CFIUS News

U.S. Treasury Rules Strengthen Oversight of Foreign Investors

Foreigners seeking to invest in U.S aircraft and missile manufacturers, semiconductors or two dozen other industries would face heightened scrutiny by a government committee wielding stronger powers, under rules the Trump administration will issue Wednesday. Investors interested in American developers …

China’s Ant Financial May Re-Think Global Ambitions After MoneyGram Deal Fails

Ant Financial may have to re-tool its global ambitions after stiff U.S. opposition scuppered what would have been its largest overseas acquisition. The Chinese financial services giant controlled by Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma abandoned a plan to buy MoneyGram International …

Citing National Security, U.S. Kills MoneyGram Sale to China’s Ant Financial

Ant Financial’s plan to acquire U.S. money transfer company MoneyGram International Inc. collapsed on Tuesday after a U.S. government panel rejected it over national security concerns, the most high-profile Chinese deal to be torpedoed under the administration of U.S. President …

AIG’s $4.8 Billion Sale of Aircraft Unit to Chinese Group Faces U.S. Security Review

American International Group Inc. is to sell nearly all of ILFC , the world’s second-largest airplane leasing business, to a Chinese consortium for up to $4.8 billion, giving the fastest growing aviation market easier and cheaper access to planes. Chinese …