Archives: CFIUS

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.

Upcoming/New CFIUS Filing: Tonghao Information Technology, and UTStarcom Holdings Corp.

Status: Upcoming/New Filing Acquirer: Tonghao Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (China) Acquired: UTStarcom Holdings Corp. (Cayman Islands) Value: Approx. US$49.2 Million Industry: Telecommunications… Continue Reading

Pending CFIUS Filing: Elastic N.V. and Endgame Inc.

By Trade Practitioner on August 3, 2019 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Cybersecurity, Pending, Software, US

Status: Pending Acquirer: Elastic N.V. (The Netherlands) Acquired: Endgame, Inc. (US) Value: Approx. US$234 Million Industry: Software; Cybersecurity… Continue Reading

Upcoming/New CFIUS Filing: Cinedigm Corp, Bison Capital Holdings, and Future Today

By Trade Practitioner on July 17, 2019 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, China, Multimedia, Upcoming/New Filing, US

Status: Upcoming/New Filing Acquirer: Cinedigm Corp. (US); Bison Capital Holdings Company Limited (China) Acquired: Future Today Inc (US) Value: Approx. US$60 Million Industry: Multimedia… Continue Reading

CFIUS Filing Clearance: Huatai Securities, AssetMark Financial Holdings, and Global Financial Private Capital

By Trade Practitioner on July 12, 2019 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, China, Clearance, Financial Services, US

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Huatai Securities Co., Ltd. (China); AssetMark Financial Holdings, Inc., (US) Acquired: Global Financial Private Capital, LLC (US) Value: US$35.9 Million Industry: Financial Services… Continue Reading

CFIUS Filing Clearance: Beijing Jianguang Asset Management Co., and RJR Technologies, Inc.

By Trade Practitioner on July 11, 2019 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, China, Clearance, Electronic Engineering, US

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Beijing Jianguang Asset Management Co., Ltd. (China) Acquired: RJR Technologies, Inc. (US) Value: Unknown (Purportedly US$5.5 Million) Industry: Electronic Engineering… Continue Reading

CFIUS Filing Clearance: Utimaco and Micro Focus International

By Trade Practitioner on July 9, 2019 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Clearance, Cybersecurity, Germany, Software, United Kingdom, US

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Utimaco GmbH (Germany) Acquired: Atalla and ESKM Product Lines of Micro Focus International plc (UK) Value: Approx. US$20 Million Industry: Software; Cybersecurity… Continue Reading

CFIUS Filing Clearance: SoftBank Group and GM Cruise Holdings

By Trade Practitioner on July 8, 2019 Posted in Autonomous Driving, CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Clearance, Transportation, US

Status: Clearance Acquirer: SoftBank Group Corp. (Japan) Acquired: GM Cruise Holdings (US) Value: US$2.25 Billion Industry: Transportation; Autonomous Driving… Continue Reading

CFIUS Filing Clearance: Wieland-Werke AG and Global Brass and Copper Holdings

By Trade Practitioner on July 1, 2019 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Clearance, Germany, Metals, US

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Wieland-Werke AG (Germany) Acquired: Global Brass and Copper Holdings, Inc. (US) Value: US$965 million Industry: Metals… Continue Reading

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, Brookfield Asset Management, GIC Pte, and Genesee & Wyoming

By Trade Practitioner on July 1, 2019 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Transportation, Upcoming/New Filing, US

Status: Upcoming/New Filing Acquirer: Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, L.P. (Bermuda); Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (Canada); GIC Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) Acquired: Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (US) Value: Approximately US$8.4 Billion Industry: Transportation… Continue Reading

Pending CFIUS Filing: Marvell Technology Group and Aquantia Corp.

By Trade Practitioner on June 28, 2019 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Network and Data Solutions, Pending, Semiconductors, US

Status: Pending Acquirer: Marvell Technology Group, Ltd. (Bermuda) Acquired: Aquantia Corp. (US) Value: US$452 Million Industry: Semiconductors; Network and Data Solutions… Continue Reading

CFIUS Mitigation: iCarbonX and PatientsLikeMe Inc

By Trade Practitioner on June 25, 2019 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, China, Healthcare, Mitigation, US

Status: Mitigation Acquirer: iCarbonX (China) Acquired: PatientsLikeMe Inc (US) Value: US$100 million Industry: Healthcare… Continue Reading

CFIUS Filing Clearance: Edwards Vacuum, Atlas Copco and Brooks Automation’s Semiconductor Cryogenics Business

By Trade Practitioner on June 20, 2019 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Clearance, EU, Europe & Central Asia, Industrial Products and Services, US

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Edwards Vacuum LLC (US); Atlas Copco AB (Sweden) Acquired: Semiconductor cryogenics business of Brooks Automation, Inc. (US) Value: US$675 million Industry: Industrial Products and Services… Continue Reading

CFIUS Mitigation: Beijing Kunlun Wanwei Technology Co. and Grindr Inc.

