IBM’s Acquisition of 7Summits
January 12, 2021
On January 11, 2021, IBM announced that it has acquired 7Summits, a leading Salesforce consultancy with more than a decade of delivering digital experiences across industries. The acquisition extends IBM’s portfolio of Salesforce services and experience design capabilities and further advances IBM’s hybrid cloud and AI strategy. Cravath represented IBM in connection with the transaction.
The Cravath team was led by partners George F. Schoen and Matthew M. Kelly and includes associates Joel B. Tay and Courtney T. Seager on M&A matters; partner Andrew W. Needham and associate Rebecca L. Fine on tax matters; associates Aaron J. Feuer and Christopher C. Gonnella on executive compensation and benefits matters; partner Matthew Morreale on environmental matters; senior attorney Joyce Law and practice area attorney Laurel R. Berkowitz on real estate matters; and senior attorney Jesse M. Weiss on antitrust matters. Kristina M. Hurley also worked on M&A matters and Laura S. Lee also worked on executive compensation and benefits matters.
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