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Treasury Department Issues Proposed Rule to Enhance CFIUS Procedures, Enforcement Authorities

Almost six years after the enactment of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA), the U.S. Department of the Treasury, as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS),...more

Federal, State Governments Scrutinize Foreign Investment in U.S. Agricultural Land

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report on Jan. 18, 2024, evaluating foreign investment in U.S. agricultural land. The report found that foreign investment in U.S. agricultural land grew to over 40...more

Long-Awaited Executive Order Targets U.S. Outbound Investment in China

The Biden Administration issued the long-anticipated Executive Order (E.O.) on Aug. 9, 2023, requiring notification of, and in some cases prohibiting, U.S. investments in companies engaged in the semiconductors and...more

CFIUS Looks to Expand Jurisdiction Over Deals Near Sensitive Military Facilities

The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department), which chairs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), published a Proposed Rule on May 5, 2023, in the Federal Register. The Proposed Rule...more

CFIUS Recognizes United Kingdom, New Zealand as Excepted Foreign States

Following enactment of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA), the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) updated its regulations to include three significant changes:...more

CFIUS Says Chinese Investment in North Dakota Agricultural Land Is Outside Its Jurisdiction

Fufeng USA Inc. (Fufeng USA), a subsidiary of Chinese food manufacturer Fufeng Group Ltd. (Fufeng Group), announced on Dec. 13, 2022, that after an "extensive two-phase review," the Committee on Foreign Investment in the...more

Foreign Investment in the Critical Minerals Sector to Face Enhanced Scrutiny

In recent months, the critical minerals sector has been at the top of government legislative and regulatory agendas and has been subject to substantial media attention. "Critical minerals" is a generic term that refers to a...more

Holland & Knight's China Practice Newsletter: November-December 2022

Holland & Knight invites you to read our China Practice Newsletter, in which our authors discuss pertinent Sino-American topics. The firm provides legal assistance to Chinese investors and companies doing business or making...more

CFIUS Enforcement and Penalty Guidelines Enhance Transparency for Cross-Border Dealmakers

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) released the first-ever CFIUS Enforcement and Penalty Guidelines (Guidelines) on Oct. 20, 2022, providing the public a roadmap describing three categories of...more

New Executive Order Creates Roadmap of Heightened CFIUS Scrutiny for Cross-Border M&A

President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order (E.O.) on Sept. 15, 2022, clarifying and elaborating key U.S. industries and business sectors that should expect heightened regulatory scrutiny from the Committee on Foreign...more

Holland & Knight's China Practice Newsletter: September-October 2022

China Practice Newsletter Holland & Knight invites you to read our China Practice Newsletter, in which our authors discuss pertinent Sino-American topics. The firm provides legal assistance to Chinese investors and companies...more

CFIUS 2021 Annual Report: Considerations for Businesses

The U.S. Department of the Treasury, in its role as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), released the public version of its Annual Report to Congress for Calendar Year 2021 (Annual...more

5 Key Takeaways from the 2022 Inaugural CFIUS Conference

The interagency Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee) hosted its 2022 Inaugural Conference on June 16, 2022. In its capacity as chair of CFIUS, the U.S. Department of the Treasury...more

China Task Force Has Concerns with Foreign Investments Outside Jurisdiction of CFIUS

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

UK's National Security and Investment Act Takes Effect

For more than two decades, the United Kingdom's (U.K.) foreign direct investment regime remained fairly untouched. Then, in mid-2021, amidst pressure from its allies, particularly the United States, the U.K. overhauled and...more

CFIUS Updates the List of Excepted Foreign States

During the first week of January, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), chaired by the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), published a series of rules and notices regarding the definitions...more

Treasury Department Mandates Reporting of Foreign Securities Holdings of $200 Million or More

The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) published a notice to the public on Dec. 8, 2021, that it is commencing a mandatory survey of foreign securities ownership beginning Dec. 31, 2021. The survey is mandatory for...more

CFIUS Publishes Proposed Rule on New Filing Fees

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) published a proposed rule on March 9, 2020, that would establish a fee for parties filing a voluntary notice of certain transactions for review by CFIUS. In...more

New CFIUS Regulations Finally Take Effect

After a few years of debating and making into law, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) regulations implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA) took effect on Feb. 13,...more

Foreign Ownership of Real Estate: New Rules from CFIUS

The Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA) amended the rules governing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to provide the Committee with the authority to review minority...more

China Practice Newsletter: January-February 2019

Holland & Knight invites you to read our China Practice Newsletter, in which our authors discuss pertinent Sino-American topics. The firm provides legal assistance to Chinese investors and companies doing business or making...more

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