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This Risky Chinese Takeover Just Might Get Done
Ingram Micro's sale may actually clear U.S. regulators.
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Two words tend to make M&A arbitrage traders run for the hills: China and CFIUS.
The first, an economic superpower that has considerably stepped up its investment in American businesses this year, particulary those with technology assets. The second, a somewhat obscure government agency whose mission it is to protect U.S. national security interests and thus has the ability to block such deals. High-tech companies and those with government contracts would rank high on the list of things CFIUS (pronounced "sif-ee-us")1466086632183 would probably want to keep out of the hands of China, a nation suspected by the U.S. of carrying out cyber attacks.