Compliance Tip of the Day: Why Engage in Pre-acquisition Due Diligence
Compliance Tip of the Day: Key M&A Enforcement Actions
Compliance Tip of the Day: M&A – International Issues
Compliance Tip of the Day: M&A Domestic Issues
From the Editor’s Desk: Compliance Week’s Insights and Reflections from July to August 2025
Adventures in Compliance: The Novels – The Hound of the Baskervilles: Uncovering M&A Compliance Lessons
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 74 - Global Women in AI/Corporate Director Liability: Discretionary, Not Fiduciary with Tram Anh Nguyen and Marc I. Steinberg
We get Privacy for work – Episode 6: The Potential Privacy Risks Inherent to Mergers and Acquisitions
Daily Compliance News: July 24, 2025, The In Phone Hell Edition
LathamTECH in Focus: Tech Deals: The Emerging Focus of FDI Regulators?
LathamTECH in Focus: Navigating National Security: The Impact of FDI Reviews on Tech M&A
Navigating Employee Integration in Mergers and Acquisitions: Lessons From Pretty Woman — Hiring to Firing Podcast
Treating Compliance Like an Asset
Episode 376 -- DOJ's Unicat Settlement and the Future Look of Trade Enforcement Actions
First 100 Days of the New HSR Rules with Antitrust Partner Kara Kuritz
Daily Compliance News: June 23, 2025, The Is Walmart Cool Edition
CHPS Podcast Episode 5: The Future of Federal Procurement
Expert or Arbitrator? — PE Pathways Podcast
The LathamTECH Podcast — Getting Deals Done: Tackling Antitrust Challenges in Tech M&A
How IP Can Fuel Your Startup's Growth
Key Takeaways: - In 2024, CFIUS reviewed 325 covered transactions and increased its scrutiny of non-notified deals. Nevertheless, both the number of filings reviewed and the number of requests for formal filings following...more
While France remains a top destination of foreign investments in Europe, the 2024 annual report published by French foreign direct investment (FDI) authorities shows increased scrutiny of investments in French strategic...more
KEY CONSIDERATIONS AND PRACTICAL INSIGHTS FOR VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTORS - Germany’s foreign direct investment (FDI) regime has been expanded considerably in recent years, mirroring a global trend towards increased scrutiny...more
On May 22, 2025, the Hellenic Parliament passed long-expected legislation to establish Greece’s first national mechanism for the screening of foreign direct investments (FDI) on grounds of national security and public order....more
The third Annual Report on the UK's National Security and Investment Act provides some valuable insights into the review process and how it continues to develop. We explore some of the key metrics and trends and what they...more
Foreign direct investment (FDI) regimes continue to grow in number and complexity around the world, and FDI has become a key global regulatory consideration that must be carefully understood, assessed and managed in...more
EU Court Ruled on FDI Screening Limits - Implications for Investors - The Court of Justice of the European Union’s first decision on foreign direct investment (FDI) screening limits the scope of the EU FDI Screening...more
Cross-border deals are complex and require mastery of multiple disciplines with unique considerations in different regions. Review our table comparing cross-border deal considerations for various topics across the United...more
Now in its seventh year of annual publication, White & Case's Foreign Direct Investment Reviews provides a comprehensive look into rapidly evolving foreign direct investment (FDI) laws and regulations in approximately 40...more
Foreign direct investment (FDI) accounted for $36.6 billion of investments in Australia in 2021. With prominent levels of M&A activity, private equity and investment funds are increasingly in the spotlight from antitrust...more
Since the United Kingdom implemented the National Security and Investment Act in January 2022 ("NSI Regime"), there has been a significant increase in state intervention in, and review of, business transactions in the United...more
Issuers are tapping institutional loan markets for add-on debt at a rapid pace as private equity firms turn to buy-and-build strategies to lower entry multiples and accelerate deployment - Debt issuance to fund add-on...more
New rules require transactions involving Swedish security-sensitive activities or assets to undergo a security screening - Sweden remains a country that recognizes the beneficial effects of foreign direct investment (FDI)...more
2021 has been an exceptional year for the London Corporate team at White & Case, with a strong performance across the practice, including White & Case advising on nearly 50 deals involving publicly listed companies in the UK...more
Further developments to Russian foreign investment laws introduce new requirements for investors and simplify regulation in some spheres - Established by the Russian government in 2008, the Government Commission on Control...more
In response to the COVID-19 emergency, the screening powers of the Italian government were significantly expanded - The Italian government, led by the President of the Council of Ministries, together with any other...more
Foreign direct investment (FDI) reviews have become an increasingly critical issue in cross-border M&A transactions. Although many countries continue to encourage inbound investment, Taiwanese businesses and investors should...more
KOREA WEBINAR SERIES 2021 - In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, our first Korea Webinar Series will be held as a virtual series, with four sessions taking place between September 8 – September 28, 2021. Though we cannot...more
The Situation: M&A activity in Latin America is poised for a comeback following a difficult 2020, during which the COVID-19 pandemic heavily impacted a region already burdened with political and social unrest and deep...more
Note From the Editors - With this Summer 2020 issue of Vital Signs, we take a moment to again applaud the remarkable actions of all the health care and life science organizations around the globe working tirelessly on our...more
Effective June 3, 2020, the screening of foreign direct investments (FDIs) has been expanded in Germany with a first tranche of new rules primarily affecting the healthcare sector. This expansion of the FDI control scheme...more
On November 29, 2018, the German Minister for Economic Affairs, Peter Altmaier, presented its “National Industry Strategy 2030.” Amongst other things, the strategy paper sets out the key points of the Minister’s plans to...more
For international investors looking at opportunities in China, this summer has been largely a waiting game. Investors have been waiting and hoping as the Chinese government and the Trump administration continue their...more
On July 2, 2019, the Bureau of Economic Analysis released the 2018 numbers for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the US. Total 2018 FDI was $273 billion and of that figure, European investors accounted for $116 billion or...more
Germany has two different sets of rules for the review of foreign direct investments. The relevant ordinance, the Außenwirtschaftsverordnung, or AWV, provides for a sector-specific review process applying to the acquisition,...more