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Are cases filed during the shutdown still waiting to get on the clock?
We’re conducting a survey to understand whether readers are still waiting to get cases on the clock that were filed with CFIUS during the shutdown. As most readers know, CFIUS was tolling transactions during the partial government shutdown that impacted DHS. We’re trying to gauge the ripple effects.
Report: Regulators acknowledging expansion of “control” definition
A detailed, 54-page article recently published in a university law journal has verified what CFIUS practitioners have long understood: That the historic national-security review metrics of “ownership” and “control” are increasingly being supplanted by the more intangible concept of “influence.”
Congressman wants CFIUS to take a closer look at fintech Airwallex
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has gotten an earful over the Paramount deal. But a new letter urges him to investigate Airwallex over its ties to China. According to the letter, Airwallex may market itself as an Australian entity, but “its ties to Communist China run deep.” Details, letter inside.
Judge backs DoJ in first-ever lawsuit enforcing divestment order
Nearly a year ago, President Trump issued an Executive Order requiring that Hong Kong-based Suirui divest its ownership of Jupiter Systems. It never happened. The DoJ sued to enforce the EO, and a federal judge has agreed with DoJ, appointing a receiver. See details, opinion, implications.
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