Clearance

CFIUS Clearance: GIC Private Limited and STORE Capital Corporation

Status: Clearance Acquirer: GIC Private Limited (Singapore); Blue Owl Capital (U.S.) Acquired: STORE Capital Corporation (U.S.) Value: $14 billion Industry Tags: Real Estate… Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: Tiga Acquisition Corp. and Grindr Group LLC

By Trade Practitioner on December 6, 2022 Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, Clearance, US

Status: End of Investigation; Likely Clearance Acquirer: Tiga Acquisition Corp. (Singapore) Acquired: Grindr Group LLC (U.S.) Value: $384 million Industry: Information Services; Software… Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: SK ecoplant Co. Ltd. and Bloom Energy Corporation

By Trade Practitioner on October 5, 2022 Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, Clearance, East Asia & the Pacific, US

Status: Clearance Acquirer: SK ecoplant Co., Ltd. (South Korea) Acquired: Bloom Energy Corporation (U.S.) Value: $500 million Industry: Energy… Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: Alphawave IP Group plc and OpenFive business unit from SiFive Inc.

By Trade Practitioner on September 2, 2022 Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, Clearance

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Alphawave IP Group plc (United Kingdom) Acquired: OpenFive business unit from SiFive Inc. (U.S.) Value: $210 million Industry Tags: Semiconductors… Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: Learning Technologies Group and GP Strategies Corporation

By Trade Practitioner on October 13, 2021 Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, Clearance, Engineering, Professional Services

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Learning Technologies Group (United Kingdom) Acquired: GP Strategies Corporation (U.S.) Value: $394 million Industry Tags: Professional Services; Engineering & Construction… Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: Toyota Motor Corporation and CARMERA, Inc.

By Trade Practitioner on August 18, 2021 Posted in Autonomous Driving, CFIUS Case Summaries, Clearance

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan) Acquired: CARMERA, Inc. (U.S.) Value: Undisclosed Industry: Autonomous Vehicles… Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: OMERS Infrastructure Management, FS Saguaro and First Solar

By Trade Practitioner on August 6, 2021 Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, Clearance, Energy, US

Status: Clearance Acquirer: OMERS Infrastructure Management Inc. (Canada) Acquired: FS Saguaro, LLC, certain assets, and the Development Business of First Solar, Inc. (US) Value: US$261 million Industry: Energy… Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: Clairvest Group and O&M Business of First Solar

By Trade Practitioner on August 6, 2021 Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, Clearance, Energy, US

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Clairvest Group Inc. (Canada) Acquired: O&M business of First Solar, Inc. (US) Value: US$213 million Industry: Energy… Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: Macquarie Group and Waddell & Reed Financial

By Trade Practitioner on June 11, 2021 Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, Clearance, Financial Services, Foreign Investment Reviews

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Macquarie Group Limited (Australia) Acquired: Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. (US) Value: US$1.7 billion Industry: Financial Services… Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: SK hynix and NAND Business of Intel

By Trade Practitioner on June 10, 2021 Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, Clearance, Semiconductors

Status: Clearance Acquirer: SK hynix Inc. (South Korea) Acquired: NAND business of Intel Corporation (US) Value: US$9 billion Industry: Semiconductors… Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: AVEVA Group and OSIsoft, LLC

By Trade Practitioner on June 10, 2021 Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, Clearance, Software, Technology Services

Status: Clearance Acquirer: AVEVA Group plc (UK) Acquired: OSIsoft, LLC (US) Value: US$5 billion Industry: Software; Technology Services… Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: Just Eat Takeaway.com and Grubhub

By Trade Practitioner on May 12, 2021 Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, Clearance, e-Commerce, Food Services

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. (Netherlands) Acquired: Grubhub Inc. (U.S.) Value: US$7.3 billion Industry: e-Commerce; Food Services… Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: TELUS International (Cda) Inc. and Lionbridge Technologies, Inc.

