MoneyGram merger is latest casualty of CFIUS, Chinese trade battle
MoneyGram and Ant Financial Services Group, an affiliate of China-based Alibaba, have mutually agreed to terminate their planned merger due to their rejection by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. The rejection is the latest effort by the Trump Administran to curb corporate dealmaking with Chinee entities.
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