Deal Tracker
7 transactions blocked, conditioned, withdrawn or under review on FDI / national-security grounds, as reported in the briefing. Newest update first.
| Updated | Outcome | Juris. | Deal | Detail & sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | Pending | PL | Paramount Skydance (indirect, via Warner Bros. Discovery) (US) → TVN (PL)
Media / broadcasting · Ministry of State Assets |
Proceedings opened 14 October 2026 under the Act of 24 July 2015; 90 days to approve or order a share sale; TVN on protected list since end of 2024. [1] |
| 2026-10-19 | Blocked | BE | GD Helicopter Finance (Dublin), controlled by GDAT Group (CN) → Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen (NHV) (BE)
Offshore helicopter services / defence-adjacent · Interfederal Screening Committee |
Minister cited national security, strategic interests and possible defence links; formal reasons not published. [1] [2] |
| 2026-10-08 | Blocked | DE | Cosco Shipping (via Goldlead Supply Chain Development (Europe)) (CN) → Konrad Zippel Spedition (80 per cent stake) (DE)
Logistics / port-related · Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy; cabinet approval |
Cabinet approved prohibition on 7 Oct 2026 under AWG/AWV: acquisition would deepen dependencies and endanger supply-chain resilience of Germany and the EU. Formal prohibition notice still to be issued. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] |
| 2026-10-06 | Withdrawn | US | Hindalco Industries (via Aditya Holdings LLC) (IN) → AluChem Companies Inc. (US)
Specialty alumina / advanced materials · CFIUS |
Parties cited extended closing delays beyond their control; press links these to a CFIUS review repeatedly paused by US government shutdowns. No CFIUS decision reported. Deal value 125 million dollars, announced June 2025. [1] [2] [3] |
| 2026-10-02 | Conditions | IT | Pirelli & C. S.p.A. (co-development agreement with ABET High Tech Solutions S.r.l.) (IT) → ABET High Tech Solutions S.r.l. / Pirelli defence activities (cooperation agreement, not an acquisition) (IT)
Defence – remote-controlled electric ground vehicles · Presidency of the Council of Ministers (golden power, DL 21/2012) |
Techno-organisational prescriptions to safeguard industrial property, know-how, products and strategic data and ensure continuity and standards of R&D; detailed terms not disclosed. [1] [2] |
| 2026-10-02 | Conditions | US | BitFuFu Inc. (SG) → Uni-Titan LLC (51 per cent) (US)
Crypto mining / energy-intensive computing · CFIUS (DHS and Treasury as monitoring agencies) |
National security agreement: use restricted to specified crypto mining operations; limits on certain advanced computing hardware; government oversight of improvements and equipment changes; ongoing compliance framework. [1] |
| 2026-10-02 | Pending | CA | China Union Holdings Ltd. (CN) → Argentum Lithium S.A. (Arizaro lithium project; linked to Lithium Chile Inc.) (AR)
Critical minerals – lithium · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (Investment Canada Act) |
Formal review ordered under section 25 of the Investment Canada Act; grounds not disclosed; acquirer reviewing the order. [1] |