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Tyler McGaughey Discusses CFIUS Jurisdiction Over the Elon Musk Twitter Deal in Foreign Investment Watch
In the Media
Tyler McGaughey Discusses CFIUS Jurisdiction Over the Elon Musk Twitter Deal in Foreign Investment Watch
November 6, 2022
Winston & Strawn’s lead CFIUS attorney, Tyler McGaughey, spoke with Foreign Investment Watch regarding whether the Elon Musk Twitter deal falls under the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
Tyler explains that “[f]or CFIUS to have jurisdiction, you need an equity investment plus rights…I haven’t seen anything making it clear whether foreign investors received the rights that would trigger CFIUS jurisdiction.”
Read more of Tyler’s insights in the full article, republished with the permission of Foreign Investment Watch.