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InterMune’s $8.9 Billion Acquisition by Roche

August 25, 2014

On August 24, 2014, Roche and InterMune, Inc. announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement for Roche to acquire InterMune at a price of US$74.00 per share in an all‑cash transaction with a total equity value of US$8.9 billion. This offer represents a premium of 38% to InterMune’s closing price on August 22, 2014, and a premium of 63% to InterMune’s unaffected closing price on August 12, 2014. Cravath represented InterMune in connection with this transaction, which has been approved by the boards of InterMune and Roche and is expected to close in 2014.

The Cravath team included partners Faiza J. Saeed and Ting S. Chen and associates Amanda R. Fenster, Jennifer L. Tanaka and Jennifer Uren on M&A matters; partner Michael L. Schler and associate Jay S. Gill on tax matters; partner Eric W. Hilfers and associate Julia L. Onorato on executive compensation and benefits matters; partner Christine A. Varney and associate Margaret Segall D’Amico on antitrust matters; and partner David J. Kappos and associate Benjamin D. Landry on intellectual property matters.

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

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Faiza J. Saeed
Title
Corporate
Title
Partner
Email
fsaeed@cravath.com
Phone
+1-212-474-1454
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    Education

    • J.D., 1991, Harvard Law School
      magna cum laude
    • B.A., 1987, University of California, Berkeley
      with Highest Distinction, Phi Beta Kappa

    Admitted In

    • New York
    • California (Inactive)
    • District of Columbia (Inactive)
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    Name
    Ting S. Chen
    Title
    Corporate
    Title
    Partner
    Email
    tchen@cravath.com
    Phone
    +1-212-474-1794
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      Education

      • J.D., 2006, Stanford Law School
      • A.B., 2003, Harvard College
        Phi Beta Kappa, summa 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

        Admitted In

        • New York
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        David J. Kappos
        Title
        Corporate
        Title
        Partner
        Email
        dkappos@cravath.com
        Phone
        +1-212-474-1168
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          Education

          • J.D., 1990, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
          • B.S., 1983, University of California, Davis
            summa cum laude

          Admitted In

          • New York
          • California
          • District of Columbia
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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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            Education

            • J.D., 2008, Harvard Law School
              cum laude
            • A.B., 2003, Harvard College
              magna cum laude

            Admitted In

            • New York
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            Name
            Michael L. Schler
            Title
            Tax
            Title
            Retired Partner
            Email
            mschler@cravath.com
            Phone
            +1-212-474-1999
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              Education

              • LL.M., 1979, New York University
              • J.D., 1973, Yale Law School
              • B.A., 1970, Harvard University
                magna 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 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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                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”).

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                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.

                Deals & Cases

                February 16, 2026

                Hapag-Lloyd’s Over $4 Billion Acquisition of ZIM

                On February 16, 2026, Hapag‑Lloyd signed an agreement with Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (“ZIM”), the world’s 10th largest container shipping line, under which Hapag‑Lloyd will acquire 100% of ZIM’s shares for a consideration of $35 per share in cash. The total transaction value amounts to over $4 billion. As part of the transaction, FIMI Opportunity Funds will take ownership of a carved‑out Israeli container liner business. Cravath is representing Hapag‑Lloyd in connection with the transaction.

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