Though rumored for over a month, we finally got confirmation that Deputy Assistant Secretary for Investment Security Operations Brian Reissaus has left the Treasury Department, as has Senior Advisor and former Deputy Director for Monitoring and Enforcement Jesse...
Last week, six Republican U.S. Senators introduced legislation that would require CFIUS member agencies to conduct annual reviews of the military, intelligence, and national laboratory facilities that should be considered “sensitive sites” for national security...
This week, we do a deep dive on foreign ownership, control and influence. According to Chris Griner, who chairs the national security and CFIUS practice groups at Stroock, invalidation of security clearances is the new “tool of choice” when companies are found out of...
This may be a first. Switzerland-based agriculture company Syngenta, which is a subsidiary of the Chinese state-owned China National Chemical Corporation, is being forced to give up its land holdings in Arkansas. Details and context on state-wide foreign investment...
A new 50-page research report from the Bank of France may be one of the first to measure the restrictiveness of foreign investment regimes. The report also looks at economic impact; some of the most restrictive countries still remain the most attractive to foreign...
In the wake of Fufeng and Gotion, greenfield investments have been top-of-mind. We discussed the topic last week (related to cryptomining facilities) and now a U.S. Congressman wants CFIUS to review all Chinese greenfield investments. It's not the first time. Details...
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