Archives: Clearance

CFIUS Filing Clearance: Safran SA and Zodiac Aerospace

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

CFIUS Filing Clearance: Deutsche Telekom/T-Mobile US and Sprint Corporation

By Trade Practitioner on December 18, 2018 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Clearance, Germany, Telecommunications, US

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Deutsche Telekom AG (Germany); T-Mobile US, Inc. (US) Acquired: Sprint Corporation (US) Value: Approximately US$59 billion Industries: Telecommunications… Continue Reading

CFIUS Filing Clearance: Speedcast International Limited and Globecomm Systems

By Trade Practitioner on December 10, 2018 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Development, Clearance, Telecommunications, US

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Speedcast International Limited (Australia) Acquired: Globecomm Systems Inc. (US) Value: Approx. US$135 million Industry: Telecommunications… Continue Reading

CFIUS Filing Clearance: Reliance Industries and Radisys Corporation

By Trade Practitioner on December 1, 2018 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Clearance, Telecommunications

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Reliance Industries Limited (India) Acquired: Radisys Corporation (US) Value: Approx. US$74 Million Industry: Telecommunications… Continue Reading

CFIUS Filing Clearance: Hydro One Limited and Avista Corporation

By Trade Practitioner on November 7, 2018 Posted in Americas, CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Clearance, Energy, Regulated Utilities, US

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Hydro One Limited (Canada) Acquired: Avista Corporation (US) Value: Approx. US$5.3 billion Industry: Energy; Regulated Utilities… Continue Reading

CFIUS Filing Clearance: Cleco Energy LLC; Cleco Partners L.P. and NRG South Central Generating LLC

By Trade Practitioner on November 6, 2018 Posted in Americas, CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Clearance, Energy, Regulated Utilities, US

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Cleco Energy LLC (US); Cleco Partners L.P. (Canada) Acquired: NRG South Central Generating LLC (US) Value: Approximately US$1 billion Industry: Energy; Regulated Utilities… Continue Reading

CFIUS Filing Clearance: Durr AG and MeGTEC and Universal Businesses of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.

By Trade Practitioner on October 23, 2018 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Clearance, Germany, Industrial Products and Services, US

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Dürr AG (Germany) Acquired: MEGTEC and Universal businesses of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (US) Value: US$131 Million Industry: Industrial Products and Services… Continue Reading

CFIUS Filing Clearance: Melrose Industries and GKN PLC

By Trade Practitioner on June 25, 2018 Posted in Aerospace, Automotive, CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Clearance, Engineering, Europe & Central Asia, United Kingdom, US Regulation

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Melrose Industries PLC (UK) Acquired: GKN PLC (UK) Value: Approximately US$11 billion (£8.8 Billion) Industry: Aerospace; Automotive; Engineering… Continue Reading

CFIUS Filing Clearance: Capital Dynamics and 8point3 Energy Partners LP

By Trade Practitioner on June 12, 2018 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Clearance, Energy, US

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Capital Dynamics (Switzerland) Acquired: 8point3 Energy Partners LP (US) Value: Approx. US$977 million Industry: Energy… Continue Reading

CFIUS Filing Clearance: Marvell Technology Group and Cavium, Inc.

By Trade Practitioner on May 25, 2018 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Clearance, Semiconductors

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (Bermuda) Acquired: Cavium, Inc. (US) Value: Approx. US$6 billion Industry: Semiconductors… Continue Reading

CFIUS Investigation: Kuraray Co., Ltd. and Calgon Carbon Corporation

By Trade Practitioner on March 6, 2018 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Chemicals, Clearance, East Asia & the Pacific, Investigation, US

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Kuraray Co., Ltd. (Japan) Acquired: Calgon Carbon Corporation (US) Value: Approx. US$1.1 billion equity value Industry: Chemicals… Continue Reading

CFIUS Filing Cleared: Ricardo plc and Control Point Corporation

By Trade Practitioner on February 6, 2018 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Clearance, Software, Technology Services, United Kingdom, US

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Ricardo plc (United Kingdom) Acquired: Control Point Corporation (US) Value: Approx. US$10.2 million Industry: Software; Technology Services… Continue Reading

CFIUS Filing Cleared: SoftBank Group Corp. and Fortress Investment Group

By Trade Practitioner on February 1, 2018 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Clearance, Financial Services

Status: Clearance Acquirer: SoftBank Group Corp. (Japan) Acquired: Fortress Investment Group (US) Value: US$3.3 billion Industry: Financial Services… Continue Reading

