The Situation: On June 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury ("Treasury") issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to implement President Biden's executive order mandating national security review of certain U.S....more
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The Background: On October 10, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") adopted amendments to the rules that govern beneficial ownership reporting for investors, marking the first update to...more
10/18/2023
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SPAC Deals: Special purpose acquisition companies ("SPACs") boomed in 2020 as a means of taking early-stage private companies public. Following enhanced scrutiny from the Securities and Exchange Commission and...more
China China has increased its efforts to scrutinize global transactions that may implicate national security concerns using its foreign investment security review ("FISR") process....more
Since early 2021, Congress has been working on legislation that would alter the U.S. tax laws and potentially have a significant impact on M&A and private equity transactions....more
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Despite the continued downward trend following record levels in 2015, 2017 was the fourth-strongest annual period in the history of dealmaking on a global basis....more
5/8/2018
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