Morrison & Foerster’s lawyers really work as one team on a global basis, wherever they are located and working from, and can provide a comprehensive view of complicated global transactions.
— Chambers Global 2019
We represent Fortune 500 companies, private equity firms, investment banks, and privately-held companies in their most high-profile and complex mergers and acquisitions.
Some relevant statistics:
– Chambers Global & Asia Pacific, Legal 500 Asia Pacific, IFLR1000
Our depth of transactional experience includes:
Our M&A experience reflects our focus on cross-border transactions. We are truly a global firm ‒ from our client base to the MoFo team members on each deal. Many of our lawyers are multilingual and have practiced in several global jurisdictions. Where needed, we can seamlessly staff M&A projects across Asia, Europe and the Americas.
Our M&A lawyers also work as an integrated team with specialists in key areas such as intellectual property, antitrust, litigation, tax, labor and benefits, finance and bankruptcy, real estate, environmental, and securities. Our internal approach is highly collaborative.
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Representing Sprint Corp. and SoftBank Group Corp., the controlling shareholder of Sprint, on the proposed all stock merger of Sprint and T-Mobile US Inc. The total implied enterprise value for Sprint in the transaction is approximately US$59 billion and the aggregate for the combined company enterprise value is approximately US$146 billion.
Represented Toshiba Corporation on the US$18 billion sale of its Toshiba Memory Corporation business to a consortium led by Bain Capital Private Equity LP.
Represented Alibaba in relation to Ant Financial’s most recent $14 billion Series C fundraising, valuing Ant Financial at approximately US$150 billion. It was the largest single fund raise by any company in the world.
Represented GLP Pte. Ltd. in its US$11.64 billion privatization, the largest-ever private equity buyout of an Asian company by enterprise value.
Represented SoftBank in a string of significant investments, including in its US$9.6 billion investment in Xiaoju Kuaizhi Inc. (DiDi); its US$7.7 billion primary and secondary investment as part of a US$9.3 billion sale of stock by Uber; and the US$6 billion investment into WeWork Companies Inc. (rebranded as The We Company).
Represented Renesas Electronics Corporation in its US$6.7 billion acquisition of NASDAQ-listed Integrated Device Technology (IDT), a market-leading analog mixed-signal company, to create market-leading embedded solution capabilities.
Represented EdR, one of the nation’s largest developers, owners, and managers of high-quality collegiate housing communities, in its US$4.6 billion all-cash sale to a newly formed perpetual life vehicle led by an affiliate of Greystar Real Estate Partners.
Represented Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), a government services and information technology support provider, in its definitive agreement to acquire Engility Holdings in a US$2.5 billion all-stock transaction.
Represented Alibaba in its acquisition of a 33% equity interest in Ant Financial, China’s leading financial services company. It was the largest China-related technology transaction of 2018.
Represented Trusted Doctors (Xingren) in its strategic merger agreement with Tencent Doctorwork. The newly formed venture, which is named Tencent Trusted Doctors, will offer an ecosystem of both online and offline services devoted to leveraging Internet technology to provide high-quality and accessible healthcare service to customers all over the country.
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