Trailer parks and B-2 bombers: A new proximity issue for CFIUS?

This may be the first CFIUS matter we’ve seen that involves a trailer park. A Missouri Congressman is urging the Committee to review several China-linked shell companies that allegedly purchased a mobile-home community adjacent to Whiteman Air Force Base, home to the...

Nine recommendations for fixing CFIUS efficiency; “ripe for reform”

It’s been seven years since FIRRMA was signed, and a group of national security experts says there is now enough data on “friction points” to make some very specific recommendations for improving CFIUS processes, making it more effective and efficient. Details,...

Impact of the shutdown: What happened, what’s next for CFIUS?

According to a survey conducted during the shutdown, the vast majority of transaction parties (90.9%) experienced significant or moderate delays with CFIUS, and many (72.8%) received no or limited communications from the Committee. With the shutdown now over, will the...

Understanding where U.S. and EU policies diverge on China matters

A new report from a nonpartisan think tank has mapped out where the U.S. and European Union diverge on policies related to China. While the U.S. and Europe were largely aligned during and after the Cold War, the EU “has fallen behind the U.S. shift from engagement to...

Outbound review is six months late, and Senators want to know why

Five U.S. Senators have written a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent requesting a detailed update on the outbound investment screening program. A Presidentially ordered review of the program, complete with recommendations for changes, was due on April 1, and...