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Recent Mergers and Acquisitions: One of The Preeminent Technology M&A Practices in The Nation
Recent Mergers and Acquisitions: One of The Preeminent Technology M&A Practices in The Nation
Recent Mergers and Acquisitions: One of The Preeminent Technology M&A Practices in The Nation
Deal Value undisclosed undisclosed $95 M undisclosed undisclosed $120 M $2.35 B undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed $367 M undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed $333 M $25.5 M undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed $290 M undisclosed $390 M
In recent years, the firm has completed more than $200 billion in transactions. We routinely represent leading serial acquirers, including Cisco Systems in its $6.9B acquisition of Scientific-Atlanta, its $3.2B tender offer of WebEx Communications, its $2.9B acquisition of Starent Networks, and more than 70 other transactions in recent years. We handled one of the largest Internet deals everVeriSigns $21B acquisition of Network Solutionsand more than 25 other VeriSign acquisitions. We handled one of the largest technology mergers everSymantecs $13.5B acquisition of VERITASand more than 25 other Symantec acquisitions. Counsel in many of the most important strategic mergers of software companies, including: Macromedias $3.4B merger with Adobe Systems, VERITAS $3.4B acquisition of Seagate Software, Opswares $1.6B acquisition by Hewlett-Packard, MySQLs $1B acquisition by Sun Microsystems, and Intuits $1.35B acquisition of Digital Insight. Counsel for some of the largest life sciences industry mergers in recent yearsincluding Agilent Technologies $1.5B acquisition of Varian, Ocular Sciences $1.2B acquisition by The Cooper Companies and Connetics $930M acquisition by Stiefel Laboratories. Our focus on technology earned us a Top 5 ranking for technology sector M&A in North America by MergerMarket. We are consistently named among the top 10 M&A practices overall in the U.S. and top 25 M&A practices worldwide by Bloomberg, MergerMarket, FactSet, and Thomson Reuters.
TripIt, Inc. The Procter & Gamble Company (Pringles business) Beluga Snaptu Sofa
Facebook, Inc.
Hewlett-Packard Company Meebo, Inc. Mixbook Molex Incorporated ngmoco, LLC NVIDIA Corporation Polycom, Inc. Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. PopCap Games Reply! Inc. Research In Motion Shutterfly, Inc. Silicon Image Skype
Vertica Systems, Inc. Mindset Media, LLC Scrapblog, Inc. Luxtera, Inc. (Active Optical Cable business) Rough Cookie B.V. Icera Inc. Hewlett-Packard Company (Visual Collaboration business) Allozyne, Inc. ZipZapPlay, Inc. MerchantCircle Gist, Inc. Tiny Prints, Inc. SiBEAM, Inc. Qik, Inc. Inventory Technology Systems, Inc. New Era Software LLC Plateau Systems Ltd. Jambok Inc. Clearwell Systems, Inc.
Twitter, Inc. Vector Capital Wal-Mart Stores Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group Weatherford International Ltd. Wisepower Co. Ltd. Yahoo! YouSendIt, Inc. YouTube, Inc. 2010 Selected Transactions
AdGrok TweetDeck Ltd. RAE Systems Inc. Kosmix Corporation Flixster, Inc. CygNet Software Unidym, Inc. IntoNow, Inc. Atassa Zosh Next New Networks, Inc.
undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed $140 M undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed
Acquiring Company ABB Ltd. (special IP counsel) ActiveVideo Networks, Inc. Adesto Technologies (special IP counsel) Aetna Alibaba.com Amazon.com, Inc. AOL Areva SA Barry Ventures (affiliate) Bonanza Boston Scientific Corporation Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Broadcom Corporation BroadSoft Inc. Cadence Design Systems Capcom U.S.A., Inc. Chegg, Inc.
