Corporate Matters: F.I.R.R.M.A. Proposed Regulations Expand C.F.I.U.S. Oversite on Foreign Investment
/Volume 6 No 8 | Read Article
C.F.I.U.S. is an interagency committee authorized to review certain transactions involving foreign investment in the U.S. Its mandate is to determine the effect of such transactions on the national security of the U.S. and, where appropriate, to deny approval to the transaction. F.I.R.R.M.A. was enacted in 2018 to expand the scope of transactions that are subject to C.F.I.U.S. review. Recently, the Treasury Department proposed regulations to implement the changes under F.I.R.R.M.A. Simon H. Prisk discusses the way in which the jurisdiction of C.F.I.U.S. has been expanded. See more →
