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Texas Lassos Foreign Investment Regulation with Real Property Restrictions and Proposed “Texas Committee on Foreign Investment” -...

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The Texas Legislature was active this Session in proposing and passing bills that seek to restrict foreign ownership of real estate and businesses in Texas. Before this session, Texas did not have state-level restrictions on...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Big State, Big Scrutiny: Texas Steps into the Foreign Investment Review Arena

Recently, the Texas House of Representatives introduced HB 5007, along with its companion bill SB 2117. The legislation—“Relating to the establishment of the Texas Committee on Foreign Investment to review certain...more

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Texas Lassos Foreign Investment Regulation with Real Property Restrictions and Proposed “Texas Committee on Foreign Investment”

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The Texas legislature has been active recently in proposing bills that seek to restrict foreign ownership of real estate and businesses in Texas. Texas does not currently have state-level restrictions on foreign ownership of...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

First Quarter Foreign Direct Investment Updates

On February 21, 2025, the Trump administration published its “America First Investment Policy” memorandum. Among other items, the Policy calls for the United States to restrict China-affiliated persons from investing in...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Will Texas Become the First State To Enact a “Mini-CFIUS” Review Process?

On March 13, 2025, the Texas Legislature introduced HB 5007, which, if enacted, could establish the first US state regime tasked with screening foreign investments on national security grounds....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Navigating the New Era: Insights from “Back to the White House: The Next Trump Administration”

In the latest episode of Sheppard Mullin’s French Insider, a monthly podcast dedicated to guiding French investors and companies through the complexities of investing and operating in the United States, Sheppard Mullin’s...more

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CFIUS, Congress and State Legislatures Respond to Foreign Investments in U.S. Real Estate

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Recent acquisitions of land by foreign buyers have sparked concern that the current jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to review such transactions is not broad enough. CFIUS,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The RESTRICT Act: A Potential New Enforcement Tool to Address Economic and National Security Concerns Posed by Foreign Information...

Concerns over the potential threat posed by information and communications technology (ICT) products and services, such as TikTok, to the United States’ economic and national security have been ruminating for some time now....more

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Proposed Legislation Would Authorize CFIUS to Scrutinize Farmland Purchases by Foreign Buyers

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A bipartisan group of lawmakers in Congress is set to introduce a bill that if enacted would direct the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to consider the needs of the agriculture industry when...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Ready for a “Reverse” CFIUS? Four Takeaways From New Bipartisan Bill

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If enacted, the bill would establish an interagency committee in the US to review certain outbound investment and other activity affecting supply chain security, domestic production, and manufacturing capacities. Key...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

U.S. National Security Issues in Cross-Border Food, Beverage & Agribusiness Deals

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On October 28, 2021, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators introduced the Food Security is National Security Act of 2021 (the “Act”). Among other things, the Act would require the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United...more

Hogan Lovells

CFIUS/Export Controls Reform to Affect Foreign Investment for Advanced Reactors

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In today’s international nuclear marketplace, foreign investment is a significant source of capital for U.S. next-generation nuclear ventures. ...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Proposed CFIUS Reform Moves Forward

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• FIRRMA would significantly expand CFIUS jurisdiction. • Mandatory filing would be required in some cases. • Parties that protect and maintain personal information are likely to face more scrutiny....more

A&O Shearman

M&A Watch: Changes to CFIUS Reviews are Coming, Likely Sooner than Later

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Proposed legislation that would sharpen the law governing U.S. national security reviews by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) continues to move through Congress with bipartisan support, and...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Congress to Expand Scope of Foreign Investments and Transactions Needing CFIUS Review

On May 22, the Senate Banking Committee and House Financial Services Committee are each expected to consider and approve similar but not identical pieces of legislation to modernize the jurisdiction and operation of the...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

CFIUS and China: Separating Fact from Fiction

No, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has not put a halt to acquisitions of U.S. companies by China-based purchasers. Three recently cleared transactions illustrate that CFIUS is not standing in the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Trump Administration: 2017 Recap and 2018 Outlook

On January 20, 2017, businessman Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States following a contentious and unconventional 2016 presidential election. Republicans also successfully maintained control...more

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M&A Watch: Ant Financial and MoneyGram Terminate Merger Agreement Due to CFIUS Concerns

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MoneyGram International Inc. and Ant Financial Services Group recently announced the termination of their agreement providing for the acquisition of Texas-based money transfer company MoneyGram by China-based Ant Financial...more

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CFIUS Reconstructed: The Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017

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The proposed Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act would bring substantial changes to CFIUS review. Key Points: ..FIRRMA could speed review of certain transactions. ..It would provide for increased...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Future of CFIUS: Perhaps Not So Happy a New Year

‘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

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Current Trends and Proposed Legislation Pose Enhanced CFIUS Risks and Timing Considerations for Foreign Investment Transactions in...

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Legislation has now been introduced in the US Congress that would significantly expand the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to a broader scope of transactions and, for some...more

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Changes Possibly Coming to CFIUS

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Change may be coming to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), but any changes to the jurisdiction or process used by the multi-agency committee that reviews foreign investments in U.S. business for...more

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U.S. Congress Introduces Legislation to Change Foreign Direct Investment Review

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Congress recently introduced two pieces of legislation that could significantly change foreign direct investment review in the United States. The Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 ("FIRRMA") seeks to...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

CFIUS: New Teeth, Bigger Bite?

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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Proposed Bill Seeks to Expand Scope of CFIUS Reviews of Foreign Investments

• The House and Senate proposed companion bills that would expand the scope of CFIUS review by broadening the definition of covered transactions to include certain minority investments and joint ventures, among other...more

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