Four Decades for Justice
On May 16, 2023, IBM announced it has acquired Polar Security, an innovator in technology that helps companies discover, continuously monitor and secure cloud and software‑as‑a‑service (SaaS) application data. Cravath is representing IBM in connection with the transaction.
The Cravath team is led by partners Claudia J. Ricciardi and O. Keith Hallam III and includes foreign associate attorney Caroline Alexandra Forschbach and associate Luke A. Martin on M&A matters; partner J. Leonard Teti II, senior attorney Kiran Sheffrin and associate Christopher M. Winters on tax matters; partners Jonathan J. Katz and Amanda Hines Gold, senior attorney Sarah W. Colangelo and associate Bianca Hsing on executive compensation and benefits matters; and senior attorney Joyce Law on real estate matters. Shoumick M. Hasan also worked on M&A matters.
Deals & Cases
February 09, 2023
On February 8, 2023, IBM announced the acquisition of StepZen Inc, which developed a GraphQL server with a unique architecture that helps developers build GraphQL APIs quickly and with less code. Cravath is representing IBM in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
December 08, 2022
On December 7, 2022, IBM announced an agreement to acquire Octo, a U.S.-based IT modernization and digital transformation services provider exclusively serving the U.S. federal government, including defense, health and civilian agencies. IBM's acquisition of Octo establishes one of the largest digital transformation partners to the federal government. Cravath is representing IBM in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
July 09, 2022
On July 6, 2022, IBM announced it has acquired Databand.ai, a leading provider of data observability software. Cravath is representing IBM in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
June 07, 2022
On June 6, 2022, IBM announced it plans to acquire Randori, a leading attack surface management and offensive cybersecurity provider. Cravath is representing IBM in connection with the transaction.
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