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IBM’s Acquisition of Platform Solutions

July 07, 2008

Cravath represented IBM in its acquisition of Platform Solutions, Inc. (“PSI”), a privately held technology company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. As part of this acquisition, PSI’s technologies and employees will become part of the IBM System z business unit of the IBM Systems and Technology Group, and PSI’s technologies will become part of IBM’s long-term mainframe product engineering cycles and part of IBM’s future product plans. The lawyers involved in this acquisition are partners George E. Zobitz and George F. Schoen, associates Christopher S. Harrison, Kylie M. Lane and Raneshia L. Smith and summer associates Kenneth S. Gerold and David L. Selinger on corporate matters; practice area attorney Matthew Morreale on environmental matters; partner Andrew W. Needham, associates Vinay Shandal and Luke A. Facer and summer associate Ilya O. Podolyako on tax matters; and senior attorney Rolf Zaiss and associate Jarrett R. Hoffman on executive compensation and benefits matters. The deal was announced on July 2, 2008.

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George E. Zobitz
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    • J.D., 1995, New York University School of Law
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    • B.A., 1991, Franklin & Marshall College

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    George F. Schoen
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      • J.D., 1998, University of Chicago Law School
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      • B.A., 1994, Cornell University

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      Matthew Morreale
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        • J.D., 1997, Columbia Law School
          Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
        • M.S., 1994, University of Pennsylvania
        • B.A., 1990, University of Pennsylvania
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        Andrew W. Needham
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          • M.B.A., 1992, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
          • LL.M., 1990, Georgetown University Law Center
          • J.D., 1986, Georgetown University Law Center
          • B.A., 1982, University of Arizona College of Law

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