Everyone Come to Play: Exploring FOCI Mitigation Instruments
Podcast - FOCI Mitigation: SSAs, SCAs and Proxy Agreements
Leaders in Law: The State of International Trade with Neena Shenai
Understanding FOCI Mitigation
Podcast - Navigating M&A Due Diligence: Safeguarding Security Clearances
An In-Depth Overview of the DCSA
Ask a CFIUS Expert: Is Crypto Spying on Us?
Podcast - Change Condition Packages: Tips for Cleared Contractors
Podcast - Corporate Documents in the Context of Clearances
Decoding the Key Management Personnel Requirements
Navigating Personnel Security Clearances (PCLs)
Wiley's 10 Key Trade Developments: Outbound Investments and CFIUS Review
What Is an FCL and How Do I Obtain One?
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business - How Foreign Companies Can Protect Their IP and Brand in the U.S.
Emerging Technology in the FY24 NDAA
John Neiman on the Corporate Transparency Act
Wiley's 10 Key Trade Developments: Evolution of Export Controls
FINCast Ep. 39 – State of Russia Sanctions Two Years After the Invasion
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business - Privacy & Cybersecurity Considerations for Non-U.S. Companies
Video: Making Trade Inclusive for All Americans: A Conversation with SAP's Michelle Trong Perrin-Steinberg
Orrick's Founder Series offers monthly top tips for UK startups on key considerations at each stage of their lifecycle, from incorporating a company through to possible exit strategies. The Series is written by members of our...more
The National Security Division (NSD) of the Department of Justice announced a new self-disclosure policy on March 7, 2024 (M&A Policy) that impacts corporations, private equity firms, and venture capital firms and their...more
The UK government is considering steps to make the regime more business-friendly, while maintaining and refining essential national security protections. The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA), the UK’s first...more
Hosted by C5, the 4th European Forum on FDI Reviews and CFIUS returns for another exciting year with curated programming that will help you navigate emerging complex National Security Reviews across the UK and EU....more
The increasing number and complexity of foreign direct investment (FDI) screening regimes requires careful navigation when planning and executing global M&A transactions, as well as greenfield cross-border investments. In...more
Italian government’s so-called "golden powers" of intervention in foreign direct investments involving companies operating in sectors strategic for the national interest were originally introduced by Law Decree No. 21 of 15...more
The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSI Act) came into force on 4 January 2022 and represented a brand new regime for the review of transactions with potential national security implications for the United Kingdom....more
Die EU-Umwandlungsrichtlinie führt europaweit einheitliche Regelungen ein, die erstmals den grenzüberschreitenden Formwechsel und die grenzüberschreitende Spaltung zulassen und die Regelungen zur grenzüberschreitenden...more
For the first time ever, the EU Commission has issued a decision on the relationship between EU merger control law and national FDI screening rules. It found that the Hungarian Government's veto of Vienna Insurance Group's...more
On June 29, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit seeking to block Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation's (Booz Allen's) proposed acquisition of EverWatch Corp. (EverWatch). The DOJ's suit is unique in...more
Globalization may be evolving, as nations and regions reassert their regulatory powers on a wide range of issues including trade, competition and national security. The economic lessons of COVID-19 and growing concerns about...more
2022 is shaping up to be another year of significant merger control and foreign direct investment (“FDI”) developments. The use of Article 22 of the EU Merger Regulation (“EUMR”) might jeopardise the European Commission’s...more
The UK Competition and Markets Authority updated its guidance on the merger control regime in the United Kingdom on 4 January 2022—the same day the National Security and Investment Act 2021 came into effect. The updated...more
This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Please note that this is our final edition before we take a break over the summer, returning in September. Tjarda van...more
In this update, we consider key statistics, trends, developments and highlights regarding U.K. public M&A transactions governed by the U.K. City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the Takeover Code) that were announced during the...more
Draft legislation, which is currently being debated in the UK Parliament, will introduce a new regime granting the UK Secretary of State robust powers to review, vary or block acquisitions which may pose a risk to the...more
On January 22, 2021, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy has published the anticipated draft revision of the German Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance to align the scope of review more closely with...more
On 11 November, the UK Government introduced to Parliament the long-awaited National Security and Investment Bill. The Bill, which is expected to be enacted in Spring 2021, is a transformative event for investors in UK...more
In a regime undergoing rapid change, investment screening is currently "light," with red tape increasing for European inbound investment - While there is still no standalone foreign direct investment (FDI) screening at...more
On 21 June 2020, the UK Government announced that it is introducing emergency legislation that will bolster its powers to scrutinise, and potentially block, foreign takeovers on new public interest grounds, namely: ..to...more
On April 28, 2020, the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) published a draft for the 15th amendment to the Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance (AWV). The changes are expected to be effective shortly after...more
On April 29, 2020, the French Minister of the Economy (the Minister) announced that French foreign investment rules will be adopted with the policy goal of protecting French strategic assets in the context of the COVID-19...more
Germany’s cabinet has approved draft legislation designed to tighten the country’s foreign investment control (“FDI”) regime. The draft bill pre-dates the coronavirus crisis but comes amid growing fears that non-EU investors...more
The coronavirus pandemic has weakened European economies and companies. EU and national governments have expressed concern that foreign investors may opportunistically take advantage of the crisis to acquire domestic...more
On January 31, 2020, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) presented a draft law amending the Foreign Trade and Payments Act (AWG-E) and forwarded it to selected trade associations for their comments....more