CFIUS Filing

CFIUS Clearance: Infineon Technologies and Cypress Semiconductor

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

Upcoming/New CFIUS Filing: Aon plc and Willis Towers Watson Public Company Limited

By Trade Practitioner on March 10, 2020 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Financial Services, Insurance, Upcoming/New Filing

Status: Upcoming/New Filing Acquirer: Aon plc (UK, Ireland) Acquired: Willis Towers Watson Public Company Limited (Ireland) Value: Approx. US$24 billion Industry: Financial Services; Insurance… Continue Reading

CFIUS Presidential Order: Beijing Shiji Information Technology and StayNTouch

By Trade Practitioner on March 7, 2020 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, China, Presidential Order, Software, Technology Services, US

Status: Presidential Order Acquirer: Beijing Shiji Information Technology Co., Ltd. (China) Acquired: StayNTouch, Inc. (US) Value: RMB 241,239,612.43 (~US$35 million) Industry: Software; Technology Services… Continue Reading

Upcoming/New CFIUS Filing: ZF Friedrichshafen AG and WABCO

By Trade Practitioner on February 24, 2020 Posted in Automotive, CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Europe & Central Asia, Germany, Upcoming/New Filing, US

Status: New/Upcoming Filing Acquirer: ZF Friedrichshafen AG (Germany) Acquired: WABCO (US) Value: US$7 billion Industry: Automotive… Continue Reading

Upcoming/New CFIUS Filing: Canada Pension Investment Board and Pattern Energy Group

By Trade Practitioner on February 5, 2020 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Energy, Upcoming/New Filing, US

Status: Upcoming/New Filing Acquirer: Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (Canada) Acquired: Pattern Energy Group Inc. (US) Value: US$6.1 billion Industry: Energy… Continue Reading

Upcoming/New CFIUS Filing: Brookfield Asset Management and Cincinnati Bell

By Trade Practitioner on February 5, 2020 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Infrastructure, Telecommunications, Upcoming/New Filing

Status: Upcoming/New Filing Acquirer: Brookfield Asset Management (Canada) Acquired: Cincinnati Bell Inc. (US) Value: US$2.6 billion Industry: Telecommunications; Infrastructure… Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: EQT Infrastructure IV Fund/Digital Colony Partners and Zayo Group Holdings

By Trade Practitioner on February 5, 2020 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Clearance, Infrastructure, Network and Data Solutions, Telecommunications, US

Status: Clearance Acquirer: EQT Infrastructure IV fund (Sweden); Digital Colony Partners (US) Acquired: Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (US) Value: US$14.3 billion Industry: Telecommunications; Infrastructure… Continue Reading

CFIUS Filing Under Review: Yageo Corporation and Kemet Corporation

By Trade Practitioner on February 5, 2020 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Electronic Manufacturing, Review, US

Status: Review Acquirer: Yageo Corporation (Taiwan) Acquired: Kemet Corporation (US) Value: Approx. US$1.8 billion Industry: Electronic Manufacturing… Continue Reading

CFIUS Filing Clearance: BC Partners and Presidio, Inc.

By Trade Practitioner on January 22, 2020 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Clearance, Network and Data Solutions, Technology Services, United Kingdom, US

Status: Clearance Acquirer: BC Partners (United Kingdom) Acquired: Presidio, Inc. (US) Value: Approx. US$2.2 billion Industry: Technology Services; Network and Data Solutions… Continue Reading

Upcoming/New CFIUS Filing: WSP Global Inc. and Ecology and Environment Inc.

By Trade Practitioner on November 5, 2019 Posted in Americas, CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Engineering, Industrial Products and Services, Upcoming/New Filing, US

Status: Upcoming/New Filing Acquirer: WSP Global Inc. (Canada) Acquired: Ecology and Environment Inc. (US) Value: Approx. US$67.3 Million Industry: Engineering; Industrial Products & Services… Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: Marvell Technology Group and Aquantia Corp.

By Trade Practitioner on September 26, 2019 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Clearance, Network and Data Solutions, Semiconductors, US

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

CFIUS Investigation: Dassault Systèmes and Medidata Solutions

By Trade Practitioner on September 26, 2019 Posted in Americas, CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Europe & Central Asia, France, Investigation, Life Sciences, Software, US

Status: Investigation Acquirer: Dassault Systèmes SE (France) Acquired: Medidata Solutions, Inc. (US) Value: Approx. US$5.8 Billion Industry: Software; Life Sciences… Continue Reading

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

By Trade Practitioner on August 20, 2019 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, China, Telecommunications, Upcoming/New Filing

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

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