A complimentary invitation for the European Society of International Law (ESIL), Economic Law Interest Group’s online workshop, “International Economic Law between Emergencies and Reforms” for September 9, 2020 from 9:30-17:00 CEST is enclosed.… Continue Reading
On 29 April 2020, the French Treasury announced additional emergency measures undertaken to strengthen its national foreign direct investment (FDI) screening mechanism.… Continue Reading
Status: Clearance Acquirer: Public Sector Pension Investment Board (Canada); Pattern Energy Group Inc. (US) Acquired: Stillwater Wind, LLC (US) Value: Approximately US$45 Million Industry: Energy… Continue Reading
On Friday, June 29, the US International Trade Commission (USITC) issued an opinion (in Certain Solid State Storage Drives, Stacked Electronics Components, and Products Containing Same, Inv. No. 337-TA-1097), which expresses the Commission’s view on an important aspect of Section 337’s “domestic industry” requirement. USITC stipulates that investments in non-manufacturing activities, such as engineering and … Continue Reading
Status: Withdrawn Acquirer: China Energy Company Limited (China) Acquired: Cowen Inc. (US) Value: Investment of approx. US$100 million Industry: Financial Services… Continue Reading
Sudan Sanctions In 1997, the US imposed a comprehensive trade and investment embargo against Sudan. In January 2017, i.e., in the closing days of the Obama Administration, President Obama announced a six-month suspension of US economic sanctions, citing ongoing dialogue with the Sudanese government and the government’s progress in achieving milestones agreed upon in those negotiations. Specifically, the Obama Administration … Continue Reading
The first round of 5-day negotiations to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) concluded on August 20. In a joint statement released by trade officials from the United States, Mexico and Canada, they restated the commitment to updating the deal, continuing domestic consultations, and working on draft text. They also committed to a … Continue Reading
Status: Pending Filing Acquirer: HNA Capital Group Co., Ltd.; HNA Group Co., Ltd. (China) Acquired: SkyBridge Capital II, LLC (US) Value: Approx. US $200-$230 million Industry: Financial Services… Continue Reading
Status: Abandoned Acquirer: Shareco Group of America, Inc. (U.S.)/ Beijing Shareco Technologies Co., Ltd. (China) Acquired: Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc. (U.S.) Value: Approximately US$103 million Industry: Multimedia… Continue Reading
Status: Clearance Acquirer: AES Corp. (US) and Alberta Investment Management Corp. (Canada) Acquired: FTP Power LLC (US) Value: US$853 Million Industry: Energy UPDATE: On July 25, 2017, AES and Alberta Investment Management announced that they had completed “the previously announced acquisition of FTP Power LLC d/b/a sPower (‘sPower’) for approximately $853 million in … Continue Reading
Status: Pending Clearance Acquirer: Chongqing Casin Enterprise Group (China) Acquired: Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc. (US) Value: Unknown Industry: Financial Services On February 5, 2016, The Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc. (“CHX”) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an investor group led by Chongqing, China based Chongqing Casin Enterprise … Continue Reading
Likely Major Policy Developments President-Elect Trump will enter the White House facing a dramatic decline in global trade growth. A recent World Trade Organization (WTO) report notes that 2016 marks the slowest pace of trade and output growth since the 2008 financial crisis. WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo called slowing trade growth “a wake-up call,” … Continue Reading
On 14 October, the European Commission announced a new trade and investment strategy for the European Union: “Trade for All: Towards a more responsible trade and investment policy.” The strategy consists of a number of initiatives which are grouped under the headings of effectiveness, transparency, values and the EU’s programme of negotiations. As part of … Continue Reading
