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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

CFIUS Releases 2019 Annual Report to Congress

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

CFIUS’ First Full Year Under FIRRMA

The achievement of legislative consensus in 2018 around a preferred approach to safeguarding U.S. technology and information from national security threats via foreign investment resulted in passage of the Foreign Investment...more

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Final CFIUS Regulations Implement Significant Changes by Broadening Jurisdiction and Updating Scope of Reviews

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued final regulations late yesterday that significantly expand the authorities of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to conduct national security reviews of...more

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Implementing FIRRMA: Highlights from CFIUS’ New Proposed Regulations

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On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Treasury Department, as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”), issued two proposed regulations (“Proposed Regulations”) to further...more

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CFIUS in the Face of a Prolonged Government Shutdown: What It Means for Deals

As has been widely reported, the U.S. federal government partially shut down at midnight on December 22, 2018. While the shutdown continues to impact numerous government agencies and related constituencies, a key shutdown for...more

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New Interim Rules And Pilot Program Expand CFIUS Coverage And Impact Cross-Border M&A Into The United States

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On October 10, 2018, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, which acts as the chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”), issued interim rules (“Interim Rules”)...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Governance Implications of CFIUS Reform for US Investment Funds With Foreign Investors

In August 2018, President Donald Trump signed the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA), which significantly reformed national security reviews by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United...more

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Foreign fund investments in US critical technologies potentially subject to mandatory CFIUS filings

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The Department of the Treasury recently released interim rules establishing a pilot program under the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA) that mandates filings for foreign investments in certain...more

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CFIUS Announces Pilot Program: Mandatory Declaration Filings in Connection with Certain Transactions

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A little more than two months after the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA”) was signed into law, the United States Department of the Treasury (has invoked its new authority under the FIRRMA to...more

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CFIUS Pilot Program Makes Notifications Mandatory for Specific Areas of Critical Technology

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Program requires parties to submit to CFIUS notice of certain foreign investments in US businesses involved in specified critical technologies at least 45 days prior to closing. Key Points: ..The US Treasury Department...more

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Treasury Department Releases Interim Rules and a Pilot Program Implementing Aspects of New Foreign Investment Reviews by CFIUS

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) published two sets of interim rules on October 10, 2018, implementing certain provisions of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (“FIRRMA”). In addition to...more

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CFIUS mandates filings for range of foreign investments in critical technology companies

Earlier than expected, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has announced new interim rules—effective November 10, 2018, pursuant to the recently enacted Foreign Investment Risk Reduction...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CFIUS Pilot Program Expands Jurisdiction and Imposes Mandatory Reporting on Certain Industries

• On October 10, 2018, CFIUS announced a pilot program that implements significant provisions of FIRRMA. The program becomes effective November 10, 2018. • Under the program, CFIUS jurisdiction will be expanded to cover...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

CFIUS Pilot Program Expands Jurisdiction to Certain Noncontrolling Investments, Requires Mandatory Declarations for Some Critical...

On October 10, 2018, the Department of the Treasury, as the chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), issued two sets of interim regulations implementing certain provisions of the Foreign...more

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Treasury Releases Interim Regulations for FIRRMA Pilot Program

The U.S. Department of the Treasury, as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), yesterday issued temporary regulations in connection with the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The CFIUS Reform Legislation—FIRRMA—Will Become Law on August 13, 2018

CFIUS will continue to have broad jurisdiction to conduct national security reviews of foreign investments that could result in foreign control of a U.S. business. When regulations implementing FIRRMA become effective within...more

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