Amid concerns about predatory acquisitions of weakened companies and strategic assets during the COVID‑19 crisis, more and more countries are restricting foreign direct investment (FDI) in their domestic companies, especially in the medical and healthcare industries. These restrictions tend to target Chinese investment in …›
By: Nicholas J. Spiliotes, Charles L. Capito, Joseph A. Benkert, and Jonathan M. Babcock
The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that on Friday, May 1, 2020, the first-ever filing fees will become effective for joint voluntary notices submitted to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). Notices submitted to CFIUS on or after May …›
By: Nicholas J. Spiliotes, Charles L. Capito, and Joseph A. Benkert
FIRRMA directed the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”), as the chair of CFIUS, to issue regulations that, among other things, address national security concerns arising from foreign investment in U.S. businesses with critical technologies, critical infrastructure, and personal data (referred to in the …›
By: Nicholas J. Spiliotes, Joseph A. Benkert, and Charles L. Capito
After more than a year of anticipation, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) has released proposed regulations to implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA). These proposed regulations follow an initial round of FIRRMA-implementing regulations issued in October 2018, which most …›
By: Nicholas J. Spiliotes, Charles C. Comey, Robert S. Litt, and Joseph A. Benkert
As many life sciences companies and investors are aware, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) recently announced a new “pilot program” for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) effective November 10, 2018. The pilot program implements certain provisions of …›
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