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CFIUS Under Trump 2.0: Continued Scrutiny of Cross-Border Deals

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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

Snell & Wilmer

CFIUS & Export Controls: The Foreign Investment Regulations Putting Buyers, Sellers, and M&A Practitioners at Risk

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In recent memory, enforcement of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”) regulations has been mostly limited and sporadic. But recently, the U.S. government is reviving and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

M&A in 2022 and Trends for 2023

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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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Disparate US, EU and UK Sanctions Rules Complicate Multinationals' Exits From Russia

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The withdrawal of Western companies from Russia in the wake of the war in Ukraine has garnered a lot of attention. But the process does not take place overnight, and many foreign companies that have operated in Russia face...more

Holland & Knight LLP

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

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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

Latham & Watkins LLP

Navigating Sanctions in M&A: Seven Questions for Deal Teams to Consider

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M&A deal teams face complicated legal issues amidst rapidly changing global sanctions and guidance. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created new headwinds for M&A dealmakers, as a complicated matrix of sanctions and...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] National Forum on FOCI - September 14th - 15th, Washington, DC

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ACI’s 5th National Forum on FOCI is back IN PERSON this September! Don’t miss the only comprehensive, practical FOCI event of its kind. The Defense Counterintelligence Security Agency (DCSA) is heightening its scrutiny and...more

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

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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

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

U.S. National Security Issues in Cross-Border Food, Beverage & Agribusiness Deals

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On October 28, 2021, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators introduced the Food Security is National Security Act of 2021 (the “Act”). Among other things, the Act would require the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United...more

Wiley Rein LLP

[Webinar] 2021 National Security Series - National Security Issues in M&A Due Diligence - November 10th, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm EDT

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Please join us in a discussion on the importance of M&A due diligence, where we will cover: - Cybersecurity and ransomware; - Corporate M&A activity; - Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), export controls, and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Reminder Regarding the Jurisdictional Reach and Limits of U.S. Export Control, Sanctions, and Foreign Investment Regulations

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United States export control, sanctions, and foreign investment (CFIUS) regulations advance U.S. national security and foreign policy interests, but in very different ways. They are also quite complex. As a result, media...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Expanded CFIUS Regulations in Effect February 13, 2020

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FAQs on How New Rules Impact Foreign Investment in U.S. Businesses - When do the new CFIUS regulations go into effect? - On January 13, 2020, the Department of the Treasury issued final regulations (31 CFR §§800, 802)...more

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EU and Germany Move to Further Tighten FDI Screening Process

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The past two weeks have seen two major developments in relation to the screening of foreign direct investment in the European Union (“EU”) for national security or public order reasons. First, on December 10, 2018, the EU...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Foreign Investment and Export Control Reform Update (Part 1 of Series)

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The John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (“NDAA”), signed into law by President Trump on August 13, 2018, brings together several key Congressional efforts to update and reform U.S. controls...more

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Another Day Another Tariff… and Other Recent Restrictions on China

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In what has become his trademark Trumpian manner, the President announced last Friday that new tariffs and trade restrictions against China are on again, at the same moment that his senior Commerce and Treasury Department...more

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