Amid FDI screening regime expansion, deal teams have opportunities to capitalise on newly available exemptions, but must beware novel complexities.
US intervention in the proposed acquisition of hotel-software company...more
CFIUS continued to have a busy year in 2018, and CFIUS reveals first available data about the declaration process under the new Pilot Program.
On May 16, 2020, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States...more
The new filing fees can be as high as $300,000 for covered transactions valued at $750 million or more.
On April 27, 2020, the US Treasury Department announced in an interim rule with request for comments that the Committee...more
The Final Rules clarify requirements for foreign investments, including those transactions subject to CFIUS review and filing.
On February 13, 2020, two Final Rules published by the US Treasury Department implementing...more
3/3/2020
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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
1/22/2020
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The number of CFIUS notices filed is growing, more cases are extending into an investigation phase, and instances of pulling and refiling CFIUS notices are increasing.
On November 22, 2019, the Committee on Foreign...more
11/27/2019
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