Cfius review needs greater transparency - opinion

• Published in: International Financial Law Review
• Main Authors: Duffy, Sean P, Mahinka, Stephen Paul
• Format: Trade Publication Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC 01.11.2012
• Subjects: Acquisitions & mergers; Foreign investment; National security; Natural gas industry; Petroleum industry; Transparency; Canada; China

The fate of two of this year's blockbuster transactions - the proposed merger between EADS and BAE Systems and CNOOC Ltd's acquisition of Canadian oil and gas company Nexen Inc. - may be decided in a little-known office in the US Department of the Treasury. The Committee on Foreign Investm...