M&A deals in US getting harder to close, not just for Alibaba

Bipartisan bill would step up scrutiny of foreign purchases

In a rare move, the U.S. Justice Department last September balked at a deal after the traditional 30-day antitrust waiting period had passed.

NATSUKO SEGAWA, Nikkei senior staff writer

February 16, 2018 00:59 JST

TOKYO -- The U.S. is taking an increasingly close look at the economic and security ramifications when foreign companies attempt to acquire American corporations, a move that is supposedly aimed at China but could trip up businesses from other parts of Asia as well.