CFIUS Filing Cleared: Ultra Electronics Holdings and Sparton Corporation

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 Clearance: Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. and IronPlanet Inc.

By Trade Practitioner on June 12, 2017 Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, Clearance

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (Canada) Acquired: IronPlanet Inc. (US) Value: Approx. US$758.5 million Industry: e-Commerce; Heavy Machinery… Continue Reading

DDTC Implements New Versions of Export Licensing Forms and “Guidelines for Preparing Agreements”

By Trade Practitioner on May 24, 2016 Posted in Export Controls & Sanctions, US

At the end of March, US Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) issued new versions of export licensing forms used with its DTrade online license application system, including the DSP-5, -6, -61, -62, -73, and -74. DTrade users now are required to use only the newly issued versions of those forms, version 9.2, which are available for download on … Continue Reading