For the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, that is, CFIUS, Fu Zhengyi felt that he had considered it very carefully and deliberately avoided its jurisdiction, but in fact, the degree of fucking up of this institution was far more outrageous than he could imagine. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

It is clear that it has nothing to do with the so-called 'national security', but the acquiree still requires CFIUS filings, and even the acquisition team in charge of negotiations holds the same view, which means that there is real trouble.

"BOSS, according to the disposition of CFIUS and its own nature, even if it is only to show the acquirer's willingness to cooperate with CFIUS's good intentions, regardless of the size of the acquisition target, it still needs to take the initiative to declare, otherwise once CFIUS determines that the acquisition has 'risks involving national security and critical infrastructure', the acquirer will not only be required to supplement materials, but even submit more as a result. More comprehensive additional information is sufficient, and the final result will definitely be rejected......"

Fu Zhengdao. "That means that unless it can be shown that the acquirer is a close investor with U.S. ties, such as a company from Australia, the United Kingdom, or Japan, even a multimillion-dollar acquisition must be reported to CFIUS in advance and subject to CFIUS investigations in strict accordance with CFIUS procedures?"

Hearing the sarcasm and dissatisfaction in his tone, Xi Meijuan could only smile wryly and nodded. "Boss, that's it. CFIUS audits are very concerned about whether the acquirer is controlled by a foreign government, so unless the acquirer can prove otherwise, it is certainly impossible to pass the CFIUS review......"

This is not the first time this kind of thing has happened, the domestic foreign exchange reserves are only allowed to buy American bonds, but not allowed to buy American enterprises and technology, whether it is discrimination or hooliganism, anyway, in the current international environment, this has become a norm, not only Americans think that this is the right thing to do, even the party that has been discriminated against does not feel that there is anything wrong, to put it bluntly, this is still a matter of national strength, only when the country is strong, what can we have confidence!

Thinking of this, Fu Justice was relieved.

Otherwise, what else can be done?

Although he has money, he is willing to spend money, and he is not afraid of buying at a premium, but CFIUS is composed of heads and observers of more than a dozen government agencies, the US Secretary of the Treasury serves as the chairman of the committee, and its representatives are from the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the Department of Homeland Security......

Xi Meijuan was relieved to see that he quickly figured it out and re-examined the list of companies that might need to be reported to CFIUS, and turned her face to see that Ran Ying seemed to have the same expression as her, and she understood that everyone was thinking about the same, for fear that he would not figure it out in this matter and insist on breaking his wrist with CFIUS and causing more trouble.

The sound of the two of them panting made Fu Zhengyi raise his head, and when he saw the gaze of the two people, he immediately dodged it, but he felt a little interesting, and deliberately said with a straight face. "What? Don't you think I dare?"

Ran Ying was stunned, she didn't know how to respond, she was struggling with what to do, but Xi Meijuan hurriedly handed over another document. "BOSS, Steve is willing to transfer all the shares he holds in Pixar Studios, but the problem is that the contract between Pixar Studios and Disney has not yet been executed, and [Dream Media] still owns shares in DreamWorks, so Disney declares that if Steve does not want to talk to Disney about the transfer of equity first, but chooses to sell the equity to [Dream Media], they will not rule out taking legal action to obstruct the transaction......"

"What's the mess?" Fu Zhengyi listened a little twisted, and let Xi Meijuan say it again before he understood. "Disney is too wide, right? Steve wants to sell the equity of Pixar Studios, what does it have to do with Disney? [Dream Media] bought Pixar Studios, the original contract must be continued, this deal has not been completed yet, what does Disney want to do when he jumps out?"

"At present, the animation production company in the United States is almost a three-legged form, Disney has a long history, a large and sophisticated production team, but Pixar Studio has developed rapidly in recent years, and the popularity of Toy Story has made it a dark horse in the industry, and DreamWorks has relied on Allen's behind-the-scenes financial support, and the influence and appeal of the SKG triumvirate have also become opponents that Disney needs to take seriously, so the opinion of the legal team is not to take [Dream Media] as the main body for acquisition, but to change a company. In another name, the province has attracted anti-monopoly investigations......"

"Bastard! Foreign capital can buy whatever they want in China, and they can buy whatever they want, and they can buy whatever they want, and if I take the dollar, I can't buy this or that in the United States, and some people will jump out to express their opposition, and it's an antitrust investigation and a CFIUS review, so is it possible that there is a difference between the dollar and the dollar? Isn't it all money! Isn't it all hard-earned money? Why are there so many discriminatory regulations, and why do we have to circumvent them? You say! What is the reason?

"BOSS, you have to follow the local customs......"

"Why don't Yankees need to understand this when they go to the mainland to invest and buy enterprises......?

Seeing him glowing with fire, Xi Meijuan sighed helplessly. "BOSS, isn't it because we have a weak foundation and the speed of economic development is slow?"

"Yes, yes, if you fall behind, you will be beaten, it is really an eternal truth......"

Sitting down again, Fu Zhengyi's fingers tapped on the table, pondered for a moment, and then raised his head again. "What else is the lawyer's opinion?"

"Find an agent, or an agency to complete the transfer of equity, if you can privatize Pixar Studio and delist it in the future, then it is the best ...... to avoid regulatory risks by changing the place of registration."

Agent?

Fu Zhengyi thought for a moment and said. "If Candace is allowed to make an offer to buy Pixar Studios in her own name, will there be no objections and doubts?"

Glancing at Ran Ying, Xi Meijuan nodded.

Picking up his mobile phone and entering the study, Fu Zhengyi dialed Candace's phone.

"Honey, what's the matter? I'm going to be in the studio soon......"

"How much cash do you have at your disposal?"

Candace's heart tightened. "Honey, do you need money, don't worry! I'll call the bank right away and arrange a bank transfer......"

It was quite noisy on the other end of the phone, and Fu Zhengyi briefly explained the situation, and Candace couldn't help but be stunned. "Honey? What are you talking about? Buying Pixar Studios on my behalf? That's going to cost billions of dollars......

"You don't have to worry about funding. Whether it's a loan, go borrow from Delphina, anyway, I'll send someone over to help you arrange everything in the next few days......"