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Proskauer - The Capital Commitment

How Governmental Carrots and Sticks Impact Private Investment in Defense Tech and the Security Ecosystem

In response to rising geopolitical tensions – from the Middle East to the Taiwan Strait to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine –the Biden Administration is increasingly using economic incentives and sanctions to assist the United...more

J.S. Held

Ending the Draught: Africa’s Return to International Debt Markets

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On 12 February, the Kenyan government added momentum to Africa’s return to international debt markets by successfully issuing a USD 1.5 billion Eurobond. The issuance followed similar moves by Côte d’Ivoire and Benin which...more

Mayer Brown

US House Committee Proposes Reset to US - China Economic Relationship

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On December 12, 2023, the US House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) (“Select Committee”) released a report titled “Reset, Prevent, Build: A Strategy to Win America’s Economic Competition with the Chinese...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Geopolitical Risks and Business Opportunities: Part 2 – Latin America

I recently had the opportunity to visit with Dr. Ian Oxnevad, Director of Geopolitical Risk Intelligence at Infortal Worldwide. Global Risk Review, a podcast series that Infortal Worldwide sponsors was the reason for this...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Long-Awaited Outbound Investment Program Finally Addressed

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On August 9, 2023, President Biden issued an Executive Order entitled, “Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern” (the “EO”), declaring a national...more

The Volkov Law Group

United States and Europe Ramp Up Sanctions Against Russia and Target Sberbank, Alfa Bank and “New Investments”

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On April 6, 2022, the United States and Europe announced new sanctions on Russian banks – Sberbank, the largest bank in Russia, and Alfa Bank, another large financial institution.  The new Executive Order imposes full...more

Jones Day

President Biden Issues Executive Order Modifying Restrictions on U.S. Investment in Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies

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The Situation: As part of a series of recent executive actions regarding the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), President Biden issued a new executive order on June 3, 2021—Executive Order 14032—that refines novel sanctions...more

Snell & Wilmer

Biden Administration Expands Upon Trump Administration’s Chinese Military Investment Ban

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On June 3, 2021, President Biden signed an executive order to “solidify and strengthen” a Trump-era executive order prohibiting investment in certain companies with ties to the Chinese military. The purpose of the order is to...more

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters

President Expands Ban on Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies Based on Finding of Unusual and Extraordinary Threats –...

Previously we reported on President Trump’s Executive Orders banning U.S. nationals’ investment in designated Chinese companies that pose a threat to our national security under the International Emergency Economic Powers...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

US Investment Ban Targeting Companies Deemed Linked to Chinese Military Expanded to Chinese Surveillance Technology Sector

A new executive order (the “EO”) signed by President Biden on June 3, 2021, amends existing prohibitions on US investments in companies that the US government has determined support the military of the People’s Republic of...more

Hogan Lovells

What dealmakers need to know about the UK election result and its impact on UK investing in 2020

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The result of the UK’s third general election in less than five years marks a significant shift in the political landscape in the world’s 5th biggest economy. After nearly a decade marked by political stalemate, the...more

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Navigating through the winding One Belt One Road

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Announced in 2013 as the project of the century, Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled the Belt and Road Initiative ("BRI") to revitalise trade and economic growth in the Eurasian region....more

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In Conversation with Norm B Coleman

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1. Despite dire predictions about how his election might affect investor confidence, the U.S. stock market is surging.  Still, global markets see Trump as an uncertainty. What does a Trump presidency mean for businesses...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

US China Trade War

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The October blog post will be broken up into two parts. This October 15th post will comment on the TPP Agreement signed today and well as President Xi Jinping’s recent trip to the US and my impressions from Beijing, China...more

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