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Cameron’s $14.8 Billion Acquisition by Schlumberger

August 26, 2015

On August 26, 2015, Schlumberger Limited and Cameron jointly announced a definitive merger agreement in which the companies will combine in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $14.8 billion. Cravath represented Cameron in connection with this transaction. Under the terms of the agreement, Cameron shareholders will receive 0.716 shares of Schlumberger common stock and a cash payment of $14.44 in exchange for each Cameron share.

The Cravath team was led by partner George F. Schoen and included associates Rachael G. Coffey, Michael L. Arnold and Eric D. Rinder on M&A matters; partners Stephen L. Gordon and Lauren Angelilli and associate Ashley N. Elnicki on tax matters; partner Eric W. Hilfers and associates Jonathan J. Katz and Matthew J. Bobby on executive compensation and benefits matters; partner Christine A. Varney and associates Margaret Segall D’Amico and Jesse M. Weiss on antitrust matters; and partner Matthew Morreale on environmental matters.

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  • Corporate
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Tax
  • Executive Compensation and Benefits
  • Antitrust
  • Environmental
  • Antitrust

People

Name
Lauren Angelilli
Title
Tax
Title
Partner
Email
langelilli@cravath.com
Phone
+1-212-474-1016
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    Education

    • J.D., 2000, Harvard Law School
      cum laude
    • B.S., 1996, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
      magna cum laude

    Admitted In

    • New York
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    Name
    Eric W. Hilfers
    Title
    Executive Compensation and Benefits
    Title
    Partner
    Email
    ehilfers@cravath.com
    Phone
    +1-212-474-1352
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      Education

      • J.D., 1998, University of Chicago Law School
        with Honors
      • A.B., 1995, Princeton University

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      • New York
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      Name
      Matthew Morreale
      Title
      Corporate
      Title
      Partner
      Email
      mmorreale@cravath.com
      Phone
      +1-212-474-1534
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        Education

        • J.D., 1997, Columbia Law School
          Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
        • M.S., 1994, University of Pennsylvania
        • B.A., 1990, University of Pennsylvania
        • B.A.S., 1990, University of Pennsylvania

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        • New York
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        Jonathan J. Katz
        Title
        Executive Compensation and Benefits
        Title
        Partner
        Email
        jkatz@cravath.com
        Phone
        +1-212-474-1538
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          Education

          • LL.M., 2013, New York University School of Law
          • J.D., 2007, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
            Order of the Coif, Dean's Distinguished Scholar, summa cum laude
          • B.S., 2003, Cornell University

          Admitted In

          • New York
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          Name
          Margaret T. Segall
          Title
          Litigation
          Title
          Partner
          Email
          msegall@cravath.com
          Phone
          +1-212-474-1231
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            • J.D., 2008, Harvard Law School
              cum laude
            • A.B., 2003, Harvard College
              magna cum laude

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            • New York
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            Name
            Stephen L. Gordon
            Title
            Tax
            Title
            Retired Partner
            Email
            gordon@cravath.com
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            +1-212-474-1999
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              Education

              • J.D., 1981, Harvard Law School
                cum laude
              • A.B., 1978, Cornell University
                cum laude
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              Name
              Christine A. Varney
              Title
              Litigation
              Title
              Retired Partner
              Email
              cvarney@cravath.com
              Phone
              +1-212-474-1140
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                Education

                • J.D., 1986, Georgetown University Law Center
                • M.P.A., 1982, Syracuse University
                • B.A., 1977, State University of New York, Albany

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                On March 9, 2026, Universal Health Services, Inc. (“UHS”) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Talkspace, Inc. (“Talkspace”) for $5.25 per share. The enterprise value for the transaction is approximately $835 million. Cravath is representing Talkspace in connection with the transaction.

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                On February 17, 2026, Tenax Aerospace Acquisition, LLC (“Tenax”) and Air Industries Group (“Air”) jointly announced that they have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger to combine Tenax’s special mission aviation business with Air’s precision aerospace manufacturing business. At the time of the merger, Air will issue shares of its common stock to holders of Tenax membership units. After the closing, Tenax shareholders are expected to own approximately 95% of Air’s outstanding shares while existing Air shareholders are expected to own approximately 5%, and the combined company expects to remain listed on the NYSE American under the symbol AIRI. Cravath is representing Tenax in connection with the transaction.

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                Deals & Cases

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                MTN’s Proposed $6.2 Billion Acquisition of IHS

                On February 17, 2026, MTN Group Limited (“MTN”), Africa’s largest mobile network operator, announced that it has entered into an agreement with IHS Holding Limited (“IHS”), one of the largest independent owners, operators and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world, to acquire the remaining shares of IHS not already owned by MTN in an all‑cash transaction at an offer price of $8.50 per IHS share, which implies an enterprise value of $6.2 billion. The structure of the transaction is intended such that, upon completion of IHS’ announced disposals of its Latin American businesses, MTN will acquire 100% of IHS’ African tower portfolio. Following the completion of the transaction, IHS will be de‑listed from the New York Stock Exchange. Cravath is representing MTN in connection with the transaction.

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