Tag Archives: critical infrastructure

Coronavirus COVID-19 – Italy Rachets Up

What Has Changed? Up to now, European Governments have followed an approach to tackling Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) based on three main elements: closing down the main public interactions (retail, hospitality, sports) except those necessary for food and healthcare; encouraging/requiring people to work remotely where they can, and to stay away from work if not … Continue Reading

Coronvirus COVID-19 – Are You An Essential US Business?

This post is being published for The Trade Practitioner as part of a content partnership with the Global Supply Chain Law Blog. Please contact Sarah Rathke with any questions.  This week, we anticipate that states and municipalities will likely issue a number of “stay-at-home orders” that will require the temporary closure of businesses not deemed … Continue Reading

COVID-19 Coronavirus – UK Competition Law: May The Force Be With You?

This blog post is being published for The Trade Practitioner as part of a content partnership with our Competition – Antitrust Practice. Please contact Dickie Chan and Nicola Elam with any questions. Today, the UK government announced that “supermarkets [are] to join forces to feed the nation” as the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak continues to surge. Competition … Continue Reading

CFIUS Authority Expanded Via FIRRMA Implementing Regulations

UPDATE:  An annotated form of the full list of covered investment critical infrastructure and functions related to covered investment critical infrastructure as proposed by CFIUS that is referenced below is now available under the CFIUS Resources section of this blog. On September 17, 2019, the US Department of the Treasury issued proposed regulations to implement the … Continue Reading

CFIUS Filing Withdrawn, Prefiling, Clearance: Golden Gate Capital/GIC Pte. Ltd. and NeuStar, Inc.

Status Update:  Withdrawn, Prefiling, and Clearance   Acquirer:  Golden Gate Capital (US); GIC Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) Acquired:  NeuStar, Inc. (US) Value:  Approx. US$2.9 billion Industry: Technology Services   UPDATE:  “On June 12, 2017, NeuStar received written notification from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) that it will not take action to prevent … Continue Reading
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