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The Evolution of National Security in the U.S. and U.K.

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The U.S. and the U.K. are focused on common national security risks, including preventing foreign access to key emerging technologies, the integrity of the defense supply chain, protection of critical infrastructure, and...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 8th National Conference on CFIUS - April 26th - 27th, Washington, DC

The Country's Premier Gathering of Government, Outside Counsel, Advisors, and In-House Executives - ACI’s 8th National Conference on CFIUS is back in person on April 26 – 27! Widely regarded as the premier event for the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

CFIUS Goes Global: New FDI Review Processes Proliferate, Old Ones Expand

Takeaways - Since 2018, the U.S. and several other countries have revised or installed national security-related screening of foreign direct investments. Many jurisdictions now require filings for investments in the...more

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UK's National Security and Investment Act Takes Effect

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For more than two decades, the United Kingdom's (U.K.) foreign direct investment regime remained fairly untouched. Then, in mid-2021, amidst pressure from its allies, particularly the United States, the U.K. overhauled and...more

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CFIUS Concerns in Life Science Investment and Venture Capital Transactions

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There has been a significant increase in cross-border investment (FDI) in the US life sciences industry, including both medtech and biopharmaceutical companies. Determining if life sciences companies, particularly those in...more

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Foreign direct investment reviews 2020: A global perspective - United States

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Most deals are approved, but new rules covering more types of transactions and requiring mandatory filings in certain cases have changed the landscape - The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS),...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFIUS Proposes Filing Fees

To further implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA”), the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) has issued proposed regulations that would require parties to...more

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Foreign direct investment reviews 2019: A global perspective: United States

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Most deals are approved, but the landscape is becoming increasingly complex, as more types of transactions are subject to review and some filings are mandatory. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States...more

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German Government Extends Foreign Investment Control To Certain 10% Minority Investments

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Changes to the German Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance will impact investments by non-EEA investors. Key Points: ..The changes will allow the German government to scrutinize direct and indirect acquisitions of at...more

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New U.S. Law on Foreign Investment Further Complicates Future Chinese Investments in the United States

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On August 13, 2018, the President signed into law new legislation that will impose heightened oversight of investments by Chinese persons in U.S. businesses. The Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA)...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Expanding CFIUS: New Law Strengthens And Slows Investment Review

This week, you have likely heard about FIRRMA, the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act, the law that will expand CFIUS. We have written about a number of aspects of the new law as it was being made, including the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Life in the Fast Lane: CFIUS-Free Investments, if You’re From the Right Country

All this past week, you have been hearing about FIRRMA, the new legislation that will increase the powers of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States that is expected to be signed into law in the coming weeks....more

Dechert LLP

Senate Passes Substantial Changes to CFIUS and Votes to Re-Impose Sanctions on ZTE

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While the rules regarding CFIUS review have remained largely unchanged over the past decade, CFIUS has operated under a new paradigm in recent years. After the U.S. government blocked just two transactions from its inception...more

Jones Day

CFIUS Reform Legislation Update

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On May 11, 2018, the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs ("Committee") released a "discussion draft" of the Committee's amendment to the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017...more

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