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Trouble in the Solar System: CFIUS Blocks Jupiter Acquisition Five Years After the Fact

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The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is back in the spotlight....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Jupiter in Retrograde: Executive Order Blocks Transaction by Chinese Company

On July 11, 2025, President Trump took the unusual—but no longer rare—step of issuing a divestment order (the Order) on the basis of a recommendation from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). The...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

A Golden Share and an Order to Unwind: Early Lessons in CFIUS from the New Administration

On July 8, 2025, President Trump issued an order to unwind the acquisition of Jupiter Systems, Inc., a U.S. company, by Hong Kong-based Suirui International Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China’s Suirui Group (collectively...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Suirui International Ordered to Divest from Jupiter Systems

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President Donald Trump issued a presidential order (the Order) on July 8, 2025, retroactively prohibiting the acquisition of Jupiter Systems LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, by Suirui International Co. Ltd., a Hong...more

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President Trump Orders Divestment of Jupiter Systems, Citing National Security Concerns

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On July 8th, 2025, President Trump issued an order (the “Order”) forcing divestment of U.S.-based Jupiter Systems (“Jupiter”) by its China-based parent company, Suirui Group Co., Ltd. (“Suirui”), more than five years after...more

Mayer Brown

President Trump Orders Suirui to Divest of Jupiter Systems, Citing National Security Risk Identified by CFIUS

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On July 11, 2025, the Trump Administration published an Order entitled “Regarding the Acquisition of Jupiter Systems, LLC by Suirui International Co., Limited” (dated July 8, 2025). This Order prohibits the February 2020...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

CFIUS and President Trump Force Unwinding of 2020 Acquisition of Jupiter Systems, LLC

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On July 11, the Trump administration issued an order blocking and requiring the unwinding of a 2020 acquisition by which Jupiter Systems, LLC (Jupiter), a U.S.-based audiovisual equipment supplier, was acquired by Suirui...more

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[Webinar] 180 Days of the Trump Administration—Quick Hits on Executive Orders, Actions, and Policies - July 17th - August 13th,...

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Blank Rome presents a new summer webinar series where our interdisciplinary team will unpack the most pressing legal, regulatory, and policy developments from the Trump Administration’s first 180 days. Each session offers...more

Wiley Rein LLP

“Modernizing Defense Acquisition” EO Directs “Comprehensive Overhaul” of DOD Acquisition System

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WHAT: The Trump Administration issued an Executive Order (EO) to kick off a “comprehensive overhaul” of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) acquisition system, aiming to “rapidly reform” acquisition processes with an...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base (Trump EO Tracker)

Reforms the Department of Defense’s acquisition processes by: (a)  Utilization of existing authorities to expedite acquisitions throughout the Department of Defense, including a first preference for commercial solutions and a...more

Lathrop GPM

Should Your Business Be Worried About Tariffs?

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What Is a Tariff? A tariff is a tax or duty imposed on goods when they cross national borders. Most commonly, tariffs apply to imports, raising the cost of foreign-made products in the domestic market. ...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – April 2025

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SBA’s 180-Day Recertification Rule: Clarifying the Meaning of “Offer” in Size Determinations - In a recent decision by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA), the Size Appeal of...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Can You Ever Come Back from a Presidential Block? The Latest in the Nippon Steel/U.S. Steel Saga

When former President Biden blocked the acquisition by Nippon Steel of U.S. Steel in January on national security grounds, many assumed that was the end for a transaction that would have combined a Japanese powerhouse company...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Increase in HSR Reportability Thresholds and Filing Fees, and Other HSR Developments

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These announcements come alongside the impending overhaul of the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act filing process scheduled to take effect on February 10, 2025—subject to potential delay based on President Trump’s January 20, 2025...more

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New Executive Orders Target Chinese Apps

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On August 6, 2020, President Trump issued two nearly parallel executive orders (EOs) targeting the enormously popular apps TikTok and WeChat: Executive Order on Addressing the Threat Posed by TikTok (TikTok EO), and Executive...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Trump Administration Limits Acquisitions and Use of Bulk-Power System Electric Equipment From Foreign Adversaries

On Friday, May 1, 2020, the Trump administration issued an executive order prohibiting the acquisition and installation of “bulk-power system electric equipment” (such as generators, circuit breakers, metering equipment,...more

K&L Gates LLP

Recent Actions By CFIUS Underscore Importance of Review Process

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Earlier this month, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or “the Committee”) took two noteworthy actions that underscore the Committee’s powerful role in reviewing foreign direct investment and...more

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United States Significantly Expands Sanctions Against Venezuela’s Government

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On August 6, 2019, the President issued an Executive Order imposing new sanctions against the government of Venezuela. This sweeping executive action comes after several rounds of escalating U.S. sanctions against the...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

Weekly Update Newsletter- July 2019 #4

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SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS & ADVISORY SERVICES - CLIENT ALERT: SBA to Increase Size Standards with Inflationary Adjustment, July 17, 2019 - On July 18, 2019, SBA issued an interim final rule increasing the receipts-based...more

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President Trump Blocks Broadcom’s Bid to Take Over Qualcomm Upon Recommendation From CFIUS

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On March 12, 2018, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order blocking the proposed $117 billion takeover of Delaware corporation Qualcomm by Singapore chipmaker Broadcom due to national security concerns. The action...more

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President Trump Issues Order Prohibiting Chinese Company Acquisition Of U.S. Semiconductor Business

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On September 13, 2017, President Trump issued an Executive Order prohibiting the acquisition of U.S. company Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (Lattice) by a group of companies, including Canyon Bridge Fund I, LP (CBFI);...more

Cooley LLP

Alert: M&A Lessons Learned from the Blocked Chinese Acquisition of Lattice Semiconductor

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Last week, President Trump issued an Executive Order prohibiting the acquisition of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (Lattice), a US computer chip manufacturer, by a Chinese investor. The president's order blocking the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

President Trump Blocks His First CFIUS Transaction

September 13, 2017 On September 13, 2017, the White House announced On September 13, 2017, the White House announced that President Donald Trump issued an executive order blocking Lattice Semiconductor Corp.'s proposed...more

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President Prohibits Chinese Investment in U.S. Semiconductor Company Following Recommendation from CFIUS

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On September 13, 2017, President Trump issued an Executive Order citing unresolved national security concerns in prohibiting the $1.3 billion acquisition of a publicly traded semiconductor manufacturer by a group of investors...more

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President Trump Issues Executive Order Blocking Proposed Acquisition of Lattice Semiconductor

President Trump issued an Executive Order prohibiting the proposed acquisition of Lattice Semiconductor (Lattice) by a Chinese consortium known as Canyon Bridge. Lattice is a semiconductor company primarily manufacturing...more

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