On March 12, 2018, President Trump blocked Broadcom, a Singapore-based semiconductor manufacturer, from pursuing the purchase of U.S.-based Qualcomm, a rival chip maker. Broadcom’s offer, reportedly for $117 billion or...more
- MoneyGram and Ant Financial mutually terminate $1.2 billion proposed merger
- CFIUS’s concerns focused on cyber and information security
- Scrutiny of buyers’ information security processes is likely to increase
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More Acquisitions May Be Blocked in the Future -
Last month, asserting national security concerns, President Trump blocked a $1.3 billion acquisition of Oregon-based Lattice Semiconductor by a subsidiary of the Canyon...more