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AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business Podcast - Episode 25: Venture Capital Trends and Fundraising Strategies for Foreign Startups Expanding to the U.S.
Foreign Correspondent: An FDI Podcast | Mapping the National Security Landscape for Investors
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business Podcast - Episode 23: Shaping Georgia’s Energy Landscape: Insights From Commissioner Tim Echols
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business Podcast - Episode 22: What Global Companies Need to Know About Navigating FDA Regulations and U.S. Market Entry
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Navigating the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has long been a key consideration for inbound investors to the U.S. But at the start of 2025, a new regulatory framework was introduced to limit certain...more
Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) refers to a situation where a foreign entity has the power to directly or indirectly influence the management or operations of a company. FOCI can result from legal means like...more
As global economic and geopolitical environments enter a new era, companies need to continuously develop and adjust their coherent global business strategies to secure and further expand business opportunities in all markets...more
Precedent-Setting Investment Restrictions – On January 2, 2025, the U.S. will start restricting foreign investments by U.S. persons in certain national security technologies. The Outbound Investment Rule and associated...more
On December 30, 2020, the EU and China announced the conclusion of the negotiations of the investment treaty, the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement in Investments (CAI). The CAI represents a strategic opportunity for EU...more
The fifth and final installment of a series of alerts focusing on practical issues relating to China’s new Foreign Investment Law. Foreign investors seeking to exit from their existing foreign invested enterprises (FIEs)...more
The third installment of a series of alerts focusing on practical issues relating to China’s new Foreign Investment Law. There are major differences in the requirements on corporate governance and decision-making...more
Robotic exoskeletons may augment human strength, endurance, and mobility. The latest CFIUS action has all the makings of a Terminator movie. This month, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”)...more
The Situation: The new PRC Foreign Investment Law ("FIL"), as well as its Implementing Regulations ("Implementing Regulations"), took effect on January 1, 2020. In addition to the FIL and the Implementing Regulations, the...more
The National People’s Congress of China (NPC) adopted the new Foreign Investment Law (FIL) on March 15, 2019, with a view toward unifying and streamlining the foreign investment framework into China. One of the main emphases...more
The National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce jointly released the new Special Administrative Measures (Negative List) for the Access of Foreign Investment (2019) in China (the “2019 Negative...more
Much has already been written about the foreign investment law which was voted into law by China's highest legislative body, the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China, on 15 March 2019. ...more
On 15 March 2019, the Second Session of the 13th National People’s Congress approved the Foreign Investment Law of the People’s Republic of China to go into effect on 1 January 2020. With it, China’s legal framework...more
The National People's Congress of China adopted the new Foreign Investment Law on March 15, 2019, with a view toward unifying and streamlining the foreign investment framework into China. The Foreign Investment Laws will go...more
The Trump Administration is making China deals more difficult. But business has to get done, and companies are finding ways to make progress even under the new CFIUS rules. China deals are harder to do under the Trump...more
In recent years, more and more Chinese investors are presenting international companies with the option to form JV's in China. ZAG-S&W has recently assisted many Israeli and international companies in advising and supporting...more
The Trump Administration’s tariff wars may cause American companies to move operations offshore, with joint ventures in China one likely option. A joint venture with a Chinese partner can enable a company to respond nimbly...more
Cybersecurity in China remains a hot topic. The Cyber Security Law is already in place but the question is how this law is going to be interpreted and implemented. In this edition, we will look at various draft/trial measures...more
On Tuesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced a planned rollback of the manufacturing foreign ownership limits first set forth in the 1990s, which require that manufacturing operations in China be at least 50% Chinese...more
Section 301 provides the president with broad authority to implement new policies and procedures that could impact reviews of Chinese investment in the United States. The president could rely on the International Emergency...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
Three years ago, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) introduced a simplified merger review procedure to reduce the review time for transactions that do not pose significant competitive or industrial policy concerns in...more
The United States governmental committee charged with reviewing foreign mergers and acquisitions with U.S.-based companies or affiliates for potential national security concerns may soon be getting a new set of teeth. The...more
China presents some of the world’s most exciting opportunities, and a unique set of cultural, legal and political challenges. It has a distinct legal regime that in many respects cannot be understood by direct reference to...more
On June 1, 2017, Skadden hosted the webinar “Minimizing Risks and Maximizing Opportunities in China-Latin America Investment.” Topics of discussion included the increasing importance of Chinese investment in Latin America,...more