CFIUS Filing Pending: Searchlight Capital Partners L.P. (U.S) and Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (U.S.)

By Trade Practitioner on October 9, 2023 Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, Pending

Status: Pending Acquirer: Searchlight Capital Partners L.P. (U.S) and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (Canada) Acquired: Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (U.S.) Value: $3.1 billion Industry Tags: Telecommunications… Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: Affiliates of EQT Infrastructure and Lumos Networks Corp.

By Trade Practitioner on November 24, 2017 Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, Clearance

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Affiliates of EQT Infrastructure (Sweden) Acquired: Lumos Networks Corp. (US) Value: US$950 million Industry: Telecommunications… Continue Reading

Trump Administration Permanently Lifts Sudan Sanctions

By Trade Practitioner on October 12, 2017 Posted in Export Controls & Sanctions, Trade Policy & Market Access, US Regulation

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