By Trade Practitioner on May 5, 2021 Posted in Artificial Intelligence, CFIUS Case Summaries, Clearance, Information Services

Status: Clearance Acquirer: TELUS International (Cda) Inc. (Canada) Acquired: Lionbridge AI business of Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. (U.S.) Value: US$939 million Industry: Artificial Intelligence; Information Services… Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: LVMH Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton and Tiffany & Co.

By Trade Practitioner on January 14, 2021 Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, Clearance, France, Retail, US

Status: Clearance Acquirer: LVMH Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton SE (France) Acquired: Tiffany & Co. (US) Value: US$15.8 billion Industry: Retail… Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: Aon plc and Willis Towers Watson Public Company Limited

By Trade Practitioner on November 10, 2020 Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, Clearance, Financial Services, Insurance

Status: Clearance 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 Clearance: GIC Pte. Ltd., The Carlyle Group and American Express Global Business Travel

By Trade Practitioner on October 30, 2020 Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, Clearance, Logistics, Travel & Event Management

Status: Clearance Acquirer: GIC Pte. Ltd. (Singapore); The Carlyle Group Inc. (U.S.) Acquired: Partial ownership of American Express Global Business Travel (U.S.) Value: US$1 billion Industry: Logistics; Travel & Event Management… Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE; General Atlantic Coöperatief U.A. and The Meet Group, Inc.

By Trade Practitioner on October 10, 2020 Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, Clearance, EU, Germany, Information Services, Software, US

Status: Clearance Acquirer: ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE (Germany) and General Atlantic Coöperatief U.A. (The Netherlands) Acquired: The Meet Group, Inc. (US) Value: $500 million (Approx.) Industry: Software; Information Services… Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Japan) and Yamasa Co. Ltd. (Japan)

By Trade Practitioner on August 25, 2020 Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, Clearance, Launch Services, Space

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Japan); Yamasa Co., Ltd. (Japan) Acquired: Spaceflight Inc. Value: Unknown Industry Tags: Launch Services; Space… Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: Dialog Semiconductor and Adesto Technologies

By Trade Practitioner on June 29, 2020 Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, Clearance, Semiconductors, United Kingdom, US

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Dialog Semiconductor plc (UK) Acquired: Adesto Technologies Corporation (US) Value: Approx. US$500 million Industry: Semiconductors… Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: Huatai Securities, AssetMark Financial Holdings and WBI OBS Financial

By Trade Practitioner on May 20, 2020 Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, China, Clearance, Financial Services, US

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Huatai Securities Co., Ltd. (China); AssetMark Financial Holdings, Inc., (US) Acquired: WBI OBS Financial, LLC (US) Value: US$18.4 million Industry: Financial Services On September 30, 2019, AssetMark Financial Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMK), a “provider of extensive wealth management and technology solutions that power independent financial advisers and their clients,” (AssetMark Financial Holdings, Inc., … Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: Tonghao Information Technology, and UTStarcom Holdings Corp.

By Trade Practitioner on April 30, 2020 Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, China, Clearance, Telecommunications

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

CFIUS Clearance: Yageo Corporation and Kemet Corporation

By Trade Practitioner on April 24, 2020 Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, Clearance, Electronic Manufacturing, US

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

CFIUS Clearance: Chroma ATE and Camtek

By Trade Practitioner on April 10, 2020 Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, Clearance, Manufacturing Equipment, Metrology and Instrumentation

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Chroma ATE Inc. (Taiwan) Acquired: Camtek Ltd. (Israel) Value: US$74.3 million Industry: Manufacturing Equipment; Metrology and Instrumentation… Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: Capgemini and Leidos Cyber

By Trade Practitioner on April 3, 2020 Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, Clearance, Cybersecurity, EU, France, Technology Services, US

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Capgemini SE (France) Acquired: Leidos Cyber, Inc. (US) Value: Unknown Industry: Cybersecurity; Technology Services… Continue Reading