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CFIUS Mitigation 'Clearly' Rising, Growing More Complicated, Former Official Says

15 Oct 2024 by Ian Cohen

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. is increasingly requiring companies to enter into mitigation agreements before approving a deal, and those agreements are getting more complex, said a former senior government official who worked on CFIUS cases. And although some companies fear the ongoing CFIUS review of Japan’s Nippon Steel signals that the committee could be veering away from its traditional national security focus, the former official said he’s not expecting the Nippon Steel case to spark a trend of politically motivated reviews.Read More >>

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Recent China Bills 'Just the Start,' Select Committee Chair Says

20 Sep 2024 by Ian Cohen

The top lawmaker on the House Select Committee on China called on the U.S. to continue imposing strict export controls and investment restrictions against China, adding that those tools must be coupled with bolder investments in innovative American companies if…Read More >>

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