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On June 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the U.S. outbound investment security program. The NPRM proposes draft regulations that prohibit certain, and...more
As the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) continues to expand its jurisdictional reach, investors, property owners, and landlords should be aware of a growing focus on real estate transactions....more
The outbound investment program will affect U.S. persons considering certain investments or other transactions involving China and specific industry sectors (e.g., semiconductors, artificial intelligence and quantum...more
The proposed regulations would implement President Biden’s Executive Order that restricts certain outbound investments from the US. On June 21, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) issued a Notice of Proposed...more
On 21 June 2024, the Office of Investment Security of the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) issued proposed regulations to implement President Biden’s August 2023 Executive Order on Addressing United States Investments...more
On April 24, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued final regulations on the definition of “domestically controlled” real estate investment trusts (“REITs”)...more
On April 24, 2024, the Treasury Department released final regulations that alter key rules affecting many real estate funds and foreign investors in U.S. real estate....more
Key Takeaways: The Treasury Department is seeking to equip CFIUS with greater enforcement and oversight authority. These new powers include the ability to request more information from transaction parties and also to assess...more
On 15 April 2024, the Treasury Department’s Office of Investment Security published a Proposed Rule to revise the regulations governing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee). The...more
The Biden Administration has issued its long-awaited Executive Order on Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern (“EO”), which will create a new...more
In our recent article Amid TikTok Tensions, CFIUS Signals Increased Enforcement and Other Updates, we discussed updates from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or “the Committee”) primarily with...more
On December 29, 2022 the IRS and the Treasury Department issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (REG-100442-22) (the “Proposed Regulations”) that, among other things, affects the determination when Real Estate Investment...more
Proposed regulations issued on December 29, 2022 include a new look-through rule that will affect the determination of whether a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) is considered to be domestically controlled. A REIT is...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations under Sections 892 and 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, on December 29, 2022. Final regulations under Section 897 regarding the exemption...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS on Dec. 29, 2022, published proposed regulations (Proposed Regulations) under Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (Code). The Proposed Regulations...more
On December 28, 2022, the Treasury Department released a set of proposed regulations that, if finalized, would alter key rules affecting many real estate funds, sovereign wealth funds and other foreign investors in U.S. real...more
Member States are introducing or expanding investment screening regimes, and the European Commission is now playing an active role - While there is no standalone foreign direct investment (FDI) screening at the EU level, the...more
After reinforcing its control over foreign direct investments over the past year, the European Commission adopted on 5 May 2021 a draft regulation that aims to close a regulatory loophole by addressing distortions of...more
Nestled within the new proposed regulations issued by the IRS on April 12 (the "Proposed Regulations") that mainly address foreign investors is needed relief for current Opportunity Zone projects....more
On April 14, 2021, the Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) released proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) that, if adopted, would allow flexibility for qualified opportunity zone businesses (“QOZBs”) to revise or...more
On November 11, 2020, the UK government proposed a much anticipated National Security and Investment Bill (the Bill or proposed Regulation) before Parliament. The Bill is the result of a series of government papers and legal...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of November 30, 2020 – December 4, 2020... November 30, 2020: After releasing a pre-publication...more
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is now following new rules on mandatory filings for certain foreign investments in critical technology companies. As a refresher, CFIUS is the US Government’s...more
The Situation: The U.S. Department of the Treasury ("Treasury Department") recently issued proposed regulations that will alter and in some cases expand the scope of critical technology foreign investments subject to...more
On May 21, 2020, a proposed rule change brought the threat of a mandatory CFIUS filing to investments across all U.S. industries. The U.S. Department of Treasury proposed a rule that removes a restriction formerly in the...more