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Paul Weiss Discusses CFIUS 2025 Annual Report

By James Brower, John P. Carlin, Daniel J. Gerkin, David K. Kessler and Mark F. Mendelsohn August 27, 2026 by renholding

On August 7, 2026, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”) released its Annual Report to Congress for calendar year 2025 (the “Report”).[1] In an accompanying press release, the U.S. Department of the …

Gibson Dunn Discusses CFIUS’ Known Investor Program

By Stephenie Gosnell Handler and Chris R. Mullen February 25, 2026 by renholding

On February 6, 2026, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee) issued a request for information (RFI) concerning its implementation of the long-awaited Known Investor Program (KIP).

As discussed in our previous client alert…

Skadden Discusses CFIUS Proposal to Expand Its Authority, Tighten Time Frames, and Boost Penalties

By Brooks E. Allen, Brian J. Egan, Michael E. Leiter, Tatiana O. Sullivan and Sruthi Venkatachalam May 15, 2024 by renholding

On April 15, 2024, the secretary of the Department of the Treasury, as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or Committee), published a notice of proposed rulemaking (Proposed Rule) to expand CFIUS’ investigation and …

Kirkland & Ellis Discusses First-Ever CFIUS Enforcement Guidelines

By Mario Mancuso, Ivan Schlager, Daniel Gerkin, Lucille Hague and Nathan Mitchell November 8, 2022 by renholding

On October 20, 2022, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or “the Committee”) released its first-ever guidelines (the “Guidelines”) pertaining to the enforcement actions that CFIUS may take under applicable statutes and regulations (“CFIUS Rules”). The …

Gibson Dunn Discusses CFIUS Reform and Final FIRRMA Rules

By Stephanie Connor, Judith Alison Lee, Jose Fernandez, R.L. Pratt and Scott R. Toussaint March 4, 2020 by hdh2120

On February 13, 2020, final regulations went into effect to expand the scope of inbound foreign investment subject to review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”).

CFIUS is an inter-agency federal government …

Gibson Dunn Discusses Proposed Regulations for Expanded CFIUS Jurisdiction

By Judith Alison Lee, Jose W. Fernandez, Adam M. Smith, Stephanie L. Connor, and R.L. Pratt October 1, 2019 by hdh2120

On September 17, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued over 300 pages of proposed regulations to implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA”), legislation that expanded the scope of inbound foreign investment subject to …

Cleary Gottlieb Discusses CFIUS and the Unwinding of Kunlun’s Acquisition of Grindr

By Paul Marquardt, John P. McGill, Jr. and Chinyelu Lee April 17, 2019 by renholding

On March 27, 2019, journalists affiliated with Reuters reported that the Kunlun Group (“Kunlun”), a China-based tech firm, was preparing to sell its wholly owned subsidiary, Grindr, after the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) informed the …

Latham & Watkins Discusses How New Foreign-Investment Law Changes CFIUS Review

By Steven P. Croley, Les P. Carnegie, Edward J. Shapiro, David M. Blumental and Jana K. Dammann de Chapto August 21, 2018 by renholding

New legislation to reform review of foreign direct investment in the United States — the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA) — has just been signed into law. FIRRMA will bring significant changes to the framework according …

Skadden Discusses Latest Legislation to Expand Foreign Investment Review

By Pascal Bine, Michael E. Leiter, Ivan A. Schlager, Donald L. Vieira, Jonathan M. Gafni and Michelle A. Weinbaum July 9, 2018 by renholding

In large part as a response to China’s national industrial goals and subsequent Chinese acquisitions of U.S. and European companies that are technology leaders in key industries, the U.S. government and a number of European governments are seeking to expand …

How Chinese Investments Can Pass CFIUS Scrutiny

By Laura Fraedrich and Chase D. Kaniecki February 6, 2018 by charlesbluesky

It is no secret that Chinese investments in the United States can face an uphill battle at the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”). CFIUS is an interagency committee of the U.S. government that has broad jurisdiction …

Gibson Dunn Discusses Proposed Changes to CFIUS Review

By Judith Alison Lee, Caroline Krass, Jose Fernandez and Stephanie Connor November 20, 2017 by renholding

On November 8, 2017, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a long-awaited bill that could significantly alter the process by which the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”) reviews foreign investment in the United …

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