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On May 13, 2024, President Biden, acting on a transaction referred to him from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”), took the unusual step of ordering the prohibition of a real estate acquisition...more
New rules proposed by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), released on April 11, 2024, can be understood in two ways: the practical effects and signaling effects....more
On February 1, 2024, the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit granted an injunction, limited to two individual plaintiff/appellants, of a Florida law (Senate Bill 264, or SB 264) in effect since July 1, 2023, which...more
In our recent article Amid TikTok Tensions, CFIUS Signals Increased Enforcement and Other Updates, we discussed updates from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or “the Committee”) primarily with...more
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
Recent acquisitions of land by foreign buyers have sparked concern that the current jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to review such transactions is not broad enough. CFIUS,...more
Concerns are growing over the national security impact of real estate purchases by foreign persons, only a small portion of which are reviewed by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). These...more
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
Foreign direct investment regimes, including CFIUS, regularly review transactions to assess potential risks to national security. What should organizations know about key trends behind a potential CFIUS review?...more
The tightening of controls on foreign direct investment (FDI), on national security or national interest grounds, is having a significant impact on technology transactions – a trend that is only likely to grow....more
On September 15, 2020, the US Department of the Treasury issued a Final Rule comprising the latest regulation in an ongoing effort to reform the way the United States reviews and confronts the national security implications...more
On September 15, 2020, the Treasury Department issued final regulations that define when it is mandatory to file with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). This final rule builds on regulations...more
On July 30, 2020, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee) released its annual report to Congress for calendar year 2019. CFIUS, an interagency committee led by the U.S. Department of...more
In late July, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) released its Annual Report for 2019, providing insight into recent CFIUS trends. This included encouraging results on CFIUS outcomes for...more
There have been several recent developments related to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). Most notably, CFIUS has released a proposed rule that would change the mandatory filing criteria for...more
The U.S. Treasury Department this week published draft regulations changing the requirements for mandatory CFIUS filings for transactions in which a foreign person acquires or invests in a U.S. critical technology company....more
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
The January 13, 2020, regulations issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee), to implement the Foreign Risk Review...more
On April 29, 2020, the US Treasury Department published an interim rule establishing fees for parties filing a formal written notice of a transaction for review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States...more
Further implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA“), the U.S. Department of the Treasury recently published a proposed rule to establish filing fees for parties filing voluntary...more
The past week brought two important developments in connection with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”). First, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, which chairs CFIUS, released a long-awaited...more
To further implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA”), the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) has issued proposed regulations that would require parties to...more
The regulations implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA), which significantly expanded the jurisdiction and authorities of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury late yesterday released a draft set of regulations that would establish, for the first time, filing fees for most transactions submitted to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United...more
After a solid 2019, the foundations are in place for a strong start to the M&A year in 2020. The following factors are likely to heavily influence the market in the months ahead. As we enter a new decade, the signs are...more