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U.S.-China Policy Update, June 2023

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 6/30/2023

Secretary Blinken to Travel to Beijing. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is planning to travel to Beijing on June 18-19 for meetings with senior PRC officials, the first visit to China by a U.S. Secretary of State since...more

2022 Foreign Investment Review and What to Expect in 2023

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 2/1/2023

Key Points - Reviewing inbound foreign investment for national security risk continues to be a high priority for governments worldwide. Key developments and trends include the following...more

Reflections on Canada's M&A Landscape in 2022 and a Look Ahead to 2023

Bennett Jones LLP on 1/4/2023

The Canadian M&A landscape is one of reserved optimism as 2022 comes to a close and we look ahead to a new year. Despite the uncertainty in the marketplace, Canada remains home to attractive assets and dynamic dealmakers. We...more

Foreign direct investment - Global trends and developments

BCLP on 10/17/2022

The regulation of foreign direct investment, or FDI, has been in the spotlight for most of 2022 and will likely remain a key issue for dealmakers and cross-border M&A in 2023. Globally, we continue to see a trend towards...more

National Security and Investment Act: first Annual Report published

Hogan Lovells on 6/17/2022

The UK Government has published its first Annual Report on the functioning of the recently implemented National Security and Investment regime, which gives the Government the power to scrutinise certain acquisitions and...more

Security of critical infrastructure regulation expands: corporate considerations in Australia

Hogan Lovells on 4/11/2022

The second round of amendments to the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (Cth) (SoCI Act) has now come into effect, with the Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure Protection) Bill 2022 (Bill)...more

Italy further strengthens its "golden powers" on FDI, 5G and cloud tech due to the Ukrainian crisis

Hogan Lovells on 3/24/2022

On March 21st, 2022, the Italian Government adopted Law Decree No. 21/2022 introducing urgent measures to react to the economic and humanitarian effects of the Ukrainian crisis ("Emergency Measures Decree"), which also...more

How are government national security probes affecting technology transactions across the world?

A&O Shearman on 1/14/2022

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

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Costa Rica (Updated)

International Lawyers Network on 12/20/2021

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER COSTA RICAN LAW - General - Real estate law in Costa Rica is governed by the principles established in the Costa Rican Civil Code for acquiring, selling and in any way disposing...more

Foreign direct investment reviews 2020: A global perspective - China

White & Case LLP on 11/11/2020

China has moved to strengthen its review of foreign direct investments in 2020 - The PRC Foreign Investment Law (FIL) and its implementation regulations, which establishes the new foreign investment regulatory framework in...more

New expansion of foreign direct investments control regime in France and the impact on French biotech companies

White & Case LLP on 8/1/2020

White & Case Technology Newsflash - In line with the increased protectionism around foreign direct investments (FDI) in the past few years, the economic impact of COVID-19 led to a worldwide rapid expansion of existing...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - May 2020

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 6/1/2020

In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the Seventh Circuit's ruling finding standing for an Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act claim, the European Data Protection Board's updated...more

Poland to tightly regulate major acquisitions by non-EEA entities (Updated)

White & Case LLP on 5/30/2020

The Polish government is planning to implement a special procedure to control acquisitions of "protected entities" by buyers from outside of the European Economic Area. "Protected entities" would include most listed...more

COVID-19 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) – An Overview of Restrictions in Western Europe and the CEE

White & Case LLP on 5/29/2020

Prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, there had been a growing and global trend of established Western economies increasingly scrutinising foreign investment in key sectors. FDI restrictions have been on the...more

Nvidia/Mellanox: China’s Close Scrutiny of Semiconductor Deals Continues

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 5/12/2020

- On April 16, 2020, the Chinese competition authority finally announced its conditional approval of Nvidia’s $6.9 billion acquisition of Mellanox. - The Chinese SAMR approved the acquisition after a yearlong investigation...more

Form 20-F for Fiscal Year 2019: What Foreign Private Issuers Should Keep in Mind

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/1/2019

There have been significant recent developments in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulation of foreign private issuers, (FPIs) including changes that impact the annual report on Form 20-F for fiscal year 2019....more

Foreign Ownership of Real Estate: New Rules from CFIUS

Holland & Knight LLP on 10/16/2019

The Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA) amended the rules governing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to provide the Committee with the authority to review minority...more

CFIUS 2.0: ‘Sensitive Personal Data’ in the National Security Context

ArentFox Schiff on 9/3/2019

In recent years, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has taken a much stronger interest in the national security ramifications of sensitive data falling into the hands of foreign adversaries,...more

US Targets Telecommunications Transactions Involving the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain

White & Case LLP on 5/21/2019

On May 15, 2019, President Trump issued an executive order (EO), "Executive Order on Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain," prohibiting certain transactions involving...more

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