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National Security Reviews (CFIUS)

Experience Highlights

  • Represented a foreign domiciled company in its acquisition of another foreign domiciled company, both with substantial U.S. operations, resulting in a combined company with approximately $49 billion in annual revenue

  • Represented a Canadian-domiciled company in its $2.4 billion purchase of a U.S. earth imagery and geospatial solutions and analytics company, which involved novel issues before CFIUS pertaining to control of space-based assets

  • Represented a state-owned enterprise in a billion dollar plus investment in a U.S. exploration and production joint venture

  • Represented a state-owned enterprise from the People’s Republic of China in acquiring a U.S. logistics business

  • Represented a U.S. aerospace company selling its business, which included classified contracts, and negotiated a mitigation agreement with the Defense Security Service

  • Represented a U.S. engineering and construction company selling its business, which included classified contracts, and negotiated mitigation agreements with the Defense Security Service and the National Nuclear Security Administration

  • Represented a German company acquiring a U.S. software company, which held classified contracts, and negotiated a mitigation agreement with the Defense Security Service

  • Represented a Chinese publicly traded company regarding an investment in a U.S. manufacturer of high-resolution network security cameras

  • Represented a U.S. public utility regarding a foreign investment in a joint venture

  • Represented a U.S. company in connection with the $1 billion acquisition, together with several foreign investors, of a crude oil and condensate pipeline system

  • Represented a U.S. oil field services company selling a division to a European company

  • Represented a U.S. automobile parts manufacturer in the sale of a division to a state-owned-enterprise

  • Represented a Fortune 100 company in the sale of an office building to a foreign investor in a densely populated urban center, navigating national security concerns that resulted from the building’s proximity to sensitive U.S. Government operations

  • Represented a U.S. manufacturer of computer manufacturing technology to Japanese acquirer and successfully negotiated a special security agreement, mitigation, and trusted source agreements with the Department of Defense

  • Represented a European private equity investor in connection with its bid to acquire an aerospace company in a transaction valued at approximately €1.2 billion

  • Represented two Fortune 200 Asian corporations in their minority investment in the creation of a $10 billion U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility

  • Secured CFIUS clearance in connection with the acquisition of a U.S. regulated natural gas utility by a Canadian energy infrastructure company

  • Assisted a client in obtaining what the press reported as the first CFIUS approval of a transaction involving the acquisition by a state-owned entity of a U.S. business that owned export-controlled machinery

  • Represented Francisco Partners and TPG in $6.5 billion take-private of New Relic

  • Represented COSCO Shipping in its $6.3 billion acquisition of Orient Overseas International Limited, including negotiation of a National Security Agreement with CFIUS

  • Represented Plains Midstream on $3.75 billion sale of Canadian natural gas liquids business to Keyera

  • Represented SD Biosensor and SJL Partners in $1.53 billion acquisition of Meridian Bioscience

  • Represented Symphony Technology Group in $1.5 billion acquisition of Momentive Global, maker of SurveyMonkey

  • Represented CDH in $1.4 billion acquisition of Sirtex

  • Represented STG in $1.4 billion take-private of Avid Technology

  • Represented Saba in $1.4 billion sale to Cornerstone

  • Represented Teleperformance in $1 billion acquisition of Intelenet

  • Represented Dynapower in $580 million sale to Sensata Technologies

  • Represented CWT US, LLC in agreement to be acquired by Global Business Travel Group in $570 million transaction

  • Represented Quotient Technology, Inc. in $430 million business combination with Neptune Retail Solutions

  • Represented Vector Capital in $355 million sale of MarkLogic

  • Represented Madison Industries in acquisition of CAE Healthcare for $226 million

  • Represented Atlas Energy Solutions on $220 million acquisition of Moser Energy Systems

  • Represented Hotel Shilla in connection with $121 million investment in 3Sixty Duty Free

  • Represented Foxconn in Partnership and Investment in Lordstown Motors

  • Represented Francisco Partners and Forcepoint in sale of its G2CI Business to TPG

  • Represented Vector Capital in Acquisition of Riverbed Technology

  • Represented Mitsubishi Corporation in investment and participation in ExxonMobil’s Low Carbon Hydrogen and Ammonia Project

  • Represented Riverside Company in investment in U.S. Cabinet Depot

  • Represented H.I.G. Capital in its acquisition of Segers Aero Corporation

  • Represented STG Partners in acquisition of Wrike

  • Represented Wynnchurch Capital in the sale of Midland Industries

  • Represented Industrial Growth Partners in the sale of Des-Case

  • Represented a public Israeli company before CFIUS in acquisition of critical technologies business, including negotiation of a National Security Agreement, during litigation between the parties

  • Represented private equity firm in the sale of its interests in a utility-scale and distributed generation renewables business

  • Represented a Chinese-owned asset manager in multiple acquisitions before CFIUS, including negotiating four mitigation agreements

  • Represented multiple Chinese companies in non-notified outreaches by CFIUS in software companies

  • Guidance across dozens of transactions to a PRC government-owned investor

  • Guidance across dozens of transactions to a state-owned Middle Eastern investor

  • Advised Middle Eastern energy company on CFIUS issues related to a contemplated acquisition of certain OCS Leases in the United States and prepared and filed the Joint Voluntary Notice to CFIUS related thereto

  • Assisted energy engineering and construction services company in the preparation and filing of a joint voluntary notice to CFIUS

  • Conducted CFIUS due diligence for a number of corporate and energy/infrastructure transactions