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Pentair’s $10 Billion Combination with Tyco’s Flow Control Business

March 30, 2012

On March 28, 2012, Pentair, Inc. and Tyco International Ltd. announced a definitive agreement to combine Tyco’s Flow Control business with Pentair in a tax-free, all-stock merger valued at $10 billion. Cravath represented Pentair in connection with this transaction. Upon completion of the transaction, which has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies, Tyco shareholders will own approximately 52.5% of the combined company and Pentair shareholders will own approximately 47.5%.

The Cravath team included partners Faiza J. Saeed and Thomas E. Dunn and associates Benjamin P. Schaye and Robert Earl Benson on corporate matters; partner Stephen L. Gordon and associates Christopher K. Fargo and Matthew O. Williams on tax matters; partner Eric W. Hilfers, practice area attorney Michael Krasnovsky and associate Kevin E. Manz on executive compensation and benefits matters; partner Matthew Morreale on environmental matters and senior attorney David M. Stuart on regulatory and compliance matters. Justin S. Zaremby also worked on corporate matters.

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  • Corporate
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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
    Thomas E. Dunn
    Title
    Corporate
    Title
    Partner
    Email
    tdunn@cravath.com
    Phone
    +1-212-474-1108
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      • J.D., 1992, Duke Law School
        summa cum laude
      • B.A., 1987, The College of William & Mary

      Admitted In

      • 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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          Christopher K. Fargo
          Title
          Tax
          Title
          Partner
          Email
          cfargo@cravath.com
          Phone
          +1-212-474-1236
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            Education

            • J.D., 2006, Columbia Law School
              Harlan Fiske Stone; Michael Lynne Scholar
            • B.A., 2003, Boston College
              Honors Program, cum laude

            Admitted In

            • New York
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            Stephen L. Gordon
            Title
            Tax
            Title
            Retired Partner
            Email
            gordon@cravath.com
            Phone
            +1-212-474-9999
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              Education

              • J.D., 1981, Harvard Law School
                cum laude
              • A.B., 1978, Cornell University
                cum laude
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              David M. Stuart
              Title
              Litigation
              Title
              Retired Partner
              Email
              dstuart@cravath.com
              Phone
              +1-212-474-1519
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                Education

                • M.Div., 2025, Yale Divinity School
                • J.D., 1995, New York University School of Law
                • B.A., 1990, Wesleyan University
                  Phi Beta Kappa, High Honors

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