Editor’s Note: During a recent HaystackID webcast, expert panelists explored the role of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) in protecting sensitive technologies, classified contracts, and other...more
MENU InsightsAmid TikTok Tensions, CFIUS Signals Increased Enforcement and Other UpdatesBy: Derrick Kyle, Senior AssociateDate: 04/25/2023As TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew was facing (often contentious) questions from members of...more
What is CFIUS? The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is an interagency committee charged with reviewing transactions involving foreign investment in the U.S. and certain real estate transactions for...more
On May 22, the Senate Banking Committee and House Financial Services Committee are each expected to consider and approve similar but not identical pieces of legislation to modernize the jurisdiction and operation of the...more
If private equity and other investors were not aware of the power of the secretive Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS, or the Committee), its decision to reach out and quash the potential...more
While 2017 was an evolutionary year for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS"), 2018 portends to be a revolutionary year. A number of factors, including a new President, growing concerns over...more
The proposed Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act would bring substantial changes to CFIUS review. Key Points: ..FIRRMA could speed review of certain transactions. ..It would provide for increased...more