JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 23, 2024

At a meeting of business leaders and global investors in London in mid-October, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer told the audience that his government would "rip up" Britain's bureaucracy in a bid to unlock the "shock and awe of investment." By: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The UK government is considering steps to make the regime more business-friendly, while maintaining and refining essential national security protections. The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA), the UK’s first standalone regime for screening investments on national security grounds, has been in force for two years.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 28, 2024

Key Points - Following our Alert last month addressing the United Kingdom Government’s intentions to improve the workings of the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA), the U.K.

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JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The UK government recently issued a Call for Evidence seeking input from stakeholders regarding potential changes to how it enforces the National Security and Investment Act (NSIA), which enables the UK government to scrutinise certain investments in the United Kingdom on national security grounds.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 6, 2024

The United States and an increasing number of other countries are evaluating the impact of foreign investment on their countries’ national security posture.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 11, 2025

On February 26, 2025, Circuit Judge Stephanos Bibas, sitting by designation in the District Court for the District of Delaware, granted a motion for summary judgment in a securities action brought by an investment firm against a racing game developer (the Company) and several of its officers after the firm sold shares in one of its portfolio companies (..)

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 22, 2024

In the European market, many lenders - particularly investment banks - are focused on ensuring that they have recourse to the underlying assets of the fund via their security documents. By: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to certain registered investment companies (funds) reporting requirements. On August 28, the U.S. The SEC originally proposed the amendments on November 2, 2022. By: Troutman Pepper

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 21, 2024

Primary investment grade bond issuance surged in Q1 2024 as investors ramped up exposure to high-quality borrowers in a high interest rate environment. In the US, investment grade corporate borrowers secured US$429.7 By: White & Case LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 14, 2025

As 2025 begins, the foreign direct investment (FDI) landscape continues to evolve at a rapid pace. Driven by geopolitical shifts, technological advancements, and changing regulatory priorities, businesses must navigate an increasingly complex web of national security reviews.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 1, 2024

Government’s recent conditional approval of a minority investment (coupled with a commercial arrangement) by Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC (“e&”) (majority owned by the UAE Government) over Vodafone Group Plc (“Vodafone”) is a timely reminder that the U.K.’s By: Paul Hastings LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The decision comes amidst heightened scrutiny from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), a body responsible for evaluating the national security implications of foreign investments in U.S. By: HaystackID

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JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 4, 2024

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published a consultation paper on 28 March 2024 proposing a statutory scheme of arrangement and compulsory acquisition mechanism for real estate investment trusts (REITs). By: Mayer Brown

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Impact investing has been gaining new prominence recently to respond to the environmental and social challenges that the traditional frameworks of philanthropy alone could not address. Some examples of impact investors include development finance institutions, banks, impact investing firms, family offices, public. By: Carlton Fields

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 24, 2023

On 11 July 2023, the UK government published its second annual report on the operation of the UK’s National Security and Investment (NSI) regime. The report covers the period from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023, making it the first report to cover a full year since the regime came into force on 4 January 2022.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 22, 2025

A side letter in the venture capital sector is an agreement between an investor and the company it is investing in that entitles the investor to certain contractual rights, which supplement and are in addition to other rights specifically provided to the investor as a holder of equity securities under the companys governance documents the documents (..)

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JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

government has used its powers under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (the UK’s version of CFIUS) to order a Chinese-registered firm to sell its stake in a British semiconductor company. By: Hogan Lovells

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Fixed income investment bank KNG Securities has added Mert Kisacik to its fixed income sales team, where he will hold responsibility for Turkish and Israeli markets. The post KNG Securities taps Morgan Stanley for new fixed income sales addition appeared first on The TRADE.

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JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Singapore has joined the trend of countries exercising greater oversight over investments in domestic entities in strategically important sectors.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 4, 2024

This partially explains why sports investment banking has become a hot field, with JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs launching their own sports coverage groups. We’ll do a full breakdown of the sector here, but as usual, we need to start with the definitions, trends, and drivers: Table Of Contents What is Sports Investment Banking?

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 23, 2025

On January 16, 2025, the European Commission issued a recommendation encouraging EU Member States to begin reviewing outbound investments in critical technologies including AI, semiconductors and quantum technologies to assess whether such transactions pose risks to EU economic security (the Recommendation).

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JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 30, 2024

With an eye towards preserving and expanding the gatekeeper role in national security, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has issued proposed rules to strengthen enforcement. By: Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

On 10 September 2024, the UK Government published its third Annual Report on the operation of the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA). Covering the period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, the report gives a valuable insight into the workings of the UK foreign direct investment screening regime.

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Deal Lawyers

MARCH 5, 2025

In late February, the White House issued the America First Investment Policy Memorandum.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 27, 2024

At a time of significant geopolitical challenges, many jurisdictions are looking at their investment screening regimes to ensure that they can adequately safeguard national security and public order. Within this context, there have been – or will likely soon be – significant changes to FDI regimes across the world.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 27, 2024

On 24 January 2024, the European Commission (“Commission”) unveiled its proposals to reform the current EU Foreign Direct Investment Screening Regulation 2019/452 (“FDI Screening Regulation”). By: Mayer Brown

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Cisco: M&A

OCTOBER 1, 2024

An analyst report highlights a surge in industrial networking investment, driven by the need for better cybersecurity, IT/OT integration, and AI readiness.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and HSBC Bank Middle East are collaborating to develop digital fixed income securities, with the aim to broaden capital market use cases in the Middle East. The collaboration will leverage ADX’s investment product knowledge and HSBC’s investment banking, capital markets and blockchain capabilities.

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JD Supra: Mergers

AUGUST 17, 2023

What legislation governs the establishment and operation of Alternative Investment Funds? In Canada, the term “alternative investment fund” or AIF is not a term of art. Canadian securities laws distinguish between collective investment vehicles that are “investment funds” and those that are not investment funds.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 30, 2025

In line with international and European developments, Ireland has introduced a new regime to provide for a process to allow for certain transactions that may present risks to the security or public order of the State to be reviewed by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. By: Hogan Lovells

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 22, 2024

In recent memory, enforcement of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”) regulations has been mostly limited and sporadic. But recently, the U.S.

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Beyond M&A

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

When assessing a scale-up firm, we imagine (and hope for) robust technology, impenetrable security, and digital product mastery. Investment and Cybersecurity: More Connected Than Ever The connection between business success and its digital weaknesses is inextricable. Investment and cybersecurity are closely intertwined.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 7, 2025

Facilitating Security Clearances," host Molly O'Casey discusses the intersection of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and Foreign Ownership, Control, and Influence (FOCI) mitigation with Libby Bloxom, a fellow member of Holland & Knight's International Trade Group.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 18, 2023

In Short - The Development: On 1 June 2023, the Security Screening of Investment, Mergers and Acquisitions Act (Wet Veiligheidstoets investeringen, fusies en overnames) ("the FDI Act") entered into force, introducing a mandatory notification requirement relating to investments in target undertakings in a broad range of sectors.

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The TRADE

JUNE 5, 2024

BlackRock and Citadel Securities have moved to support a new Texas-based contender exchange headquartered in Dallas. The new exchange is now setting out plans to file for registration with the US Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC). The TRADE understands that BlackRock has taken a minority investment.

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