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African Mining Looks Offshore

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The African mining industry is an attractive destination for many global mining companies, but structuring deals on the continent is not always straightforward for foreign investors in the sector. That backdrop means many...more

K&L Gates LLP

Asset Management Regulatory Year in Review 2024

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2024 was a year of meaningful regulatory change for asset managers globally. The regulatory activity was wide ranging and without a particular unifying theme. In fact, the wide, and in cases diverging focuses of key global...more

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Investments in Chinese Technology Companies Limited by New US Outbound Investment Rule

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U.S. investors interested in investing in advanced Chinese technology companies may now be constrained by the U.S. Government’s first-ever outbound investment rule (Final Rule) which took effect on Jan. 2, 2025. The Final...more

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Nordic dealmaking flourishes thanks to diverse regions and multiple sectors

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Economic resilience and several strong sector showings boost Nordic dealmaking in 2024, with a healthy M&A pipeline for 2025 - The Nordic economies have exhibited a year of divergence and surprising resilience. Denmark...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

ISA: New Guidelines on Offering and Intermediating Joint Investment Arrangements

The Israel Securities Authority published a position statement recently addressing various issues pertaining to brokerage activities and offerings of joint investment arrangements, including the applicability of the...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

Identities of Investment Fund Limited Partners in CFIUS Reviews

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As deals increase in complexity, and ownership structures are oftentimes opaque and obfuscated, it is important to be mindful of CFIUS’s continued stance of requesting identities of Limited Partners (LPs) in transactions...more

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Lawsuit Claiming Fraud Commenced Five Years Too Late: Investors Beware.

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In Zeng v. Wang, the Court of Appeals of Virginia reminded practitioners of a couple important lessons. Here are two of them. First, investors should read and understand the fine print of any prospectus before signing on the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

“You Promised What?!” Warranties and Disclosure in the UK and the U.S.

Determining “certainty of asset” is a key element of any investment. When an investor takes a minority position as it does in a typical venture or growth capital investment, the approach to ascertaining certainty differs...more

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Withholding Requirements for Transfers of Venture Capital Fund Interests by Non-US Limited Partners

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The secondary market for limited partner interests in venture capital funds has witnessed robust growth in recent years as an increasing number of existing venture fund investors seek an early exit from their positions for...more

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Doing Business in Australia

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Australia welcomes new business and foreign investment by providing a strong economy, a stable political environment and a skilled and talented workforce. Our comprehensive guide to Doing Business in Australia has been...more

J.S. Held

2024 J.S. Held Global Risk Report: Political Risk From Government Interference

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All investments are subject to shifts in business climate and geopolitics, and the whims of the investor and host government alike. For global businesses in 2024, government intervention is increasingly a real and critical...more

A&O Shearman

Trends in Dutch Public M&A 2023

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The outlook for public M&A remains challenging, even if we have now reached a plateau in interest rates. We see two primary areas for opportunity: (i) strategic buyers using the current conditions to accelerate...more

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Luxembourg Investment Funds - A practical handbook on fund vehicles in Luxembourg

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Luxembourg has developed a significant expertise in collective asset management and structuring of investment funds, and the Luxembourg "investment toolbox" provides a broad array of options in respect of fund regimes and...more

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Foreign investors should consider treaty protections when structuring their investments abroad

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Investors seeking to invest abroad – including investment funds – should safeguard and strengthen their investments by considering treaty protections. Investment Treaties can provide foreign investors access to substantive...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Government of Canada Issues Policy Statement Impacting Russian Foreign Investment in Canada

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On March 8, 2022, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry issued a policy statement advising non-Canadian investors and Canadian businesses to review their investment plans...more

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How to Invest in a QOF

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Since coming into effect in January 2018, Subchapter Z of the US Tax Code—also known as the opportunity zone provisions—has enabled investors to pour billions of dollars into a broad array of businesses, from real estate...more

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Japan Puts Forth Bold Legislation to Attract More Foreign Asset Managers to Upgrade Global Financial Center Status in...

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Japan is making bold policy and legislative actions to reshape its regulatory landscape for the asset management industry, aiming to invite more foreign asset managers to Japan and further elevate Japan’s status as a global...more

Cooley LLP

Blog: CFIUS Reform UPDATE: Implications of FIRRMA for Fund Managers

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We are providing updates on our original post here to reflect the issuance of a final rule by the U.S. Treasury Department which will become effective on October 15, 2020. Between November 2018 (when the first regulations...more

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Blog - CFIUS Reform: Implications of FIRRMA for Fund Managers

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After long debate concerning the need to reform the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) to address evolving national security threats and emerging technologies, the Foreign Investment Risk Review...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Targeting Asian Investment Opportunities

The attraction of seeking out superior investment returns from well-structured investments in Asia’s unique markets has never been stronger. Economies in countries such as China, India, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia all...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

How Final CFIUS Regulations Will Impact Technology Companies and Investors

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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

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Final Regulations Expanding CFIUS Jurisdiction Over Investments by Foreign Persons

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On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Treasury Department issued final regulations (the Regulations) expanding the scope of foreign investments subject to review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)...more

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[Event] Treasury Issues Final CFIUS Rules: How Are Transactions With Foreign Parties Affected? - February 27th, New York, NY

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This program, co-sponsored by Seyfarth and Kroll, a division of Duff & Phelps, will bring into sharper focus the application of new regulations issued by Treasury on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

[Event] SuperReturn International Conference Panel Discussion and Reception - February 26th, Germany

McDermott Will & Emery is delighted to welcome you to a panel discussion on “Private Equity in Healthcare” and a social reception held in conjunction with the SuperReturn International Conference 2020. Our speakers will...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

[Event] CFIUS Reform Regulations Go Into Effect on February 13: What You Need to Know About the New CFIUS - Feb. 11th, 12:00 pm CT...

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On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, which chairs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”), released the final regulations to implement the 2018 CFIUS reform law, the Foreign...more

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