By Trade Practitioner on June 19, 2019 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, China, Information Services, Mitigation, Software, US

Status: Mitigation Acquirer: Beijing Kunlun Wanwei Technology Co., Ltd. (China) Acquired: Grindr Inc Value: US$245 million Industry: Software; Information Services… Continue Reading

Upcoming/New CFIUS Filing: Infineon Technologies and Cypress Semiconductor

By Trade Practitioner on June 4, 2019 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Europe & Central Asia, Germany, Semiconductors, Upcoming/New Filing, US

Status: Upcoming/New Filing Acquirer: Infineon Technologies AG (Germany) Acquired: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (US) Value: US$10 billion Industry: Semiconductors… Continue Reading

Upcoming/New CFIUS Filing: IMF Investors and Buckeye Partners

By Trade Practitioner on May 13, 2019 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Oil and Gas, Upcoming/New Filing, US

Status: Upcoming/New Filing Acquirer: IMF Investors (Australia) Acquired: Buckeye Partners, L.P. (US) Value: US$6.5 billion Industry: Oil & Gas… Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance; Mitigation: COSCO SHIPPING Holdings, and Orient Overseas (International)

By Trade Practitioner on May 1, 2019 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, China, Clearance, Logistics, Mitigation, Transportation

Status: Clearance; Mitigation Acquirer: COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd. (China) Acquired: Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. (Hong Kong SAR, China) Value: Approximately HK$49.23 Billion (approx. US$6.3 Billion) Industry: Transportation; Logistics… Continue Reading

Upcoming/New CFIUS Filing: Brookfield Asset Management and Oaktree Capital Group

By Trade Practitioner on March 19, 2019 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Financial Services, Upcoming/New Filing, US

Status: Upcoming/New Filing Acquirer: Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (Canada) Acquired: Oaktree Capital Group, LLC (US) Value: Approximately US$4.7 billion Industry: Financial Services… Continue Reading

CFIUS Filing Clearance: Brookfield Asset Management and TerraForm Power

By Trade Practitioner on March 19, 2019 Posted in Americas, CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Energy, Upcoming/New Filing, US

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (Canada) Acquired: TerraForm Power, Inc. (US) Value: Approximately US$1.7 billion implied total equity value Industry: Energy… Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: China Grand Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Holdings Limited/CDH Genetech, Ltd. and Sirtex Medical Limited

By Trade Practitioner on March 13, 2019 Posted in Biotechnology, CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, China, Clearance, Healthcare, Medical Devices

Status: Clearance Acquirer: China Grand Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Holdings Limited (Bermuda; Hong Kong SAR, China; China); CDH Genetech, Ltd. (Cayman Islands; China) Acquired: Sirtex Medical Limited (Australia) Value: Approximately A$1.9 Billion (US$1.4 Billion) Industry(ies): Healthcare; Biotechnology; Medical Devices… Continue Reading

Upcoming/New CFIUS Filing: Blackstone Group, GIC Pte. Ltd., Enagas S.A. and Tallgrass Energy

By Trade Practitioner on March 12, 2019 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, East Asia & the Pacific, Energy, Europe & Central Asia, Infrastructure, Upcoming/New Filing, US

Status: Upcoming/New Filing Acquirer: Blackstone Group LP (US) ; GIC Pte. Ltd. (Singapore); Enagás S.A. (Spain) Acquired: Tallgrass Energy, LP (US) Value: Approx. US$3.3 billion Industry: Energy; Infrastructure… Continue Reading

CFIUS Filing Clearance: Safran SA and Zodiac Aerospace

By Trade Practitioner on March 11, 2019 Posted in Aerospace, CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Clearance

Status Update: Clearance Acquirer: Safran SA (France) Acquired: Zodiac Aerospace SA (France) Value: US$10.5 billion Industry: Aerospace … Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: Hindalco Industries, Novelis, and Aleris

By Trade Practitioner on February 15, 2019 Posted in Aluminum, CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Clearance, Metals, US

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Hindalco Industries Limited (India); Novelis Inc. (Canada) Acquired: Aleris Corporation (US) Value: Approx. US$2.6 Billion Industry: Metals; Aluminum… Continue Reading

Likely CFIUS Filing Clearance: Safran SA and Rockwell Collins

By Trade Practitioner on February 12, 2019 Posted in Aerospace, CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Likely Clearance

Status: Likely Clearance Acquirer: Safran SA (France) Acquired: Rockwell Collins’s Trimmable Horizontal Stabilizer Actuators (THSAs) Business (US) Value: Unknown Industry: Aerospace… Continue Reading

CFIUS Filing Clearance: UPL Corporation Ltd. and Arysta LifeSciences Inc.

By Trade Practitioner on February 1, 2019 Posted in Agrochemicals, CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Chemicals, Clearance, US

Status: Clearance Acquirer: UPL Corporation Ltd. (India; Mauritius) Acquired: Arysta LifeScience Inc. (US) Value: Approximately US$4.2 Billion Industries: Chemicals; Agrochemicals… Continue Reading