Daily Compliance News: July 30, 2025, The Corruption Kill Business Edition
LathamTECH in Focus: Tech Deals: The Emerging Focus of FDI Regulators?
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5 Key Takeaways | SALT and Multinational Businesses: Analyzing State and Local Taxation of Foreign Company Transactions
Foreign Correspondent Podcast | The America First Investment Policy and What it Means for Investors
Podcast - A Comparative Guide to Obtaining an FCL: DCSA vs. the Intelligence Community
Podcast - The "I" in FOCI and AI: Innovation, Intelligence, Influence
Podcast - What Are Joint Ventures and When Should They Get Cleared?
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business Podcast - Episode 27: U.S. Healthcare Reimbursement Guidance for Foreign Life Sciences Companies
2025 Perspectives in Private Equity: Cross-border Investment Review and New Restrictions
2025 Perspectives in Private Equity: Public Policy
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
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 217: Japanese Investment in North Carolina’s Life Sciences Industry with David Robinson of Maynard Nexsen
Private M&A 2024: Key Trends and Forecasts
Everyone Come to Play: Exploring FOCI Mitigation Instruments
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business Podcast - Episode 19: The Rise of Korean Investment in the Southeast U.S.
On 22 July 2025, the UK Government published its fourth Annual Report on the operation of the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA). On the same day, the Labour administration unveiled proposals to reform the NSIA...more
Welcome to the latest edition of M&A Insights, where we bring together partners from across the A&O Shearman network to explore the themes shaping global dealmaking. The election of Donald Trump as President is expected to...more
In our biannual M&A trends report we explore the possible impact of the new U.S. administration on dealmaking, the dynamics of transatlantic M&A, private equity exits, and Mario Draghi’s proposals to reshape the European...more
I. INDIA’S HISTORY WITH BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATIES 1. Bilateral investment treaties (“BITs”) are agreements between countries that provide protections to investors from one state investing in the other (the “host...more
This client memorandum concerns a highly technical point of considerable practical importance. It challenges aspects of the received wisdom that, for post-Brexit cross-border investment business conducted from the U.K....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
Cross-border mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) unlock growth, diversification, and a stronger global stance for businesses. These strategic moves enable firms from different nations to blend resources, making way into new...more
After 30 years of extraordinary growth, China’s economy – the world’s second largest – appears to be entering a new phase of slower expansion. The real estate sector – which accounts for around one-third of Chinese GDP and...more
In this dynamic global landscape, investors have always been required to make savvy, smart choices. This requires navigating through the intricate web of bilateral treaty protection, exploring the vital role these agreements...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
Takeaways - Governments in the UK and elsewhere in Europe are demonstrating a clear willingness to exercise new and enhanced powers to review business transactions on national security grounds, including by calling...more
A new National Security and Investment Bill laid before the UK Parliament this week will, on enactment, significantly affect the way investments in the UK can be reviewed by the UK Government where they raise national...more
Foreign investment has been ripe for legislative change in the United Kingdom. The latest development came on 11 November 2020, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the National Security and Investment Bill 2020 (the...more
Wednesday the UK government introduced the National Security and Investment Bill (the "Bill") to Parliament. The Bill strengthens the government’s power to scrutinise, impose conditions and block foreign investments into...more
Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more