United States: Inward/ Foreign Investment

Federal agencies are deploying equity and equity-linked capital instruments across the critical minerals sector, fundamentally reshaping how mining and processing projects are capitalized, governed and exited. This structural shift introduces new considerations for sponsors and strategic investors navigating transactions where national security priorities intersect with private capital formation.

The era of ‘globalization without guardrails’ is rapidly giving way to a world defined by fragmentation, competition, and self-reliance. As the certainty of the rules-based order recedes, governments are looking to assert sovereignty over “critical” domains, from natural resources to supply chains, technology, and infrastructure.

On May 1, the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, more than 25 years in the making, will take effect on a provisional basis.

The fiscal year 2027 budget proposal released by Donald Trump includes $105 million in funding for the U.S. Maritime Administration’s Small Shipyard Grant Program...

The United States has constructed an unprecedented investment security architecture, but its effectiveness hinges on whether the National Security Council can fulfill its coordination role.

Yesterday, President Trump signed the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act (the Act) into law.

The European Commission's Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) proposes a novel sector-specific FDI control regime, separate from and additional to the revised EU FDI Screening Regulation

As U.S. companies expand into global markets, they often encounter complex challenges—ranging from opaque procurement processes and regulatory hurdles to commercial disputes and political instability.

The nearly final draft of the revised EU Screening Regulation ("Regulation") published in February 2026 fundamentally revises the existing Regulation from 2019.