Tag Archives: U.S.

Vietnam Seeks Market Economy Status For Antidumping

On September 8, 2023, the Government of Vietnam requested that the United States treat Vietnam as a Market Economy (ME) for antidumping (AD) law purposes versus the current Non-Market Economy (NME) status (attached). ME status generally means lower and more manageable/predictable (AD) dumping margins, so it is preferred for AD purposes.  Western press (e.g., Financial … Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: Ørsted A/S and Uncommitted lease area for wind development from Eversource Energy

Status:                  Clearance Acquirer:              Ørsted A/S (Denmark) Acquired:             Uncommitted lease area for wind development from Eversource Energy (U.S.) Value:                    $625 million Industry Tags:    Energy… Continue Reading

Upcoming/New Filing: Mars Acquisition Corp. and ScanTech Identification Beam Systems, LLC

Status:                   Upcoming/New Filing Acquirer:               Mars Acquisition Corp. (Cayman Islands) Acquired:              ScanTech Identification Beam Systems, LLC (U.S.) Value:                   $149.5 million Industry Tags:       Logistics; Security Solutions… Continue Reading

Upcoming/New CFIUS Filing: Viterra Limited; Glencore PLC; Canada Pension Plan Investment Board; British Columbia Investment Management Corporation; and Bunge Limited

Status: Upcoming/ New Filing Acquirer: Viterra Limited (The Netherlands); Glencore PLC (Sweden); Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (Canada); British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (Canada) Acquired: Bunge Limited (U.S.) Value: $8.2 billion Industry Tags:  Agriculture; Agribusiness… Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: Advent International Corporation; British Columbia Investment Management Corporation and Maxar Technologies Inc.

Status: Clearance Acquirer: Advent International Corporation (U.S.); British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (British Columbia) Acquired: Maxar Technologies Inc. (U.S.) Value: approximately $6.4 billion Industry Tags: Space; Satellites UPDATE: On February 14, 2023, Maxar Technologies, Advent International, and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation “submitted a joint voluntary notice to CFIUS . . . and CFIUS commenced … Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: Sino Biopharmaceutical Limited and F-Star Therapeutics, Inc.

Status Tags:        Clearance; Mitigation; Withdraw and Refiled (2d Time); Interim Order; Withdrawn and Refiled Acquirer:            Sino Biopharmaceutical Limited (Hong Kong SAR, China) Acquired:           F-Star Therapeutics, Inc. (United Kingdom; U.S.) Value:                 $161 million   Industry Tags:    Pharmaceutical; Biotechnology; Healthcare… Continue Reading
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