It seems there’s never a dull moment in the U.S.-China bilateral relationship. Public markets relaxed following easing tensions in the trade war with China with the announcement of the parties’ Phase I trade agreement, signed...more
Despite increasing political tensions and evolving trade policies, the U.S. M&A market in 2018 enjoyed its second-best total deal value ever, according to Mergermarket. Activity through the first three quarters appeared...more
As many life sciences companies and investors are aware, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) recently announced a new “pilot program” for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”)...more
As many life sciences companies and investors are aware, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) recently announced a new “pilot program” for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”)...more
As 2018 moves into its last quarter, the White House continues to foster uncertainty in global markets while China responds tit for tat on trade sanctions and keeps a wary eye on capital flight risk by maintaining close...more
Notwithstanding reports earlier this year of transactions that either failed to close (GO Scale / Lumileds; Tsinghua Unisplendour / Western Digital), lost out to competing U.S. bids (China Resources / Fairchild) or were...more