On November 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”), in its role as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”), issued a final rule (the “Final Rule”) amending CFIUS’s...more
On December 12, the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party of the U.S. House of Representatives issued a comprehensive economic strategy containing over 160 policy recommendations intended to “to fundamentally reset...more
美国财政部和商务部近期分别发布经国会授权的报告，其中进一步披露了此前外界报道中拜登政府当前拟议的对外投资审查制度细节。媒体报道称，白宫将在较短时间内——或许就在几周内——签发一项行政命令，以建立该项新制度。拜登政府近期向国会提交的报告表明，该制度将由美国财政部实施并管理，重点针对以目前不受美国其他现有贸易管制措施管制的“先进技术”为对象的投资。然而，报告并未明确该制度的确切范围和性质，包括哪些投资者及哪些外国技术领域将受到影响....more
Congressionally-mandated reports recently issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Commerce reinforce previously reported details of the outbound investment screening regime that the Biden...more
On Tuesday, November 3, 2020, Americans chose the presidency and the makeup of the United States Congress. With the U.S. election now decided, with the exception of the Georgia Senate races, we are delighted to share with you...more
12/29/2020
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Representative Jim Banks introduced a bill on 5 May 2020 to “place temporary restrictions on acquisitions [of U.S. companies] by the People’s Republic of China. . .” during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...more
5/14/2020
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On 1 May 2020 President Trump issued an "Executive Order on Securing the United States Bulk-Power System" (the Bulk-Power System EO), which establishes a framework for imposing broad new restrictions on the acquisition,...more