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Treasury Department Moves to Expand CFIUS’s Real Estate Jurisdiction & Implement China-Bound Tech Investment Restrictions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), as Chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), has announced a proposed rule to expand CFIUS’s jurisdiction over real estate transactions by...more

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Department of Treasury Issues Proposed Rule Expanding CFIUS Real Estate Jurisdiction

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The Proposed Rule expands CFIUS’s authority to review certain transactions by foreign persons involving real estate close to over 50 additional military installations. On July 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury...more

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CFIUS Proposes Increased Penalties for Noncompliance and Updated Mitigation and Enforcement Rules

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As the lead agency for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee), the U.S. Department of the Treasury released new proposed rules on April 11, 2024 intended to enhance the enforcement...more

Dechert LLP

What Dealmakers Should Know about Congress’ Wish List for CFIUS

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Congress continues to put pressure on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”), increasingly informing the context in which the Committee conducts its work. Last week, for...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Eight New Bases Officially Added to CFIUS’s Real Estate Jurisdiction

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As we have discussed previously, proximity to sensitive U.S. Department of Defense military bases and operations, such as testing ranges, is an important element of many reviews by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the...more

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Recent Changes in the CFIUS Evaluation Process

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Recently the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”, or the “Committee”) announced three changes that impact how the Committee evaluates foreign investments in U.S. businesses. While the changes appear...more

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CFIUS, Congress and State Legislatures Respond to Foreign Investments in U.S. Real Estate

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Recent acquisitions of land by foreign buyers have sparked concern that the current jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to review such transactions is not broad enough. CFIUS,...more

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Treasury Proposes Expanding CFIUS Jurisdiction Over Land Deals Near Military Installations

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On Friday, May 5, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) published a proposed rule that would expand the list of military installations subject to the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Key Points from the CFIUS Annual Report for Calendar Year 2021

Last month, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) released its Annual Report to Congress covering 2021. The key takeaway is that CFIUS is more active than ever, subjecting a record number of...more

Morgan Lewis

Revisiting CFIUS Jurisdiction Over Real Estate Transactions

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Concerns are growing over the national security impact of real estate purchases by foreign persons, only a small portion of which are reviewed by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). These...more

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CFIUS Begins Review Process for Real Estate Transactions by a Foreign Investor

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Growing concern about foreign surveillance and intelligence gathering led Congress to provide CFIUS with authority to review real estate transactions by foreign parties when it passed FIRRMA... Prior to FIRRMA, CFIUS began to...more

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New Rules Expand CFIUS Jurisdiction Over Foreign Investment in U.S. Businesses and Real Estate

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The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is an interagency committee that reviews mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers by foreign persons of U.S. companies and assets that have the potential to pose...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

CFIUS finalizes expanded jurisdiction over foreign transactions in U.S. real estate

On January 17, 2020, the U.S. Treasury Department published final rules in the Federal Register implementing the Foreign Risk Review Modernization Act (“FIRRMA”), one of which implements FIRRMA’s provisions regarding foreign...more

White and Williams LLP

Final Regulations Expanding CFIUS Jurisdiction Over Investments by Foreign Persons

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On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Treasury Department issued final regulations (the Regulations) expanding the scope of foreign investments subject to review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)...more

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New CFIUS Regulations Finally Take Effect

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After a few years of debating and making into law, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) regulations implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA) took effect on Feb. 13,...more

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Alert: CFIUS Update: Final Regulations Implement FIRRMA

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The US Department of the Treasury has issued two final regulations implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 ("FIRRMA"). The final regulations broadly expand the jurisdiction of the Committee...more

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New Treasury Department Regulations Expand CFIUS Authority

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently published final regulations to further implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA“) and to better address national security concerns resulting...more

Hogan Lovells

New CFIUS Rules Potentially Impacting Nuclear Foreign Investment

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After over a year of anticipation, in January the U.S. Treasury Department released its final regulations that revise the jurisdiction and rules for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States’ (CFIUS), following...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

[Event] CFIUS Reform Regulations Go Into Effect on February 13: What You Need to Know About the New CFIUS - Feb. 11th, 12:00 pm CT...

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On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, which chairs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”), released the final regulations to implement the 2018 CFIUS reform law, the Foreign...more

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Final CFIUS Regulations Implementing FIRRMA Take Effect in February 2020: 10 Key Questions Answered

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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

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CFIUS Finalizes New FIRRMA Regulations

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Nearly a year and a half after the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA) was enacted, authorizing the most substantial overhaul of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

CFIUS Excepted Investors: Canada, United Kingdom and Australia

On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of Treasury published final regulations relating to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, or CFIUS.  The regulations implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New CFIUS Rules – Eight Key Points

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") issued final regulations on January 13, 2020 to comprehensively implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 ("FIRRMA") (the...more

Dechert LLP

Implementing FIRRMA: CFIUS’ Real Estate Final Regulations

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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”), issued a final set of regulations (“Real Estate Final Regulations”) to...more

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Implementing FIRRMA: Highlights from CFIUS’ Final Regulations

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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

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