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Latest CFIUS report shows Committee focus isn’t just China
The 2020 CFIUS annual report to Congress was finally published last week, and some of the numbers are surprising. For the first time in several years, China was not the top foreign acquirer of U.S. critical technology. Details, insights, and the full report are inside.
Congressional Report: Cos. should disclose adversarial foreign capital
Buried on page 20 of a new report from the Defense Critical Supply Chain Task Force was a fairly provocative recommendation: Companies should be forced to disclose foreign capital they receive from adversarial nations. Details, the full report, and more are inside.
UK publishes recommendations on protecting strategic British assets
The Foreign Affairs Committee of the UK’s House of Commons has published a 38-page report that recommends expanding the scope of the new National Security and Investment Act. Details, contacts, insights, the report, and more are inside.
Still no head of CFIUS, but Biden appoints BIS leader at Commerce
Pres. Biden has nominated an Under Secretary for Industry and Security, a position that serves as principal advisor to the Secretary of Commerce on the export of sensitive technologies. Key positions within the Treasury department remain vacant. Details and contacts inside.
Did Congressman misconstrue the mandate of CFIUS in recent letter?
A U.S. Congressman from Texas is urging Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm (pictured) to have CFIUS review the sale of a Shell Oil refinery to Mexican state-owned petroleum company Pemex. However, there are some problems with...
Reader Q&A: Answer question on Chinese co., CFIUS GSA contracts
Last week, a Foreign Investment Watch reader submitted a question regarding a Chinese acquisition and GSA contracts. Foreign Investment Watch readers should submit answers with contact information, and we will forward your response to the individual who posed...
Treasury team is scouring for non-notified transactions. Here’s how
Guest Column by Tyler McGaughey, former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Investment Security at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and Jacob Harding. Both McGaughey and Harding are now with Winston & Strawn. As Foreign Investment Watch reported back in...
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