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
What is a CFIUS filing, when should it be made, and what happens if a party fails to file? In passing the Foreign Investment and Risk Review Modernization Act in 2018, Congress provided CFIUS with increased resources to...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 Feb. 13, 2020, final regulations became effective updating and refining rules regarding transaction reviews by the Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States (CFIUS)....more
The most pressing question around the new FIRRMA regulations is “Will my transaction be covered?” To provide a bit of guidance on that point, we present an illustration from our upcoming Second Edition of The CFIUS Book due...more
Under the final regulations, CFIUS filings for certain transactions will be required, and CFIUS will have broader jurisdiction to review certain foreign investments. On January 13, 2020, the US Treasury Department published...more
On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Treasury Department, as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”), finalized two sets of regulations to implement the Foreign Investment Risk...more
On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee), issued two sets of final regulations implementing the...more
On September 17, 2019, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) published two Proposed Rules to implement most of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA”). CFIUS is an...more
The U.S. Treasury Department recently signaled that it is close to finalizing new regulations that will apply to investments by non-U.S. investors in U.S. companies, assets, and real estate subject to review under the...more
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
The Trump Administration is making China deals more difficult. But business has to get done, and companies are finding ways to make progress even under the new CFIUS rules. China deals are harder to do under the Trump...more
President Trump signed into law the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA) on August 13, 2018, which was included as part of the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). FIRRMA...more
The Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA), included in the reconciled Conference Report of the FY19 National Defense Authorization Act, substantially expands the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign...more
After conferees from the U.S. House of Representatives (House) and U.S. Senate (Senate) reached agreement on the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA), the House on Thursday, June 26, 2018, passed...more
As the United States Congress debates new legislation to strengthen reviews of cross-border transactions for potential national security concerns, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the...more