Acquired Company Ventyx TAG Networks, Inc. Qimonda (IP and patents) Medicity, Inc. Vendio Services, Inc. Quidsi, Inc. (Diapers.com and Soap.com) Thing Labs, Inc. Ausra, Inc. RAE Systems Inc. (Represented the Special Committee of the Board) 1000 Markets Asthmatx, Inc. ZymoGenetics, Inc. Teknovus, Inc. Casabi, Inc. Denali Software, Inc. Blue Castle Games CourseRank, Inc. Cramster
Deal Value $1 B undisclosed undisclosed $500 M undisclosed $545 M undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed $443.5 M $885 M $123 M $1.95 M $315 undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed
Arch Rock Corporation CoreOptics Inc. Cisco Systems, Inc. ExtendMedia LineSider Technologies, Inc. MOTO Development Group Rohati Systems, Inc. Consona DeNA Co. Ltd. Diamond Foods, Inc. EDGAR Online, Inc. Emergent BioSolutions Evri, Inc. Compiere, Inc. ngmoco, Inc. Kettle Foods UBMatrix, Inc. Trubion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Radar Networks, Inc. Divvyshot Drop.io HotPotato Media Facebook, Inc. Nextstop Octazen Solutions Sharegrove Walletin Zenbe Federated Media Publishing Flipboard, Inc. Flixster, Inc. GE Healthcare Google Inc. Groupon Harman International Industries Harmonic Inc. Heatwave Interactive, Inc. Hewlett-Packard Company IBM iForem Inc. Illinois Tool Works Informatica Corporation Big Tent Design Inc. Foodbuzz Ellerdale Rotten Tomatoes (from News Corp.) MedPlexus, Inc. Invite Media, Inc. Mechanical Zoo (Aardvark) Ludic Labs, Inc. Aha Mobile, Inc. Omneon, Inc. PlayGrid (IP rights and assets for Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising) ArcSight, Inc. Cast Iron Systems, Inc. EnMoDa MKS Instruments, Inc. (sold ION Systems) Siperian, Inc.
undisclosed $99 M undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed $403 M $615 M undisclosed $135.5 M undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed $274 M undisclosed $1.5 B undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed $130 M
Ingenix Jive Software, Inc. Juniper Networks, Inc. Linden Research, Inc. MerchantCircle Metacafe, Inc. Microsoft Corporation Natus Medical Incorporated NewTravelco NexTag ngmoco, Inc. Nokia Corporation OnMobile Global Ltd. Responsys, Inc. RGB Networks, Inc. SAIC salesforce.com seesmic, Inc. ShoreTel, Inc. Six Apart Ltd. Skyfire Labs, Inc. (special corporate counsel) Solta Medical, Inc. SonoSite, Inc. SuccessFactors, Inc. Symantec Corporation Synclore Corporation
Axolotl Corporation FiltrBox, Inc. SMobile Systems, Inc. Enemy Unknown AB TimeBridge Action Sports (parent company of Go211.com) Canesta, Inc. Medix Kayak.com (special patent counsel in sale of TravelPost) Wize, Inc. Freeverse Stumptown Game Machine Motally, Inc. Novarra, Inc. Dilithium Networks (3G video technology and mobile services) Eservices Group Pty Ltd RipCode CloudShield Technologies, Inc. Jigsaw (represented Norwest Venture Partners) Ping.fm, Inc. Agito Networks NaturalPath Media Kolbysoft CLRS Technology Visualsonics CubeTree, Inc. Inform Business Impact Gideon Technologies, Inc. PGP Corporation Servo Software, Inc. Synfora, Inc. (assets)
undisclosed undisclosed $70 M undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed $14 M undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed $142 M undisclosed $12 M undisclosed undisclosed $1.1 M $71 M $50 M $40.5 M undisclosed $306 M undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed $315 M
Synopsys, Inc.
Targeted Genetics Corporation (represented BOD) Thoma Bravo (led investor group) Trimble Navigation Twitter, Inc. Vibes Media VideoEgg Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Warburg Pincus Investors Washington Post Zynga Game Network Inc.
Biocontrol Limited SonicWALL, Inc. Novariant, Inc. (Terralite navigation business) Atebits Cloudhopper Zeep Mobile Six Apart Ltd. VUDU, Inc. A Place for Mom iCurrent Inc. Newtoy, Inc. XPD Media, Inc.
undisclosed $717 M undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed
Acquiring Company Accel-KKR Agilent Technologies Inc. Aleri Inc. Amazon.com, Inc. Arris Group, Inc. Autonomy Corporation plc Caring.com
Acquired Company Kana Software, Inc. (assets and liabilities) Varian Inc. Coral8, Inc. Zappos.com, Inc. Digeo Inc. Interwoven, Inc. Gilbert Guide Pure Digital Technologies, Inc.
Deal Value $48.9 M $1.5 B undisclosed $847 M $20 M $775 M undisclosed $600 M $183 M $2.9 B $105 M $2.4 B undisclosed $7 M undisclosed $170 M undisclosed $287.5 M
EMC Corporation Exar Corporation Genzyme Corporation Intelius Inc. Intuit Inc. Kosmix Corporation LEO Pharma A/S
Data Domain, Inc. hi/fn, inc. Targeted Genetics Corporation (certain assets) SPOCK Networks, Inc. PayCycle Inc. Cruxlux Peplin, Inc.
