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Treasury Department's Outbound Investment Regulations Effective January 2, 2025

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On January 2, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury's regulations implementing Executive Order 14105 “Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern” (the...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

U.S. Outbound Investment Controls Set to Take Effect January 2, 2025

On October 28, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a Final Rule establishing the new Outbound Investment Security Program, set to take effect on January 2, 2025. This program, implemented under Executive Order...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Up and Running – Treasury Publishes Final Rules for Outbound Investment Security Program

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Following years of development, on October 28, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published a final rule establishing its outbound investment security program (Final Rule). The new regime prohibits certain outbound...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

U.S. Treasury Proposes Regulation of U.S. Outbound Investments

On June 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (“Proposed Rule”) that would regulate certain U.S. transactions with persons of a country of concern involved in the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The RESTRICT Act: A Potential New Enforcement Tool to Address Economic and National Security Concerns Posed by Foreign Information...

Concerns over the potential threat posed by information and communications technology (ICT) products and services, such as TikTok, to the United States’ economic and national security have been ruminating for some time now....more

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[Webinar] CFIUS Compliance: Your Organization’s Growth and Investment Strategy May Be a Matter of National Security - July 27th,...

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The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is a U.S. government interagency committee with the responsibility to review foreign investments in U.S. businesses and real estate transactions for national...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Open Research, Foreign Finance, and a University’s Mission

This past month, the U.S. Senate debated a provision in the Innovation and Competition Act that would require the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to review any proposed gifts and contracts of $1...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

New U.S. Government Review Process Effective March 22 for Information Communications Technology and Services from China, Russia...

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On January 19, 2021, one day before the transition to the new Biden Administration, the U.S. Department of Commerce published its interim final regulations (“Regulations”) that will allow the United States to review, block,...more

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MORE, MORE, MORE! German government plans another far-reaching expansion of foreign investment control

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Foreign investment control has become a key factor in M&A deals and 2020 was a particularly eventful year. A large number of countries have recently introduced foreign investment control regimes (or tightened their existing...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

2020 National Security Regulations Year in Review

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is pleased to present the National Security Regulations 2020 Year In Review. In the last several years, parties interacting with U.S. businesses—particularly U.S. businesses with novel...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Update on Japan’s FDI Regime: 518 Japanese Listed Companies Now Designated as Core Restricted Businesses

After completion of the solicitation period for public comment on April 12, 2020, the amended ordinances (the “Amended Ordinances”) prepared by the Japanese government to implement the amended Foreign Exchange and Foreign...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Amendment to Japanese Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act Regulations Expands Scope of "Restricted Businesses" to Include Some...

Following the Japanese government's recent amendment of the rules under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (the "FEFTA"), foreign investors seeking to invest in companies engaged in certain information and...more

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Evolving landscape for international cloud providers in China: why US technology giants are pairing up with local partners

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Foreign investment in cloud services is heavily restricted in China. For years, international cloud operators have been struggling to identify structures that address regulatory concerns, but at the same time enable a service...more

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Chinese walls? Germany reinforces the control of foreign investments

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On 12 July 2017, the German Federal Government significantly reinforced the barriers for the acquisition of German companies by non-EU companies. The new Regulation for the Amendment of the Foreign Trade and Payments...more

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Russia: Proposed Audiovisual Services Law Approved by State Duma

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On April 21, the Russian State Duma (lower house of the Russian parliament) approved amendments to the Russian Law on Information, Information Technologies and Protection of Information regarding audiovisual services....more

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Top M&A developments in 2017 for ADG companies

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We expect 2017 M&A activity in the aerospace, defense, and government services (ADG) industry sector to equal or surpass 2016 M&A activity. Although 2016 M&A activity was down both by volume and value over 2015 it was...more

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China moves to implement security review of network products and services: but leaves foreign investor and manufacturer concerns...

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On 4 February 2017, the Cyberspace Administration of China issued a draft of the Network Products and Services Security Review Measures (“Draft Measures”) for public comment: the Draft Measures remain open for comments until...more

Troutman Pepper

[Webinar] Recent Trends and Developments Affecting the IT Services and E-Commerce Sector Between the U.S. and India - April 18th,...

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Leading law firms Pepper Hamilton and Khaitan & Co. will be joining together to discuss: • Start-Up India - India’s newly adopted regime for start-ups and what it means for foreign investors and IT and e-commerce providers...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Doing Business in Canada

This Guide provides non-Canadians with an introduction to the laws and regulations that affect the conduct of business in Canada and, in particular, in the province of Ontario. In some cases, this Guide also identifies issues...more

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