Podcast: CFIUS Update: Key Takeaways from the FIRRMA Implementing Regulations
Podcast: CFIUS: Recent Regulatory Developments
JONES DAY TALKS®: Proposed Regs Implement FIRRMA, Expand CFIUS’s Jurisdiction Over Foreign Investments
The Biden Administration recently issued a historic Executive Order (the “Order,” available here) unwinding the purchase by an entity backed by Chinese nationals of U.S. real estate in close proximity to a strategic missile...more
On May 13, 2024, President Biden issued an Executive Order requiring MineOne Partners Limited and its affiliates (together, “MineOne”) to divest their interest in real property located less than one mile from Francis E....more
As the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has emerged as a major economic power and competitor, the U.S. has leaned heavily on and enhanced its foreign direct investment regime over recent years to protect its national security...more
In brief. On August 9, 2023, President Biden signed a highly anticipated Executive Order (the “Outbound E.O.”) to establish a U.S. outbound investment regime. The U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) concurrently...more
If implemented by the U.S. government, the restrictions would regulate certain outbound investments by U.S. persons in countries of concern such as China. The regulations may be established by an executive order,...more
The Biden Administration appears to be moving forward with plans to establish a mechanism through Executive Order to review outbound investments from the United States to protect U.S. national security. Recent reporting...more
New program may prohibit some U.S. investments in China - On March 3, 2023, the U.S. Departments of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and Commerce (“Commerce”) delivered to Congress separate confidential reports that confirm the...more
CFIUS reviewed a record number of transactions in 2021 according to its most recent annual report – and shows no signs of slowing down. High technology (including quantum computing), life sciences, and green energy...more
This alert discusses two major updates related to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS,” or the “Committee”) in the past several weeks. First, on 2 August 2022, the Committee released the CFIUS...more
The 2020 unclassified report published by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) provides investors with information regarding the approval rate for the streamlined declarations review process and...more
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) can be expected to maintain America’s traditional open investment posture consistent with the robust protection of U.S. national security interests....more
Turning to the business of exports from the United States, the next section is a must-read for any company doing business in the United States or from the United States. Or for that matter, any company competing with affected...more
The administration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will break sharply from the policies of the Trump Administration in many ways. But one area where we expect more continuity than change is...more