Limbo, Inc. LimeLife, Inc. MixMatchMusic, Ltd. Natus Medical Incorporated NCR Corporation Panther Express QLogic Corporation Quest Software, Inc. Silver Lake, Index Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Silver Spring Networks, Inc. SonoSite, Inc. SpringSoft, Inc. Symantec Corporation Synopsys, Inc. Teikoku Pharma USA, Inc. Tela Innovations Turin Networks, Inc. Twitter, Inc. 2008 Selected Transactions
Brightkite, Inc. Tapatap, Inc. Mix2r Alpine Biomed Holdings Corp. DVDPlay, Inc. CDNetworks Inc. NetXen, Inc. MonoSphere Inc.
$2.75 B
Greenbox Technology Inc. CardioDynamics International Corporation Certess, Inc. Mi5 Networks, Inc. MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Analog Biz Group) Travanti Pharma Inc. Blaze DFM, Inc. Force10 Networks, Inc. Mixer Labs, Inc.
Acquiring Company Adaptec, Inc. American Express Applimation Atempo, Inc. Becton, Dickinson and Company Cepheid
Acquired Company Aristos Logic Corporation Concur Technologies, Inc. Gamma Enterprises Technology Lighthouse Global Technologies LLC Cytopeia Inc. Stretton Scientific Limited
DiviTech A/S Fast Data Technology Cisco Systems, Inc. Jabber, Inc. Nuova Systems PostPath, Inc. Pure Networks Comcast Corporation Convergys Corporation Diamond Foods, Inc. Plaxo Visage Mobile (sale of Subscriber Management Platform) General Mills, Inc. (Pop Secret popcorn business) Hands-On Mobile Korea Electronic Arts Inc. J2MSoft Inc. ThreeSF Inc. Freescale Semiconductor Future US, Inc. Glu Mobile Inc. GoIndustry plc Hasbro Inc. Interwoven, Inc. Keynote Systems, Inc. Medicis Monster SigmaTel, Inc.* Ballhype, Inc. Superscape Group plc DoveBid, Inc. Cranium Inc. (represented major shareholder) Discovery Mining, Inc. Zandan LipoSonix, Inc. Trovix, Inc. BrainZ (certain assets) NeuroCom International, Inc. Natus Medical Inc. Schwarzer GmbH (Neurology Business) SonaMed Corporation Novafora, Inc Oracle Corporation Proofpoint, Inc. Transmeta Corporation ClearApp Fortiva, Inc. Secure Data in Motion, Inc. (dba Sigaba) Shanghai Fulong Software Technology Ltd. Arkivio, Inc. Twhirl Apperceptive, LLC Pownce
undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed $210 M $120 M undisclosed undisclosed $190 M undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed $110 M undisclosed $36 M undisclosed $77.5 M $36 M $3 M $300 M $72.5 M $810,000 $18 M undisclosed undisclosed $255.6 M undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed
undisclosed $15 M $1 B undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed $227 M $25 M undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed
Symantec Corporation
nSuite Technologies, Inc. SwapDrive ProDesign (CHIPit Biz Unit) Synplicity, Inc. Insightful Corporation Summize Symantec Corporation (sale of APM business) Thinstall Society Caf
Synopsys TIBCO Software Inc. Twitter Vector Capital VMware, Inc. Zazzle 2007 Selected Transactions
Acquiring Company Agilent Technologies, Inc. Apollo Group, Inc. Aricent AT&T Blaze DFM, Inc. Broadcom Corporation Captaris, Inc. CBS Cepheid Cisco Systems, Inc.
Acquired Company Stratagene Corporation Aptimus, Inc. DataLinx Ingenio Aprio Technologies Global Locate Castelle Dotspotter Sangtec Molecular Diagnostics AB BroadWare Technologies, Inc. Cognio, Inc. Five Across, Inc. IronPort Systems, Inc. Navini Networks, Inc. Reactivity, Inc. Securent, Inc. SpansLogic Inc. Utah Street Networks, Inc. (select assets) WebEx Communications, Inc.
