Compliance Tip of the Day: M&A – International Issues
LathamTECH in Focus: Navigating National Security: The Impact of FDI Reviews on Tech M&A
Foreign Correspondent: An FDI Podcast | Mapping the National Security Landscape for Investors
Legal Alert | Japan is Primed for Increased Foreign Direct Investment
Hot Topics in International Trade-Braumiller Law Group-FDI Into Mexico from China
Wiley's 10 Key Trade Developments: Outbound Investments and CFIUS Review
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business - How Foreign Companies Can Protect Their IP and Brand in the U.S.
Investing in Colombia: Nearshoring & Economic Incentives in Manufacturing, Technology, Infrastructure, and Energy Industries
Foreign Investment Controls: Are We Seeing a More Nuanced Approach to Private Equity?
Challenges for Infrastructure Projects in the Current Environment
Jones Day Talks: Italy Embraces Foreign investment but Maintains Oversight
Jones Day Talks: Oversight of Foreign Direct Investment in the UK
Jones Day Talks: EU's New Foreign Direct Investment Regulations Eye Specific Sectors
Jones Day Talks: Doing Deals Down Under: Australia's Foreign Direct Investment Regime
Jones Day Talks: Navigating Foreign Direct Investment in Germany
There are few high-standard investment agreements in force between the United States and major commercial centers. However, Singapore and the United States have a high-standard trade and investment agreement, the...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
Africa is undergoing a transformation, driven by technological innovation, cultural influence, and new investment opportunities. With a young and tech-savvy population, the continent is rapidly emerging as a global economic...more
U.S.-Colombian relations are currently experiencing a period of heightened tension, as evidenced by recent trade measures and diplomatic exchanges. Moreover, in the last weeks the Free Trade Commission (the "Commission") of...more
Senator Cornyn made the above statement on the Senate floor on November 14, 2023, while advocating for his colleagues to pass the Outbound Investment Transparency Act as part of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act...more
Amid the flurry of expected international trade actions by the second Trump administration, the outgoing Biden White House reached a significant (but overlooked) agreement of its own to curtail investor-state dispute...more
On November 1, 2024, the Ministry of Commerce of China, together with five other governmental departments, issued the newly revised Measures for the Administration of Strategic Investment in Listed Companies by Foreign...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
Indonesia’s investment landscape continues to flourish, as revealed in the recent press conference led by the Minister of Investment and Head of Investment Coordinating Board of Indonesia. The first half of 2024 has seen...more
In April 2024, the UK Government published its response to the Cabinet Office's 'call for evidence' on the National Security and Investment Act 2021. The call for evidence was an invitation to submit views on how the NSIA...more
Robust economic growth and increasing cross-border investments are driving a surge in transaction activity in the subcontinent - India’s capital markets are thriving, providing businesses and dealmakers with an abundance...more
Brazil has been the single largest recipient of foreign direct investment in Latin America for some time due to its size (7th largest economy and 2nd biggest population in the western hemisphere), its wealth of natural...more
President Biden issued a long-awaited executive order, “Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern” (the Executive Order or E.O.), on August 9, 2023,...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
India is the future right now. Welcome to the J.S. Held India Bulletin Series. These bulletins will serve as an update on the Indian economic growth story. In this first edition we will attempt to focus on the...more
On 23 December 2022, the French government issued decree number 2022-1622, which extended to 31 December 2023 the interim rule, in effect for two years now, that lowered the threshold that triggers foreign investment review...more
In an unprecedented double-strike, the German government recently blocked two transactions pertaining to Chinese investments in German semiconductor facilities. Just two weeks before, the cabinet had already intervened...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
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
A new bill of law n°7885 introduces a mandatory notification and pre-approval requirement for certain foreign direct investments made by non-European investors in a Luxembourg entity operating in a critical sector in the...more
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: fintech — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021 - E-commerce and online financial services experienced exponential growth during the COVID-19 pandemic. The significance of digital...more
Spearheaded by Katten's Financial Markets and Funds practice, the report examines how heads of investment can use direct investments as part of a dual investment strategy for pursuing multiple investment goals and improving...more