CFIUS Filing Cleared: Ultra Electronics Holdings and Sparton Corporation

By Trade Practitioner on January 29, 2018 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Clearance, Electronic Engineering, Electronic Manufacturing, Integrated Circuits, United Kingdom, US

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Ultra Electronics Holdings plc (England and Wales) Acquired: Sparton Corporation (US) Value: Approx. US$234.8 million Industry: Integrated Circuits; Electronic Engineering; Electronic Manufacturing… Continue Reading

CFIUS Filing Cleared: Creat Group Corporation (China); Tiancheng (Germany) Pharmaceutical Holdings AG and Biotest AG (Germany)

By Trade Practitioner on January 22, 2018 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, China, Clearance, Germany, Healthcare

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Creat Group Corporation (China); Tiancheng (Germany) Pharmaceutical Holdings AG Acquired: Biotest AG (Germany) Value: Approx. US$1.4 Billion Industry: Healthcare… Continue Reading

CFIUS Filing Cleared: Naura Technology Group Co., Ltd. (China) and Akrion Systems LLC (US)

By Trade Practitioner on January 18, 2018 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, China, Clearance, Semiconductors, US

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Naura Technology Group Co., Ltd. (China) Acquired: Akrion Systems LLC (US) Value: Approximately US$15 million Industry: Semiconductors… Continue Reading

CFIUS Filing Cleared: Zhengzhou Coal Mining Machinery Group Co., Ltd. (China), China Renaissance Capital Investment (China) and Robert Bosch Starter Motors Generators Holding GmbH (Germany)

By Trade Practitioner on January 4, 2018 Posted in Automotive, CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, China, Clearance, Germany

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Zhengzhou Coal Mining Machinery Group Co., Ltd. (China); China Renaissance Capital Investment (China) Acquired: Robert Bosch Starter Motors Generators Holding GmbH (Germany) Value: Approximately $595 million Industry: Automotive… Continue Reading

CFIUS Filing Clearance: Bayer AG and Monsanto

By Trade Practitioner on December 6, 2017 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Chemicals, Clearance

Status Update: Clearance Acquirer: Bayer AG (Germany) Acquired: Monsanto (US) Value: Approx. US$66 Billion Industry: Chemicals UPDATE: Bayer AG and Monsanto announced on December 1, 2017 that “CFIUS has completed its review of the proposed merger, and has concluded that there are no unresolved national security concerns with respect to the transaction.” (Monsanto Press Release, CFIUS Completes Review … Continue Reading

CFIUS Filing Clearance: ARRIS International plc, Brocade Communications Systems and Broadcom

By Trade Practitioner on December 2, 2017 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Clearance, Europe & Central Asia, Network and Data Solutions, Semiconductors, Telecommunications, United Kingdom

Status: Clearance Acquirer: ARRIS International plc (England and Wales) Acquired: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (US); Broadcom Ltd. (Singapore) Value: US$800 million Industry: Telecommunications; Network and Data Solutions; Semiconductors… Continue Reading

CFIUS Filing Clearanance: AltaGas Ltd. and WGL Holdings, Inc.

By Trade Practitioner on November 22, 2017 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Clearance, Energy, Regulated Utilities

Status: Clearance Acquirer: AltaGas Ltd. (Canada) Acquired: WGL Holdings, Inc. (US) Value: US$6.4 billion Industry: Energy; Regulated Utilities… Continue Reading

CFIUS Filing Clearance; Mitigation: Broadcom Ltd. and Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

By Trade Practitioner on November 17, 2017 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Clearance, Network and Data Solutions, Semiconductors, Telecommunications

Status: Clearance; Mitigation Acquirer: Broadcom Ltd. (Singapore) Acquired: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (US) Value: Approx. US$5.9 Billion Industry: Telecommunications; Network and Data Solutions; Semiconductors… Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: Eugene Technology and ALD and CVD Memory Product Line of Aixtron SE

By Trade Practitioner on October 26, 2017 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Clearance, Semiconductors

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Eugene Technology Co., Ltd. (South Korea) Acquired: ALD and CVD memory product line of Aixtron SE (Germany) Value: US$45-$55 million Industry: Semiconductors… Continue Reading

CFIUS Filing Clearance: Linde plc and Praxair, Inc.

By Trade Practitioner on October 16, 2017 Posted in CFIUS, CFIUS Filing, Chemicals, Clearance, Industrial Gases

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Linde plc (Ireland) Acquired: Praxair, Inc. (US) Value: Market Value in Excess of US$70 Billion Industry: Chemicals; Industrial Gases… Continue Reading