Deal Value undisclosed $48 M undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed $146 M $18.2 M undisclosed $27 M undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed $830 M $330 M $135 M $100 M undisclosed undisclosed $3.2 B $160 M undisclosed
AllBusiness.com, Inc. The Moeller Group Phoenixtec Power Co. Ltd. Schneider Electric (divestment of MGE UPS Systems)
eBay Inc. Electronic Arts Inc. Electronic Arts Inc. Fox Interactive Media Glu Mobile Inc. Google Inc. Hewlett-Packard Company IBM
Innovation Technology Group, Inc. Interwoven, Inc. KLA-Tencor Corp. Logitech International
StumbleUpon SingShot Media Super Computer International Photobucket, Inc. MIG Information Technology Co. Ltd. Postini, Inc. Opsware Inc. Cognos, Inc. Vitria Technology, Inc. Optimost LLC OnWafer Technologies, Inc. WiLife, Inc. Tellme Networks, Inc. InfoSpace, Inc. (Mobile Services Biz Unit) Excel-Tech Ltd. Cambia Security Cryptic Studios (IP assets) Enpocket Inc. InfoLink and MLS assets of the Central Valley Association of Realtors Terawave Communications, Inc. iConclude Corporation Covad Communications Group, Inc. SpectraLink Corporation Insignia Solutions, plc Aventail Corporation LiveJournal
$75 M undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed $40 M $625 M $1.6 B $5 B undisclosed $52 M undisclosed $24 M undisclosed $135M $63.6 M undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed $9.1 M $30 M undisclosed $220 M 18.5 M $25M undisclosed
Microsoft Corporation Motricity* Natus Medical Inc. nCircle Network Security, Inc. NCsoft Corp. Nokia Corporation Northern California Real Estate Exchange Occam Networks, Inc. Opsware Inc. Platinum Equity LLC Polycom, Inc. Smith Micro Software, Inc. SonicWALL, Inc. SUP
Symantec Corporation Synopsys, Inc. Turin Networks, Inc. Varian, Inc. Versata Enterprises, Inc. 2006 Selected Transactions
Altiris, Inc. Vontu ArchPro Design Automation, Inc. Sandwork Design, Inc. Carrier Access Corporation Analogix, Inc. Nextance, Inc.
Acquiring Company Akrion, Inc. ArcSight Atempo, Inc. Capcom Entertainment, Inc. Cisco Systems, Inc.
Acquired Company SCP Global Technologies, Inc. ENIRA Technologies Storactive Inc. Cosmic Infinity Inc. Arroyo Video Solutions, Inc. Greenfield Networks Inc. Meetinghouse Data Communications Nuova Systems, Inc. SyPixx Networks, Inc.
Deal Value undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed $92 M undisclosed $43.7 M $50 M $51 M $15 M undisclosed $67 M undisclosed $18 M undisclosed undisclosed $1.5 B undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed $1.35 B $30 M undisclosed
Click Commerce, Inc. CMP Technology Concur Technologies, Inc. Darwin Partners, Inc. Diamond Foods, Inc. Electronic Arts Inc. FiberTower Corporation Glu Mobile Google Inc. Hewlett-Packard Company Intuit Inc. Keynote Systems, Inc. Lockheed Martin Corporation
Elance, Inc. (Contractor Management Unit) Sand Hill Group LLC (Software 2007 conference) Outtask, Inc. Suzsoft Co., Ltd. Harmony Foods Corporation (Certain Assets) Digital Illusions CE AB Mythic Entertainment, Inc. First Avenue Networks Inc. iFone JotSpot Outerbay Technologies, Inc. Digital Insight Corp. SIGNOS Systemintegrations GmbH Savi Technology, Inc.
Medicity, Inc. Micron Technology, Inc. Motorola, Inc. MySQL AB Natus Medical Inc. Network Appliance, Inc. Opsware Inc. Phonak Holding AG QLogic Corporation Reuters Group Plc Sanmina-SCI Corp. Six Apart, Ltd. Skeen/Chang Investments L.P. SonicWALL, Inc. Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. Symantec Corporation TriNet Group, Inc. Turin Networks
iServices Group, a division of Park City Solutions Lexar Media, Inc. Good Technology, Inc. Netfrastructure, Inc. DELTAMED SA Olympic Medical Corp. Topio, Inc. Creekpath Systems GN ReSound A/S PathScale, Inc. Application Networks Adaptec, Inc. (Block-Based Systems) Rojo Networks, Inc. Vitria Technology, Inc. MailFrontier, Inc. Connetics Corporation IMlogic, Inc. Revivio Inc. Outsource Group, LLC White Rock Networks GeoTrust, Inc. inCode Wireless Kontiki, Inc. Snapcentric, Inc. AccelChip, Inc. GeoTrust, Inc. inCode Wireless Kontiki, Inc. Snapcentric, Inc. AccelChip, Inc.
undisclosed $800 M undisclosed undisclosed $4 M $19.3 M $160 M $10 M $2.64 B $109 M $41 M $14.6 M undisclosed undisclosed $31 M $930 M undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed undisclosed $125 M $52 M $62 M $12 M undisclosed $125 M $52 M $62 M $12 M undisclosed
VeriSign, Inc.
Xilinx, Inc.
VeriSign, Inc.
Xilinx, Inc.