CFIUS backup means higher fees, opportunity costs for foreign investment
By Curtis Eichelberger ( October 30, 2025, 22:02 GMT | Comment) -- National security reviews of foreign investments in the US have been tolled since the government shut down Oct. 1. Attorneys involved in the process say deals are piling up, and while the nation is still being protected from bad actors, the shutdown is adding costs and delays and forcing some companies to assess closing without the government’s signoff.National security reviews of foreign investments in the US have been tolled since the federal government shut down Oct. 1 and attorneys involved in the process say deals are piling up. While the nation is still being protected from bad actors, the shutdown is adding costs and delays and forcing some companies to assess closing without the government’s signoff....
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