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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.

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  • Corporate
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George F. Schoen
Title
Corporate
Title
Partner
Email
gschoen@cravath.com
Phone
+1-212-474-1740
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    Education

    • J.D., 1998, University of Chicago Law School
      with Honors
    • B.A., 1994, Cornell University

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    • New York
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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

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      • 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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        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

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          • 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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            Andrew W. Needham
            Title
            Tax
            Title
            Retired Partner
            Email
            aneedham@cravath.com
            Phone
            +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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