On September 13, 2017, the European Commission published the draft of the EU regulation establishing a common European framework for the review of incoming foreign direct investment (FDI), akin to the process in the US administered by Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS).… Continue Reading
Status Update: Clearance Acquirer: Avast Holding B.V. (The Netherlands) Acquired: AVG Technologies N.V. (The Netherlands) Value: Approximately US$1.3 billion Industry: Software; Cybersecurity UPDATE: In relation to Avast Software B.V.’s July 29, 2016 Offer to Purchase the remaining outstanding ordinary shares of AVG Technologies N.V., the parties reported “submitted a voluntary pre-filing draft notice to … Continue Reading
Status: Clearance Acquirer: ASML Holding NV (The Netherlands) Acquired: Hermes Microvision, Inc. (Taiwan) Value: Approx. NT$100 billion (US$3.1 billion) Industry: Semiconductors ASML Holdings NV, a Netherlands company that manufactures “chip-making equipment,” announced on October 26, 2016, that it received all necessary regulatory clearance, including from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United … Continue Reading
TPP Developments – Prospects for Congressional Action Dim. The hostile political environment toward trade continues to dim the prospects that Congress would likely move this year on a bill to implement the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Both leading presidential candidates – Mr. Trump and Secretary Clinton – have stated their opposition to the TPP deal. Secretary … Continue Reading
Status: Withdrawn; Abandoned Acquirer: GO Scale Capital (China); GSR Ventures (China); Oak Investment Partners (US); Asia Pacific Resource Development (China); Nanchang Industrial Group (China) Acquired: Lumileds (Netherlands) Value: Approximately US$2.9 billion Industry: Semiconductors… Continue Reading
