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AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business — Episode 7: Trans-Pacific Business: Australia and the U.S. - Part 2
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The Now and Next in International Trade: 5 Fast Facts About CFIUS – a National Security Agency You Should Know
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The year 2023 will be remembered as a challenging one for private equity (PE), with complexities to navigate on many fronts. Traditional debt financing was expensive and scarce, expectations on valuations were tricky to...more
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Heightened U.S. national security concerns and trade tensions with China have resulted in new and expanded U.S. regulations that have created barriers for Chinese buyers seeking to acquire assets in the U.S. A number of years...more
China’s new foreign investment regime introduced by the Foreign Investment Law (“FIL”) and its implementation rules, which came into effect on January 1, 2020, should allow PE funds to invest in Chinese domestic companies on...more
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