Shuanghui International and Smithfield Foods receive CFIUS clearance
Shuanghui International Holdings Limited and Smithfield Foods Inc. announced that the companies have received clearance on their proposed transaction from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). Smithfield and Shuanghui International also announced that the parties have received governmental merger clearance in Ukraine.
The transaction remains subject to Smithfield shareholder approval and other customary closing conditions. Smithfield's shareholders are scheduled to vote on the transaction at a special shareholders meeting on Tuesday, September 24, 2013. Shuanghui International and Smithfield expect the transaction to close shortly thereafter.