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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
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or “the Committee) is an interagency body of the U.S. government that plays a critical role in safeguarding national security by reviewing foreign investments...more
The only thing truly certain about the proposed U.S. outbound investment regulatory regime is that a lot of uncertainty remains. But industry responses garnered during the comment period may, at least partly, foretell the...more
M&A activity in 2023 was subdued, as dealmakers grappled with geopolitical tensions, inflation, rising interest rates, and increasing regulatory scrutiny, against a backdrop of general economic uncertainty. Challenges in the...more
On October 11th, our Data, Privacy and Security team hosted the 10th Annual Cybersecurity & Privacy Summit. We were delighted to be joined by about 100 clients, colleagues, and friends in-person at our Atlanta office, with...more
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is a U.S. government interagency committee with the responsibility to review foreign investments in U.S. businesses and real estate transactions for national...more
Federal government lessees seeking to occupy high-security spaces in foreign-owned buildings will be required to obtain complete beneficial ownership and impose access restrictions on owners and property managers. The...more
Pilot Program Mandatory Filing Requirement – Private Investment Fund Considerations - The potential for national security review of foreign investment in the U.S. has been around for 30 years since the 1988 enactment of...more
The Situation: The National Defense Authorization Act ("NDAA"), which contains the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act ("FIRRMA"), broadens the scope of foreign investments subject to scrutiny by the Committee on...more
CFIUS will continue to have broad jurisdiction to conduct national security reviews of foreign investments that could result in foreign control of a U.S. business. When regulations implementing FIRRMA become effective within...more
- MoneyGram and Ant Financial mutually terminate $1.2 billion proposed merger - CFIUS’s concerns focused on cyber and information security - Scrutiny of buyers’ information security processes is likely to increase On...more
On January 20, 2017, businessman Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States following a contentious and unconventional 2016 presidential election. Republicans also successfully maintained control...more
CFIUS is expanding its reach. Where the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has generally scrutinized foreign acquisition of U.S. “critical infrastructure,” it has now signaled that it may look closely at any...more
On January 2, 2018, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) rejected Ant Financial’s plan to acquire U.S. money transfer company MoneyGram International over national security concerns. According to...more
‘Tis the season to wonder, what will 2018 bring? We may speculate on things like a private company making a moon landing or a peace accord with North Korea. We may be certain of things like well-intentioned gym memberships...more