08 Feb
Member News

Private Fund Limited Partnerships: the UK’s new flexible real estate investment structure for 2017

Over €50 billion of capital is expected to be invested in global real estate during 2017, with North American investors on target to grow their global real estate allocation from 11.3% to 12.1%.  These are the results from the fourth global Investment Intentions Survey 2017, published this month by INREV, ANREV and PREA.  The survey, which specifically focuses on non-listed real estate funds, has a number of other interesting findings. It is anticipated, for example, that 74.1% of these global...

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08 Feb
Member News

Private equity and venture capital in the USA (outbound investment)

As we consider the state of global investment activity, we can look back at the statistics of 2016 which show a reasonable year for cross-border investments, an increasing confidence of VCs and corporate investors (CVCs) supporting fast growth businesses in a different jurisdiction.  This has mainly been US investors taking equity in European and Asian companies, but outbound Asian investors are being more prominent in the league tables, particularly outbound from China in tech businesses.  However, there are many other...

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08 Feb
Chapter News

Malta Summit: Reaffirming our values and stabilising the Central Mediterranean route

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker welcomed the outcome of the first part of the informal Malta Summit held in Valetta today.   European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker welcomed the outcome of the first part of the informal Malta Summit held in Valetta today. The 28 EU leaders agreed on a set of concrete actions – proposed by the European Commission last week - to better manage migration flows and save lives on the Central Mediterranean route. The meeting continued with...

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08 Feb
Chapter News

Investment Plan for Europe: Over €168 billion in new investments across the EU

© EU The Investment Plan for Europe is now expected to trigger more than €168 billion in total investments across all 28 Member States.  The Investment Plan for Europe is now expected to trigger more than €168 billion in total investments. This comes just two years after the Plan was launched by the Juncker Commission and represents well over half of the €315 billion target of total investments mobilised that was originally earmarked. These figures follow last week's meeting of the European...

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08 Feb
Chapter News

Digital Single Market: EU negotiators agree on new rules allowing Europeans to travel and enjoy online content services across borders

The rules will reflect new ways in which Europeans enjoy culture and entertainment services online when they travel around the EU. Europeans will soon be able to fully use their online subscriptions to films, sports events, e-books, video games or music services when travelling within the EU, according to the agreement reached this evening by negotiators of the European Parliament, the Member States and the European Commission. This is the first agreement related to the modernisation on EU copyright rules...

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08 Feb
Chapter News

The EU at work to bridge the investment gap in transport and stimulate the European economy

The EU at work to bridge the investment gap in transport and stimulate the European economy Why do we need investment in transport infrastructure? Transport faces a wide range of challenges across the EU: significant investment needs to complete the TEN-T core network, removal of bottlenecks, financing gaps in certain areas, need for infrastructure upgrade and modernisation, need for adequate project preparation and development of pipeline, urban mobility challenges, and regulatory and administrative barriers. The European Commission's Investment Plan for Europe...

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08 Feb
Member News

Reavis Parent Lehrer Partner Mark H. Moore on Federal Anti-Hacking Statutes in December Corporate Counsel

Previously published at corpcounsel.com see here Four Things You Need to Know about Federal Anti-Hacking Statutes in Employment Disputes Every time an employee logs onto a work computer, and every time an employer shows an interest in what that employee is up to, there is a possibility that the federal anti-hacking statutes, the Stored Communications Act (SCA) and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), will come into play. These statutes, designed to prevent unauthorized use or interference with electronic communications and...

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07 Feb
Member News, Trade & TTIP Related

A trade plan that keeps the US open and workers safe? It’s possible.

By Karen Tramontano,  opinion contributor, previously published at thehill.com see here During the presidential campaign and in the months after the election, Donald Trump Team Trump should get in the union-busting business Green Party blasts Dems on DeVos confirmation Why the Iranian people support a tougher policy toward Tehran MORE made clear his intention to reshape America’s approach to international economic affairs. This included renegotiating or withdrawing the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the 1994 pact signed...

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07 Feb
Member News

What Does the President’s Executive Order Blocking Foreign Nationals From Seven Countries Mean for Employment-Based Visas?

On January 27, 2017, President Trump signed an executive order (among others) titled: “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States” (the “Order”).  The Order purports to “suspend entry” of both “immigrant and nonimmigrant” individuals from the seven countries currently subject to visa waiver restrictions:  Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen.1  The Order excludes some diplomatic and government visas, but applies to individuals with common employment-based visas, such as H-1B and L-1 visas, and even...

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