The Japan Times

Japan to beef up foreign investment oversight with own version of CFIUS by year-end

The Finance Ministry is aiming to double the number of its employees working in investment screening operations from the current workforce of about 60.
JD Supra

CFIUS 2024 Annual Report Key Takeaways

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee) recently published its Annual Report to Congress covering calendar year 2024 (the Report). In many respects, the data ...

Congressman Calls on Paramount to Voluntarily Submit Warner Bros. Discovery Bid for CFIUS Review Over Middle Eastern Investment

California Rep. Sam Liccardo is calling on Paramount to voluntarily submit its $108.4 billion hostile takeover bid for Warner ...
JD Supra

Trouble in the Solar System: CFIUS Blocks Jupiter Acquisition Five Years After the Fact

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is back in the spotlight. On July 8, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) blocking the acquisition of Jupiter Systems, LLC ...
Reuters

Japan considers US-style foreign investment panel to review national security risks

TOKYO, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's new government is considering creating its own version of the U.S. committee that vets acquisitions by foreigners for national ...