Status:  Not a Covered Transaction Acquirer:  CITIC Capital Acquisition Corp. (Cayman Islands) Acquired:  Quanergy Systems, Inc. (US) Value:  US$1.4 billion Industry:  Autonomous Vehicles; Artificial Intelligence; Internet of Things…

Status:  Clearance Acquirer:  Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan) Acquired:  CARMERA, Inc. (U.S.) Value:  Undisclosed Industry:  Autonomous Vehicles…

Status:  Investigation Acquirer:  Sina Corporation (China) Acquired:   TuSimple Holdings Inc. (US) Value:  Unknown Industry:  Autonomous Vehicles…

On July 14, 2021, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) was passed unanimously by the US Senate. It now moves to the House, where it is expected to pass easily – a previous version of the bill passed 406-3 in September 2020. The UFLPA reverses the previously applied burden of proof, creating a presumption that goods produced in Xinjiang involve forced labor. Therefore, if enforced, all goods produced in the region is expected to…

Status:  Clearance Acquirer:  OMERS Infrastructure Management Inc. (Canada) Acquired:  FS Saguaro, LLC, certain assets, and the Development Business of First Solar, Inc. (US) Value:  US$261 million Industry:  Energy…

Status:  Clearance Acquirer:  Clairvest Group Inc. (Canada) Acquired:  O&M business of First Solar, Inc. (US) Value:  US$213 million Industry:  Energy…

The Blue Lantern program “monitors the end-use of defense articles, technical data, defense services, and brokering activities exported through commercial channels and subject to [DOS] licenses or other approvals.” On July 6, the Department of State (DOS), Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) published a Congressional report on End-Use Monitoring of Defense Articles and Defense Services for FY 2020.…