PE, VC Investors on Biden’s China Tech Ban: We’re Ready
A&M Managing Director, Scott Jones, was recently featured in the PitchBook article "PE, VC Investors on Biden’s China Tech Ban: We’re Ready."
On Wednesday, President Biden signed an executive order banning new American investments in certain technology sectors critical to national security, part of steadily escalating tensions between the two countries. The executive order will prohibit VC and PE firms from making additional investments in Chinese semiconductors, quantum information technologies and certain AI systems, and require other US investors to notify the Treasury about particular transactions located in China.
Investors have long prepared for a crackdown on technology investments in China.
VC and PE firms have anticipated the changes for years, building models that incorporate China as a risky investment area that they have discounted heavily, said Jones.
"We've seen our clients and investors treating China as more of a risk area and not an opportunity as far as how they approach potential investment companies they're looking at."
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