On July 1, 2010, IBM announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire BigFix Inc., a privately held company based in Emeryville, California. Cravath is representing IBM in connection with this transaction.
BigFix will be integrated into IBM Software Group. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2010, subject to regulatory approval and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Financial details were not disclosed.
The Cravath team included partners George E. Zobitz and George F. Schoen and associates Todd D.C. Anderman and Amanda R. Fenster on corporate matters; partner Andrew W. Needham and associates Joanne J. Lee and Matthew Cantor on tax matters; partner Jennifer S. Conway and associates Jarrett R. Hoffman, Jared R. Whalen and Kevin E. Manz on executive compensation and benefits matters; and associate Robin C. Landis on antitrust matters.