Tag Archives: France

CFIUS Clearance: Renesas Electronics Corporation and Sequans Communications S.A.

By Trade Practitioner on October 12, 2023 Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, Clearance

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Renesas Electronics Corporation (Japan) Acquired: Sequans Communications S.A. (France) Value: $249 million Industry Tags: Semiconductors; Integrated Circuits; Telecommunications; Internet of Things… Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: Marlink Group; Apax Partners SAS; and ITC Global

By Trade Practitioner on April 19, 2021 Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, Clearance

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Marlink Group (Norway); Apax Partners SAS (France) Acquired: ITC Global (U.S.) Value: Undisclosed Industry Tags: Telecommunications; Satcom… 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, US

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

Reinforcement of Foreign Direct Investment Control Rules – Continued But Is It the End?

By Trade Practitioner on March 6, 2020 Posted in EU, European Regulations, Foreign Investment Reviews

Discussed in this post: Decree n°2019-1590 of 31 December 2019 relating to foreign investments in France Order of December 31, 2019 relating to foreign investments in France… Continue Reading

COVID-19 Coronavirus – Saved by the Gel?

By Trade Practitioner on March 5, 2020 Posted in COVID-19 Coronavirus, EU, United Kingdom

Amidst the new coronavirus outbreak, it has become apparent globally that prices at some retailers and online platforms for coronavirus-related products – such as hand sanitiser gel and respiratory masks – have increased sharply.… Continue Reading

CFIUS Filing Clearance: Safran SA and Zodiac Aerospace

By Trade Practitioner on March 11, 2019 Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, Clearance

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

CFIUS Filing Clearance: Thales SA and Gemalto N.V.

By Trade Practitioner on September 10, 2018 Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, Europe & Central Asia, France, Upcoming/New Filing

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Thales SA (France) Acquired: Gemalto N.V. (Netherlands) Value: €4.8 Billion (US$5.6 Billion) Industry: Software; Infrastructure Software… Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: Schneider Electric SE and Aveva Group plc

By Trade Practitioner on June 30, 2018 Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, Clearance

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Schneider Electric SE (France) Acquired: Aveva Group plc (UK) Value: £1.7 billion Industry Tags: Software; Technology Services; Industrial Products and Services… Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: Melrose Industries and GKN PLC

By Trade Practitioner on June 25, 2018 Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, Clearance, Europe & Central Asia, United Kingdom

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 Clearance: EQT Infrastructure III and Global Gateway South Terminal

By Trade Practitioner on February 6, 2018 Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, Europe & Central Asia, US

Status: Clearance Acquirer: EQT Infrastructure III (Sweden) Acquired: Global Gateway South Terminal (US) Value: Approx. US$875 million Industry: Infrastructure; Port Services… Continue Reading

WTO Says EU Has Failed to Comply With Airbus Ruling

By Trade Practitioner on October 20, 2016 Posted in Trade Policy & Market Access

On 22 September, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) announced that the EU had failed to eliminate illegal aid to Airbus, handing US rival Boeing one of the biggest triumphs on the global stage in its 12-year battle with Airbus. The WTO stated that the EU and Britain, France, Germany and Spain had failed to comply with earlier rulings against … Continue Reading