This year’s M&A Report offers a detailed review of the M&A market and outlook, including a breakdown by various geographies and industry sectors. We examine what might be in store with antitrust and CFIUS under the Trump...more
2/13/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
CFIUS ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Defense Strategies ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Information Reports ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Merger Controls ,
Merger Reviews ,
Mergers ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Private Equity ,
Purchase Price ,
Purchase Price Adjustment ,
Venture Capital
In 2024, the Biden Administration substantially expanded executive branch power to monitor foreign investment into and out of the United States. First, the administration continued efforts to aggressively police compliance...more
2/13/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Investment ,
Investment ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration
Following a series of public reports, the United States appears close to announcing a new regulatory process to scrutinize US “outbound” investment to countries presenting national security challenges. ...more
2/22/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
CFIUS ,
Compliance ,
Covered Transactions ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Foreign Investment ,
Mergers ,
NAICS ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements
Despite generally favorable macroeconomic conditions, high levels of cash among strategic acquirers and low interest rates, the number of reported M&A transactions and deal value worldwide both declined for the second...more
In its latest report to Congress, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), the US government's interagency body that vets foreign investment with national security implications, reported that it...more
6/6/2016
/ Acquisitions ,
Annual Reports ,
Canada ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Defense Sector ,
Divestment ,
Due Diligence ,
Foreign Investment ,
Japan ,
National Security ,
Supply Chain ,
UK