Mergers & Acquisitions,
Corporate
Dec. 14, 2021
Zoom-Five9 failure doesn’t spell end of China-US investment
A selective reading of the facts about the failed Zoom acquisition of Five9 lends itself to a tempting clickbait headline that companies with ties to China would be doomed to have a tough time investing in the United States. This headline, however, would be misleading.
Tai-Heng Cheng
Co-Managing Partner, Singapore Office
Sidley Austin LLP
Tai-Heng is a global co-head of Arbitration & Trade at Sidley Austin.
A selective reading of the facts about the failed Zoom acquisition of Five9 lends itself to a tempting clickbait headline that companies with ties to China would be doomed to have a tough time investing in the United States. This headline, however, would be misleading.
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