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IBM’s Acquisition of Transitive Corporation

December 09, 2008

On November 18, 2008, IBM announced that it will acquire Transitive Corporation, a privately held technology company headquartered in Los Gatos, California, with a research and development team in Manchester, United Kingdom. Transitive is a leader in cross-platform virtualization and a pioneer in developing technologies that allow applications written for one type of microprocessor and operating system to run on multiple platforms. Financial terms of the transaction are not being disclosed.

The lawyers involved in this acquisition are partner George F. Schoen and associates Joseph D. Zavaglia, Aaron Gruber and Elnaz Shahgoli on corporate matters; partner Andrew W. Needham and associates Vinay Shandal and Mark E. Dundon on tax matters; partner Eric W. Hilfers and associates Kerry Halpern-Skoglund and Jared R. Whalen on executive compensation and benefits matters; and associate Matthew Morreale on environmental matters.

Related Practices & Industries

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

People

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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

    Admitted In

    • New York
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    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

      Admitted In

      • New York
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      Name
      Joseph D. Zavaglia
      Title
      Corporate
      Title
      Partner
      Email
      jzavaglia@cravath.com
      Phone
      +1-212-474-1724
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        Education

        • J.D., 2004, Brooklyn Law School
          Valedictorian, summa cum laude
        • B.B.A., 2001, College of Insurance
          cum laude

        Admitted In

        • New York
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        Aaron M. Gruber
        Title
        Corporate
        Title
        Partner
        Email
        agruber@cravath.com
        Phone
        +1-212-474-1456
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          Education

          • J.D., 2007, Stanford Law School
            Order of the Coif
          • M.Phil., 2004, University of Cambridge
            Gates Cambridge Scholar
          • B.S., 2003, Yale College
            summa cum laude

          Admitted In

          • New York
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          Name
          Andrew W. Needham
          Title
          Tax
          Title
          Retired Partner
          Email
          aneedham@cravath.com
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          +1-212-474-1999
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            Education

            • 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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            Deals & Cases

            March 09, 2026

            Talkspace’s Acquisition by UHS

            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.

            Deals & Cases

            February 18, 2026

            Tenax’s Merger with Air

            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.

            Deals & Cases

            February 17, 2026

            Kennedy Wilson’s Acquisition by Consortium Led by William McMorrow and Fairfax

            On February 17, 2026, Kennedy‑Wilson Holdings, Inc. (“Kennedy Wilson”) and Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (“Fairfax”) jointly announced that Kennedy Wilson has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired, in an all cash‑transaction, by an entity affiliated with a consortium led by William McMorrow, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kennedy Wilson, and certain other senior executives of Kennedy Wilson (collectively, the “KW Management Group”), together with Fairfax (collectively, the “Consortium”).

            Deals & Cases

            February 17, 2026

            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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