Structuring Investments To Mitigate CFIUS Concerns
Jack Shelton is a co-founder of Aegis Space Law. getty In the investment landscape, we often encounter a scenario like the following: Three friends from college found a startup in the space industry. Two of the co-founders are American citizens, but the third is an Indian citizen, who is in the U.S. on a student visa. The company begins R&D with respect to a type of spacecraft called an "orbital transfer vehicle." Sometime later, the co-founders negotiate a $3 million investment in exchange for 20% equity and a board seat...