We are delighted to share with you our newly updated report on Foreign Investment: Rising Tides of Politics in Regulation, which reflects a swathe of recent changes to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) regimes around the world against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic. FDI filings have become an increasingly important piece of the regulatory jigsaw … Read more
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) has published proposed regulations that would change the trigger for mandatory filing requirements for certain transactions involving critical technologies from the North American Industry Classification System (“NAICS”) code system to one that examines whether a US export control license would be required to transfer the … Read more
President Trump has issued an Executive Order (“EO”) establishing the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector (the “Telecom Committee”). The Telecom Committee will advise the US Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) concerning national security risks presented by non-US (foreign) investment in the US telecommunications services sector. Although the … Read more
Our newly updated report on Foreign Investment: Rising Tides of Politics in Regulation is now available. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) filings are an increasingly important piece of the regulatory jigsaw for cross-border M&A. Against a background of mounting protectionist rhetoric, countries traditionally open to investment (such as the US, UK and Australia) are moving towards … Read more
The US Department of Treasury (Treasury) has issued proposed regulations to implement changes – made by the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA) – that expand the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). The proposed regulations are notable to the extent they: Define CFIUS jurisdiction over certain “non-controlling … Read more
In this, fourth episode, Veronica Roberts, an anti-trust partner in Herbert Smith Freehills’ competition practice, leads a discussion about foreign direct investment in the US, including how political rhetoric is influencing developments. Veronica talks to Joe Falcone, a disputes partner at Herbert Smith Freehills and Stephen Adams, senior director at Global Counsel. Read more
