In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:
Tag: CFIUS
In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:
- What will CFIUS do? (Reuters)
- Facebook ordered to divest Giphy by UK competition regulator. (TechCrunch)
- Elizabeth Holmes refers to Theranos whistleblower as “a low-level disgruntled employee”. (WSJ)
- Ex CFPB boss under consideration to oversee Fed. (Bloomberg)
In the Episode, I visit with Doreen Edelman, chair of the Lowenstein Sandler Global Trade & Policy practice. She leads a unique team that combines global trade and policy expertise with cross-border M&A, technology, government contracts, white collar investigations, and business counseling practices to help clients develop strategies to minimize global business risks, increase compliance with U.S. requirements, and mitigate matters raised by U.S. regulatory agencies and the U.S. Department of Justice. Doreen joins me to bring us up-to-date on all things Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and where it is headed under the Biden Administration.
Some of the highlights include:
- Why do you want everyone in compliance to have some familiarity of CFIUS?
- Isn’t it just about foreign ownership?
- Is this just about China?
- Do you expect Biden to come in and have lots of changes?
- What if you have investors that are Limited Partnerships?
- When should company or investor start to consider CFIUS issues?
- Are there any exceptions? Is there a de minimus exception for small deals?
- What are the rules on a real estate purchase under CFIUS?
Resources
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Welcome to a sponsored podcast series where I am exploring how to navigate risk from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), sponsored by K2 Intelligence Financial Integrity Network (K2 Intelligence FIN). Over this five-part series I will visit with David Holley and Him Das the co-leads of CFIUS Advisory Practice at K2 Intelligence FIN. We will consider navigating the CFIUS process through using business intelligence to identify CFIUS threats and vulnerabilities, using a proactive approach to navigate the CFIUS process, compliance frameworks for risks under CFIUS and effective monitoring for CFIUS. Today, in Episode 4, I visit with David Holley on the CFIUS and cyber risk and access control.
Highlights include:
- Is it just cyber security companies, or how does CFIUS weigh this risk?
- What steps can investors take to mitigate this in the initial processes?
- What does an ongoing compliance framework look like to help catalyze continued success?
Welcome to a sponsored podcast series where I am exploring how to navigate risk from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), sponsored by K2 Intelligence Financial Integrity Network (K2 Intelligence FIN). Over this five-part series I will visit with David Holley and Him Das the co-leads of CFIUS Advisory Practice at K2 Intelligence FIN. We will consider navigating the CFIUS process through using business intelligence to identify CFIUS threats and vulnerabilities, using a proactive approach to navigate the CFIUS process, compliance frameworks for risks under CFIUS and cyber risks and access controls under CFIUS. Today, in this concluding Episode 5, I visit with Him Das on effective monitoring and compliance officer solutions for CFIUS.
Highlights include:
- What is a monitorship and how does this work?
- What will this looks like when it comes to CFIUS?
- What can companies prepare for in advance of being put under the eye of a monitor?
Welcome to a sponsored podcast series where I am exploring how to navigate risk from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), sponsored by K2 Intelligence Financial Integrity Network (K2 Intelligence FIN). Over this five-part series I will visit with David Holley and Him Das the co-leads of CFIUS Advisory Practice at K2 Intelligence FIN. We will consider navigating the CFIUS process through using business intelligence to identify CFIUS threats and vulnerabilities, using a proactive approach to navigate the CFIUS process, CFIUS and cyber risk and access control, and effective monitoring for CFIUS. Today, in Episode 3, I visit with Him Das on the CFIUS process regarding compliance frameworks for sanctions, export control, financial crimes risk and anticorruption risks.
Highlights include:
- When it comes to sanctions and export control, what is CFIUS examining?
- What sectors are particularly vulnerable to new export control rules and why?
- How can entities leverage due diligence to mitigate these issues?
Welcome to a sponsored podcast series where I am exploring how to navigate risk from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), sponsored by K2 Intelligence Financial Integrity Network (K2 Intelligence FIN). Over this five-part series I will visit with David Holley and Him Das the co-leads of CFIUS Advisory Practice at K2 Intelligence FIN. We will consider navigating the CFIUS process through using business intelligence to identify CFIUS threats and vulnerabilities, CFIUS and compliance frameworks, CFIUS and cyber risk and access control, and effective monitoring for CFIUS. Today, in Episode 2, I visit with Him Das on navigating the CFIUS process through proactive management and compliance solutions.
Highlights include:
- What is CFIUS looking for?
- How do you even begin a filing?
- What compliance frameworks do you need to get through the process?
Welcome to a sponsored podcast series where I am exploring how to navigate risk from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), sponsored by K2 Intelligence Financial Integrity Network (K2 Intelligence FIN). Over this five-part series I will visit with David Holley and Him Das the co-leads of CFIUS Advisory Practice at K2 Intelligence FIN. We will consider navigating the CFIUS process through proactive management, CFIUS and compliance frameworks, CFIUS and cyber risk and access control, and effective monitoring for CFIUS. Today, in Episode 1, I visit with David Holley on using business intelligence to identify threats and vulnerabilities under the CFIUS process.
Highlights include:
- A broad overview of CFIUS
- What role does business intelligence play?
- What threats and vulnerabilities should be identified and mitigated?
