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3Com (computer networking)
3Com (computer networking)
The computer networking giant is trying to get its $66 million termination fee.
•  Doubting Bain's 3Com excuse
Deal announced: 09/28/2007
Deal withdrawn: 03/20/2008
Investors: Huawei Technologies
Value of the deal: $2.2 billion

Bain claimed the US government, specifically the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), had killed the deal due to national security concerns; but for some observers that sounded like a convenient excuse.

The data network provider doesn't seem to buy it either, and is in the process of trying to get its $66 million termination fee.

NEXT: Alliance Data Systems (private-label credit cards)
Last updated May 19 2008: 1:26 PM ET
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