Nestlé’s Sale of Alcon Stake to Novartis
April 07, 2008
Cravath represented Nestlé SA in the sale of its stake in Alcon Inc. to Novartis in a two-step transaction for $39 billion. The lawyers involved in the matter were partners Alan C. Stephenson and Robert I. Townsend, III and associates Michael A. LaGatta, Brittain A. Rogers and Benjamin P. Schaye on corporate matters; partner Michael L. Schler and associate Dana Frenkel on tax matters; senior attorney Rolf Zaiss and associate Kerry Halpern-Skoglund on benefits matters; and associate David J. Mandl on environmental matters. The deal was announced on April 7, 2008.
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