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Cfius previously intervened on SoftBank’s acquisition of the US investment firm
Experts warn Washington’s foreign investment oversight is becoming ‘more rigorous, intense and thorough’
Chinese parent company ByteDance stuck between legal manoeuvres aimed at controlling video app’s future
ByteDance-owned video app has faced drumbeat of bipartisan opposition from Washington
Real estate and non-controlling deals free from screenings after Britain steps up rules
Lawmakers worry Chinese video app represents security threat
Cfius’s new powers have slowed transactions, but most decide deals are still worth the effort
Biden signs executive order urging closer scrutiny of deals involving critical technologies
Chinese group remains in talks on short video app’s status in the US
Trump administration grants further extension as future of video app in the country hangs in balance
Video app’s Chinese owner says it has been given extra 15 days to satisfy national security concerns
Trump staffers review details of deal with Oracle as national security concerns remain
Pompeo vows further clampdown as ByteDance tries to salvage sale talks with Microsoft
Group led by General Atlantic and Sequoia seeks solution to White House concerns over video app
Washington cautions that London needs to first take a harsher stance on the Chinese group
Ivan Schlager will join law firm amid battle for foreign takeover specialists
Fears of greater scrutiny bring multiyear Chinese spending spree to end
UK, Australia and Canada to avoid scrutiny for certain deals for at least 2 years
Chinese owner of video sharing app is latest to face regulatory scrutiny
Marco Rubio says there is ‘growing evidence’ of content censorship
Funds invested drop by almost half in first nine months to $4bn as Cfius steps up scrutiny
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