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Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (Minister) recently issued a Ministerial Statement on Net Benefit Reviews of Canadian Critical Minerals Companies. Transactions involving important Canadian mining...more
Last year saw a fundamental shift in Canada’s trade policy. As the year dawned, Canada still permitted, perhaps even welcomed, investments by Chinese companies. By the end of 2022, however, the government had adopted what...more
The Canadian government has proposed legislation to update and reinforce its national security review process under the Investment Canada Act (ICA). The proposed changes contained in Bill C-34, National Security Review of...more
The Canadian government announced a new policy on October 28, 2022 (the Policy) under the Investment Canada Act (ICA) governing investments by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Canada’s critical minerals sector....more
On October 28, 2022, the Government of Canada released a policy providing additional clarity about how the Investment Canada Act (ICA) will be applied to investments in Canadian entities and assets in critical minerals...more
In a letter sent to President Joe Biden on April 19, 2022, the Republican-led, special congressional task force known as the China Task Force (CTF) expressed concerns over the takeover of Newport Wafer Fab (NWF), a Welsh...more
The United Kingdom, Canada, and Germany have unveiled updates to their foreign investment screening regimes to improve each country’s ability to address foreign investments involving critical technology. These updates will...more
Les examens des investissements étrangers en vertu de la Loi sur Investissement Canada (la « LIC ») demeurent une priorité dans le contexte économique et politique actuel au Canada. Le 24 mars 2021, le gouvernement du Canada...more
Reviews of foreign investments under the Investment Canada Act (ICA) remain a priority item in the current economic and political climate in Canada. On March 24, 2021, the Government of Canada (Government) updated its...more
Nearly a year and a half after the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA) was enacted, authorizing the most substantial overhaul of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)...more
Over the past few years, Germany has strengthened the AWV regime. In parallel, the relevance of Germany's foreign direct investment control investigations for M&A transactions involving non-EU investors has grown. Even...more
On September 17, 2019, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) published two Proposed Rules to implement most of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA”). CFIUS is an...more
The U.S. Treasury Department recently signaled that it is close to finalizing new regulations that will apply to investments by non-U.S. investors in U.S. companies, assets, and real estate subject to review under the...more
The geopolitical environment continues to drive reform of foreign investment rules in Europe, with government proposals clarifying and tightening such rules in the interest of national security. Recent foreign state-backed...more
China has accelerated its foreign investment legislative process, in part as a goodwill gesture before resuming face-to-face trade talks with its U.S. counterparts. The National People’s Congress released the Draft PRC...more
The EU has agreed in principle on a strengthened framework to ensure that foreign investment does not threaten security and public order, while keeping the EU open to foreign investment. The draft FDI Regulation does not go...more
On April 6, 2018, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned a number of Russian businessmen and companies, as well as Russian government officials and two state-owned entities. The...more
On November 16, 2016, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) issued its 2016 Annual Report to Congress, which included 20 recommendations on Congressional action to be used for assessing progress and...more
Against the background of UK policy moving towards a more nationally-led trade and investment policy following this summer’s referendum, the new UK government is still in the process of establishing its policies regarding...more
In addition to certain industry sector regulations that may apply, both the Investment Canada Act and the Competition Act subject foreign investments to review in Canada. While the Canadian government encourages foreign...more