2010 CFIUS Annual Report CY09.doc - Department of the Treasury
2010 CFIUS Annual Report CY09.doc - Department of the Treasury
2010 CFIUS Annual Report CY09.doc - Department of the Treasury
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As shown in Figure II-1, <strong>the</strong> largest amount <strong>of</strong> M&A activity involving foreign acquisitions<br />
<strong>of</strong> U.S. critical technology companies involved targets whose primary activities are in<br />
<strong>the</strong> information technology sectors.<br />
40<br />
35<br />
35<br />
2009 Transactions<br />
30<br />
25<br />
20<br />
15<br />
10<br />
5<br />
0<br />
18<br />
1<br />
3<br />
19<br />
2<br />
4 3<br />
12<br />
1<br />
Aerospace<br />
& Defense<br />
Chemicals<br />
Energy<br />
Information<br />
Technology<br />
Machinery<br />
& Equip.<br />
Metals &<br />
Mining<br />
Pharma &<br />
Biotech<br />
R&D &<br />
Testing Svcs<br />
Electronics<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r<br />
Figure II-1: Completed Transactions by Sector <strong>of</strong> U.S. Target Company<br />
The data in this report can also be analyzed by <strong>the</strong> home region <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> foreign<br />
acquirers. Figure II-2 displays <strong>the</strong> data with <strong>the</strong> following regional breakdown: Western<br />
Europe; East Asia; Canada, Australia & New Zealand; and O<strong>the</strong>r. Western Europe<br />
accounts for over 60 percent <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> transactions.<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r<br />
13%<br />
Canada,<br />
Australia & New<br />
Zealand<br />
13%<br />
East Asia<br />
13%<br />
Western Europe<br />
61%<br />
Figure II-2: Completed transactions in critical technologies by regions<br />
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