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The Linde Group’s Acquisition of American HomePatient

December 10, 2015

On December 7, 2015, The Linde Group announced that it had made an agreement to acquire American HomePatient, Inc., based in Brentwood, Tennessee. Cravath represented The Linde Group in connection with this transaction. The acquisition will expand Lincare’s customer base to significantly more than 1,000,000 patients in the United States. Lincare is a subsidiary of Linde.

The Cravath team was led by partners Richard Hall and Aaron M. Gruber, associate Zara Bari and foreign associate attorney Lionel Ripamonti on M&A matters; Of Counsel Michael L. Schler and associate Peter W. Rogers on tax matters; partner Eric W. Hilfers, practice area attorney M. C. Tania Balthazaar and associate Daniel P. Herrmann on executive compensation and benefits matters; partner Peter T. Barbur and associate Jesse M. Weiss on antitrust matters; partner David J. Kappos and associate Christopher P. Davis on intellectual property matters; senior attorney Annmarie M. Terraciano on environmental matters; and senior attorney John Gerhard on real estate matters.

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Richard Hall
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Corporate
Title
Partner
Email
rhall@cravath.com
Phone
+1-212-474-1293
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    Education

    • LL.M., 1988, Harvard Law School
    • LL.B., 1986, University of Melbourne
      with Honors
    • B.Com., 1984, University of Melbourne
      with Honors

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    • New York
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    Name
    Aaron M. Gruber
    Title
    Corporate
    Title
    Partner
    Email
    agruber@cravath.com
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    +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

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      • New York
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      Name
      Eric W. Hilfers
      Title
      Executive Compensation and Benefits
      Title
      Partner
      Email
      ehilfers@cravath.com
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      +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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        Peter T. Barbur
        Title
        Litigation
        Title
        Partner
        Email
        pbarbur@cravath.com
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        +1-212-474-1058
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          Education

          • J.D., 1987, New York University School of Law
            Order of the Coif, Root-Tilden Scholar, cum laude
          • B.A., 1983, Dartmouth College
            Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude

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          • New York
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          David J. Kappos
          Title
          Corporate
          Title
          Partner
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          dkappos@cravath.com
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          +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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            Annmarie M. Terraciano
            Title
            Corporate
            Title
            Senior Attorney
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            aterraciano@cravath.com
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            +1-212-474-1366
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              Education

              • J.D., 1998, Columbia Law School
                Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
              • M.S., 1994, University of Wisconsin - Madison
              • B.A., 1989, Wellesley College
                cum laude

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              • New York
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              Michael L. Schler
              Title
              Tax
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              Retired Partner
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              mschler@cravath.com
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              +1-212-474-9999
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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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