Although there are no general restrictions on foreign ownership of shares, the Exon-Florio Amendment (as amended by the Foreign Investment and National Security Act 2007) (FINSA) permits the US President to decide on a case-by-case basis, whether (for nat

If a transaction is subject to the HSR Act, the parties cannot close the transaction before the applicable waiting period expires or terminates early.

Mergers and acquisitions whose effect may be substantially to lessen competition, or to tend to create a monopoly, are prohibited (section 7, Clayton Act of 1914, as amended).

While US anti-trust authorities can investigate any merger or acquisition, only transactions that meet the requirements of the HSR Act require notification to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice (D