On August 6, 2020, President Donald Trump signed two Executive Orders (EOs) targeting the TikTok and WeChat applications and their parent companies. Specifically, President Trump invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and other related statutes, as well as the national emergency he previously declared under these laws in Executive Order 13873 (Securing the … Continue Reading
On May 22, 2019, the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is expected to publish in the Federal Register a Final Rule creating a 90-day Temporary General License (TGL) for Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei) and the 68 affiliated Huawei entities (collectively, the “Huawei Listed Companies”) that were added to the … Continue Reading
On May 15, 2019, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) titled “Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain.” The long-awaited EO addresses the use in US communications networks of technologies from certain types of foreign companies.… Continue Reading
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
Status: Clearance Acquirer: Mitel Networks Corporation (Canada) Acquired: Polycom, Inc. (U.S.) Value: Approximately US$1.96 billion Industry: Telecommunications On April 15, 2016, Mitel, a Canadian company, announced a definitive deal to acquire Polycom, a US business, to make a global leader in communications technologies. See press release (April 15, 2016). On June 28, 2016, 74 days after execution of … Continue Reading
