House and Senate leaders have finalized wording that would embed outbound investment restrictions in the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act conference report; we noted in October that this was likely. But some experts say the move may now conflict with the...
According to reports, a medical-device startup in Minnesota is being sabotaged by a Chinese investor seeking to take control of the company. Now a Congressional leader wants CFIUS to take a closer look. But is national security at stake, or just economic interests?...
A few weeks ago, we covered a report authored by a group of national security experts that offered a number of recommendations for improving CFIUS processes. Now a third-party monitor and auditor has stepped forward to provide additional color on “vague” NSAs and a...
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...
A new report shines a first-ever spotlight on China’s opaque lending and grant-giving activity, tracking more than 30,000 projects in 179 countries. According to the report, China’s use of exotic credit instruments and shell companies has rendered much of its...
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,...
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