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Tuesday, 25 July, 2023

Mubadala Investment Company PJSC
US security officials scrutinise Abu Dhabi’s $3bn Fortress takeover
Cfius previously intervened on SoftBank’s acquisition of the US investment firm
Sunday, 7 May, 2023

Japanese business & finance
Japanese companies seeking US deals fear more scrutiny of China links
Experts warn Washington’s foreign investment oversight is becoming ‘more rigorous, intense and thorough’
Wednesday, 22 March, 2023

News in-depthTikTok Inc
TikTok caught in US-China battle over its powerful algorithm
Chinese parent company ByteDance stuck between legal manoeuvres aimed at controlling video app’s future
Thursday, 16 March, 2023

TikTok Inc
TikTok faces potential US ban if Chinese owners do not sell stake
ByteDance-owned video app has faced drumbeat of bipartisan opposition from Washington
Friday, 10 February, 2023

US clears UK to keep exemption from foreign investment reviews
Real estate and non-controlling deals free from screenings after Britain steps up rules
Thursday, 15 December, 2022

US-China relations
US Senate votes to ban TikTok on government devices
Lawmakers worry Chinese video app represents security threat
Thursday, 6 October, 2022

Special ReportInvesting in America
National security reform increases costs for investors from US allies
Cfius’s new powers have slowed transactions, but most decide deals are still worth the effort
Thursday, 15 September, 2022

US-China relations
White House sounds alert on inbound Chinese investment
Biden signs executive order urging closer scrutiny of deals involving critical technologies
Saturday, 5 December, 2020

ByteDance
Deadline passes for ByteDance to restructure TikTok
Chinese group remains in talks on short video app’s status in the US
Wednesday, 25 November, 2020

TikTok Inc
ByteDance gets seven more days to resolve TikTok US ownership
Trump administration grants further extension as future of video app in the country hangs in balance
Friday, 13 November, 2020

TikTok Inc
US grants TikTok extension on sale deadline
Video app’s Chinese owner says it has been given extra 15 days to satisfy national security concerns
Thursday, 17 September, 2020

TikTok Inc
ByteDance proposes US IPO for TikTok to woo White House
Trump staffers review details of deal with Oracle as national security concerns remain
Sunday, 2 August, 2020

US foreign policy
US to widen action against Chinese tech groups beyond TikTok
Pompeo vows further clampdown as ByteDance tries to salvage sale talks with Microsoft
Wednesday, 22 July, 2020

ByteDance
US investors try to buy TikTok from Chinese owner
Group led by General Atlantic and Sequoia seeks solution to White House concerns over video app
Monday, 13 July, 2020

5G networks
UK turns to ‘Five Eyes’ to help find alternatives to Huawei
Washington cautions that London needs to first take a harsher stance on the Chinese group
Wednesday, 4 March, 2020

Legal services
Kirkland & Ellis poaches top Cfius adviser from rival Skadden Arps
Ivan Schlager will join law firm amid battle for foreign takeover specialists
Monday, 10 February, 2020

Alibaba leads Chinese retreat from Silicon Valley
Fears of greater scrutiny bring multiyear Chinese spending spree to end
Tuesday, 14 January, 2020

US exempts allies from some national security deal reviews
UK, Australia and Canada to avoid scrutiny for certain deals for at least 2 years
Friday, 1 November, 2019

ByteDance
US launches national security probe in to TikTok
Chinese owner of video sharing app is latest to face regulatory scrutiny
Wednesday, 9 October, 2019

ByteDance
Senator urges US regulators to review TikTok-Musical.ly deal
Marco Rubio says there is ‘growing evidence’ of content censorship
Wednesday, 2 October, 2019

China
Chinese venture capital investment in US falls to four-year low
Funds invested drop by almost half in first nine months to $4bn as Cfius steps up scrutiny
Thursday, 19 September, 2019

Due Diligence
US + UK M&A: the march of the national security reviews Premium content
Welcome to Due Diligence, the FT’s daily deals briefing
Tuesday, 17 September, 2019

Mergers & Acquisitions
US moves to expand sweep of foreign deal review powers
Trump administration targets tech, infrastructure, data and real estate sectors
Monday, 22 July, 2019

Legal services
Pay at London’s ‘magic circle’ lawyers hits new record
Demand for advice on regulatory fallout from Brexit helps top firms
Tuesday, 16 July, 2019

Mergers & Acquisitions
Demand grows for lawyers in secretive world of Cfius
Firms target small number of attorneys who can navigate US national security reviews