The New CFIUS

For over 30 years, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”) focused on a narrow subset of M&A transactions and investments. That era is coming to an end. 

Covington is monitoring developments: 

• CFIUS Publishes Final Rule Governing Mandatory Filing Requirements for Critical Technology Businesses, Covington Alert, September 22, 2020
• New CFIUS Report Offers First Full Picture of Data Collected Post-FIRRMA; Chinese Filings Drop Sharply, Covington Alert, August 20, 2020
• CFIUS Proposes New Rules Governing Mandatory Filing Requirements for Critical Technology Businesses, Covington Alert, May 21, 2020
• New CFIUS Report Offers a Glimpse of First Data Collected Post-FIRRMA; CFIUS Announces New Web Portal Coming Soon, Covington Alert, May 19, 2020
• CFIUS Filing Fees Go Into Effect May 1, Covington Alert, April 29, 2020
• President Trump Signs Executive Order Formalizing “Team Telecom,” Covington Alert, April 8, 2020
• COVID-19: Implications for CFIUS,Covington Alert, April 1, 2020
• President Trump Orders Divestiture of StayNTouch, Inc. by Shiji Group of China, Covington Alert, March 9, 2020
• The Department of the Treasury Issues Proposed Regulations to Impose Fees for Certain CFIUS Filings, Covington Alert, March 4, 2020
• The New CFIUS: Final Regulations Implementing Expanded Authorities Issued, Covington Alert, January 14, 2019 
• New CFIUS Report Reinforces Understanding of Trends that Led to FIRRMA, Covington Alert, December 9, 2019
• CFIUS's Proposed Regulations to Implement Expanded Jurisdiction Over Real Estate Transactions, Covington Alert, September 27, 2019
• The New CFIUS: Regulations Issued to Implement Expanded Authorities, Briefing Call, September 24, 2019
• The New CFIUS: The Committee Issues Proposed Regulations to Implement Expanded Authorities, Covington Alert, September 20, 2019

• Forthcoming CFIUS Regulations: What Businesses Need to Watch, Covington Alert, September 10, 2019