The general pattern of their conduct during this period wasthat KLUGER obtained Inside Information regarding certain planned merger and acquisitionactivities of public companies through his work on the corporate deals.
Today, counter-intelligence activities in the United States that have a nexus with China typically involve the illegal acquisition of U.S. technologies.
Lindelov's response to losing out on major European buys was the acquisition in June of the beer (Pripps-Ringnes) and soft drinks (Ramlsa) activities of Norway's Orkla.
In its most extreme interpretation, the rule would require a company that hires a labor-law firm to evaluate a potential acquisition with unionized operations, say, to report the relationship even if that blows its cover on secret due diligence activities.