Americans buy consumer packaged goods (CPG) every single day. As such, the CPG industry is on the radar of a variety of regulators and law enforcers, including federal and state antitrust enforcers. As counsel to a number of...more
When former President Biden blocked the acquisition by Nippon Steel of U.S. Steel in January on national security grounds, many assumed that was the end for a transaction that would have combined a Japanese powerhouse company...more
2/19/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Biden Administration ,
CFIUS ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Policy ,
Investment ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Trump Administration
On January 29, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Business Combinations Under the Bank Merger Act. One element of the rulemaking in particular stands out as a...more
All companies engaged in M&A activity in the United States must plan for enhanced scrutiny from an increasingly aggressive DOJ and FTC, but non-U.S. companies, particularly Chinese companies, must also reckon with another...more
4/7/2023
/ Acquisition Agreements ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Investment ,
Merger Agreements ,
Merger Controls ,
National Security