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NCSC Warns U.S. Startups and Investors of Foreign Bad Actors with Money to Spend

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Last week, the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (“NCSC”), the Office of Economic Security and Emerging Technologies (“OESET”) and other coordinating government agencies issued a warning to U.S. venture...more

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One Step Closer to a Limited ‘Reverse CFIUS’ Program

On June 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced a proposed rule (Proposed Rule) to impose limited restrictions on certain outbound U.S. investments in technology, as directed by Executive Order 14105....more

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FAQs on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) Process and Procedures

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What is a CFIUS filing, when should it be made, and what happens if a party fails to file? In passing the Foreign Investment and Risk Review Modernization Act in 2018, Congress provided CFIUS with increased resources to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Road Ahead for Private Equity: Reflections and Predictions

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

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Establishing and Managing a Business in the UK 2023

Establishing and Managing a Business in the UK”, authored by the attorneys of Pillsbury’s London office, is a concise and practical guide for foreign investors in the UK. The guide covers key concerns and topics such as...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

M&A in 2022 and Trends for 2023

Following a year of unprecedented M&A deal activity, 2022 saw the global M&A market settle back into a more familiar pace. The year finished 38.8% lower than 2021’s record level, but only 9.3% lower than 2015-2019 averages,...more

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Private Equity and Sovereign Wealth Interests Converge in US Real Estate

Takeaways - PE activity, both fundraising and investing, has exploded. Sovereign wealth and foreign government pension funds have grown in sophistication, built out in-house capabilities and become increasingly focused...more

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2021 Venture Capital Guide - United States

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World Law Group member firms recently collaborated on a Global Venture Capital Guide that covers more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on Venture...more

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What to Expect from the Biden Administration

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The inauguration of Joe Biden as President of the United States has set in motion a number of significant policy changes. In this panel discussion, our U.S. legal and policy specialists shared their insights on what our...more

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Blog: CFIUS Reform UPDATE: Implications of FIRRMA for Fund Managers

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We are providing updates on our original post here to reflect the issuance of a final rule by the U.S. Treasury Department which will become effective on October 15, 2020. Between November 2018 (when the first regulations...more

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Blog - CFIUS Reform: Implications of FIRRMA for Fund Managers

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After long debate concerning the need to reform the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) to address evolving national security threats and emerging technologies, the Foreign Investment Risk Review...more

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Foreign Investment Controls - Are We Seeing a More Nuanced Approach to Private Equity?

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Amid FDI screening regime expansion, deal teams have opportunities to capitalise on newly available exemptions, but must beware novel complexities. US intervention in the proposed acquisition of hotel-software company...more

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Significant update to Australia's foreign investment framework

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On 5 June 2020, the Treasurer of Australia announced reforms to Australia's foreign investment framework. The key focus of the reforms is national security risks to deal with the current environment, including rapid...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFIUS Update Issue — Well I Do Declare: Mandatory Declarations Everywhere

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

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Impact Of U.S.-China Trade Tensions And U.S. National Security Concerns On PE Funds

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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The CFIUS Book: Second Edition (Slight Delay)

The pandemic that has put our world a bit sideways has, as you might expect, set back our publication date. We should have paper copies of the (much anticipated) CFIUS Book: Second Edition available by mid-May 2020. However,...more

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FAQs on CFIUS and FIRRMA

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What is CFIUS? The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is an interagency committee charged with reviewing transactions involving foreign investment in the U.S. and certain real estate transactions for...more

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Global Private Equity Newsletter - Winter 2020 Edition: New CFIUS Regulations Offer Clarity for Private Funds with Foreign Limited...

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The U.S. Treasury Department published a final rule on January 17, 2020, to implement changes to regulations regarding the authority and jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) (85...more

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The Impact of CFIUS on Private Equity and Hedge Fund Investors

On Feb. 13, 2020, final regulations became effective updating and refining rules regarding transaction reviews by the Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States (CFIUS)....more

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[Event] Treasury Issues Final CFIUS Rules: How Are Transactions With Foreign Parties Affected? - February 27th, New York, NY

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This program, co-sponsored by Seyfarth and Kroll, a division of Duff & Phelps, will bring into sharper focus the application of new regulations issued by Treasury on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United...more

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Ahead of the pack: US M&A 2019: US dealmakers steer a steady path through global headwinds

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As the rest of the world backed away from the deal table, confident US corporates continued buying businesses—especially in the life sciences and TMT sectors, and particularly in the domestic market. US dealmakers had a...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

From CFIUS, With Love: The FIRRMA Regulations

The most pressing question around the new FIRRMA regulations is “Will my transaction be covered?” To provide a bit of guidance on that point, we present an illustration from our upcoming Second Edition of The CFIUS Book due...more

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Final CFIUS Regulations Implementing FIRRMA Take Effect in February 2020: 10 Key Questions Answered

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Under the final regulations, CFIUS filings for certain transactions will be required, and CFIUS will have broader jurisdiction to review certain foreign investments. On January 13, 2020, the US Treasury Department published...more

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Implementing FIRRMA: Highlights from CFIUS’ Final Regulations

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On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Treasury Department, as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”), finalized two sets of regulations to implement the Foreign Investment Risk...more

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CFIUS’ Final Rules: Broader Reach, Narrow Exceptions and Foretelling Future Change

On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee), issued two sets of final regulations implementing the...more

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