reports , CFIUS , China , Foreign Investment , Mergers , National Security , Popular , Technology Sector

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