Precedent-Setting Investment Restrictions – On January 2, 2025, the U.S. will start restricting foreign investments by U.S. persons in certain national security technologies. The Outbound Investment Rule and associated...more
12/13/2024
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Automation Systems ,
China ,
Debt Financing ,
Dual Use Goods ,
Due Diligence ,
Foreign Entities ,
Foreign Investment ,
Hong Kong ,
Joint Venture ,
Macau ,
National Security ,
New Regulations ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Penalties ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Semiconductors ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Treasury
A Changed Regulatory Environment – Companies who think that U.S. export controls and sanctions do not apply to their products and channels of trade should reassess that position. As an example, approximately US$1.1 billion in...more
10/1/2024
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Compliance ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement ,
Export Controls ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Investment ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Payment Processors ,
Regulatory Agenda
On August 14, 2023, pursuant to a Presidential executive order issued several days earlier, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the Proposed Rulemaking) announcing a ban on...more