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Wiley's 10 Key Trade Developments: Outbound Investments and CFIUS Review
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AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business - How Foreign Companies Can Protect Their IP and Brand in the U.S.
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John Neiman on the Corporate Transparency Act
Wiley's 10 Key Trade Developments: Evolution of Export Controls
FINCast Ep. 39 – State of Russia Sanctions Two Years After the Invasion
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business - Privacy & Cybersecurity Considerations for Non-U.S. Companies
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AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business — Episode 7: Trans-Pacific Business: Australia and the U.S. - Part 2
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business — Episode 7: Trans-Pacific Business: Australia and the U.S. - Part 1
The Now and Next in International Trade: 5 Fast Facts About CFIUS – a National Security Agency You Should Know
CFIUS is an interagency committee that evaluates the national security implications of foreign investments on the U.S. economy and infrastructure. CFIUS possesses statutory authority to “make an investigation to determine the...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”) has published its Annual Report to Congress for 2023 (the “Annual Report”), which provides important data...more
Australia welcomes new business and foreign investment by providing a strong economy, a stable political environment and a skilled and talented workforce. Our comprehensive guide to Doing Business in Australia has been...more
On 13 November 2023, the UK government launched a Call for Evidence in relation to the operation of the UK National Security and Investment Act 2021 (the ‘NSIA’), inviting interested stakeholders to provide feedback on the...more
After over a year of anticipation, on August 9, 2023, President Biden issued an Executive Order (“EO”) outlining a new regulatory regime for outbound investments from the United States. The EO targets certain U.S. investments...more
On August 9, 2023, President Biden issued a long-awaited Executive Order ("the EO") establishing a new Outbound Investment Program ("OIP") to prohibit certain outbound US investments to China (including Hong Kong and Macau)...more
On August 9, 2023, President Biden issued an executive order to regulate, for the first time, US outbound investments in key technologies in China that are critical to national security. The executive order directs the...more
After months of speculation, the US government took steps to regulate outbound investment in specific foreign industries of concern. President Biden on August 9, 2023, issued Executive Order 14105 directing the Department of...more
On August 9, President Biden issued Executive Order 14105 (“EO 14105”) on Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern. EO 14105 significantly reshapes...more
The Biden Administration issued the long-anticipated Executive Order (E.O.) on Aug. 9, 2023, requiring notification of, and in some cases prohibiting, U.S. investments in companies engaged in the semiconductors and...more
On August 9, 2023, President Biden issued an Executive Order (“E.O.”) on outbound investment regulation. This long-anticipated action marks the first time the U.S. government has sought to regulate investments made abroad by...more
The UK’s National Security and Investment Act 2021 (the “Act”) entered into force on 4 January 2022, introducing a new investment control regime for acquisitions in the UK, with the aim of protecting the UK’s national...more
The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy also issued its annual report and further guidance that could help stakeholders navigate the new National Security and Investment Act 2021. First Prohibition...more
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) released its much-anticipated Calendar Year 2021 Annual Report that provides useful insights into how CFIUS operates, the types of transactions it is...more
If enacted, the bill would establish an interagency committee in the US to review certain outbound investment and other activity affecting supply chain security, domestic production, and manufacturing capacities. Key...more
Following on from its first annual report on the National Security and Investment Act (“NSIA”) in June 2022 ), on 19 July 2022 the UK’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (“BEIS”) published its first set of...more
The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (the Act) came into force on 4 January 2022 and is expected to have significant consequences in the distressed environment, particularly in relation to the enforcement of security...more
There have been a number of key developments in the evolution of the UK’s national security regime since our e-bulletin earlier this year (UK to Adopt New Powers Over M&A Activity To Protect National Security). First and...more
President Biden signed an executive order to bolster the federal government’s cybersecurity posture on May 12. The order focuses on implementing vital improvements to networks of federal departments and agencies, many of...more
Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), which provide unique opportunities to raise capital from a diverse group of investors and invest in companies, are currently flourishing as investment vehicles. The United States...more
The new National Security and Investment Bill, which aims to provide the Government with the necessary powers to scrutinise and intervene in business transactions to protect national security, will introduce a mandatory...more
On 11 November, the UK Government introduced to Parliament the long-awaited National Security and Investment Bill. The Bill, which is expected to be enacted in Spring 2021, is a transformative event for investors in UK...more
On March 4, 2020, the U.S. Treasury Department, as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”), released a proposed rule to establish for the first time filing fees for CFIUS...more
Investors in Japanese-listed companies have traditionally taken a passive approach to their investments, in part because Japanese business culture have long held an unfavorable view toward investors making demands or voicing...more
Japan expanded the scope of industries subject to prior notification for Inward Direct Investment in 2019 - Under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (FEFTA), the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the relevant...more