Corporate Insights: Addressing the Increasing Risks of US Export Controls/Sanctions in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Transactions

Over the past several years, the US government has intensified its efforts to restrict exports of sensitive technologies by using export control restrictions and economic sanctions as tools to address national security concerns.

What this means is that export controls and sanctions compliance present a material issue for companies with business activities with entities or individuals outside the US and, consequently, material issues in the M&A context. This alert summarizes some of these risks in the M&A context, the diligence necessary to appreciate them and potential strategies to mitigate or address them.

Read more about the key legal considerations in this latest insight.