Akiko Mikumo

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Lehman Brothers Acquisition of Adelphia Communications Corporation Represented Lehman Brothers, as financial advisor to Time Warner Inc., in connection with Time Warner Inc. and Comcast Corporation's $17.6 billion acquisition of Adelphia Communications Corporation.

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MediaOne International Sale of MediaOne International's stake in Telewest Communications Plc Sale of MediaOne International's stake in Telewest Communications Plc to Mircosoft Corp.

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US WEST Media Group Acquisition of Continental Cablevision, Inc. Represented US WEST Media Group in its $10.2 billion acquisition of Continental Cablevision, Inc.

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MediaOne Ltd. Merger between MediaOne Ltd. and AT&T Inc. Represented MediaOne Ltd. in its $63 billion merger with AT&T Inc.

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MediaOne International Sale of MediaOne International's One2One business unit Represented MediaOne International in the $13 billion sale of its One2One business unit to Deutsche Telekom AG.

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MediaOne International Sale of Titus Communications Represented MediaOne International in its sale of Titus Communications to Microsoft Corp.

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Yell Group, Ltd. Acquisition of McLeod USA Publishing Represented Yell Group, Ltd. in the $600 million acquisition of McLeod USA Publishing Co.

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Vivendi Universal S.A. Sale of Vivendi Universal Publishing's French and Latin American Represented Vivendi Universal S.A. in its $1.25 billion sale of Vivendi Universal Publishing's French and Latin American businesses to Lagardere S.C.A. more

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Vivendi Universal Entertainment Sale of Houghton Mifflin Company Represented Vivendi Universal Entertainment in its $1.66 billion sale of Houghton Mifflin to THL Partners and Bain Capital.

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Vivendi Universal Entertainment Sale of Vivendi Universal Entertainment Represented Vivendi Universal SA in its $14 billion sale of Vivendi Universal Entertainment to NBC (owned by General Electric Company).

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Avaya Inc. Common Stock Offering Represented Avaya Inc. in its $351.9 million common stock offering.

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Avaya Inc. Acquisition of Tenovis GmbH & Co. KG Represented Avaya Inc. in the $635 million acquisition of Tenovis GmbH & Co. KG from affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

Partner

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

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IAC/InterActiveCorp. Sale of a Stake in Vivendi Universal Entertainment LLP Represented IAC/InterActiveCorp. in its $3.4 billion sale of 5.44% common interest and its preferred interests in Vivendi Universal Entertainment LLP to NBC Universal. more

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Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Lehman Brothers Unsuccessful bid to acquire the Cable TV operations of Cablevision Systems Corporation Represented Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. and Lehman Brothers, as financial advisors to the Charles Dolan Family, in its bid to spin off the Cable TV operations of Cablevision Systems Corporation.

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Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated Acquisition of Insight Communications Company, Inc. Represented Morgan Stanley, as financial advisor to Sidney Knafel, Michael Willner and an affiliate of The Carlyle Group, in their $3.2 billion going private acquisition of Insight Communications Company, Inc. from public shareholders.

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Citi Acquisition of Georgia-Pacific Corporation Represented Citi, as financial advisor and lender to Koch Industries, Inc., in its $21 billion acquisition of Georgia-Pacific Corporation. more

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Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. Merger between Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. and Cisco Systems, Inc. Represented Bear Stearns & Co., Inc., as financial advisor to Cisco Systems, Inc., in its $6.9 billion merger with Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.

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Isola Group S.à.r.l. Acquisition of Cookson Group's Polyclad Laminates Business Represented Isola Group S.à.r.l., a portfolio company of Texas Pacific Group, in the acquisition of Cookson Group's Polyclad laminates business from Cookson Group plc.

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Key Safety Systems, Inc., Ewing Management Group Sale of Key Safety Systems, Inc. Advised Ewing Management Group and auto parts producer Key Safety Systems, Inc. in connection with the sale of Key Safety Systems to Crestview Capital Partners.

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Avaya Inc. Going Private Transaction of Avaya Inc. Advised Avaya Inc., a leader in web-based corporate phone equipment, in its $8.3 billion sale to Silver Lake Partners and TPG Capital.

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Providence Equity Partners Inc.; Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board; Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC Acquisition of BCE Inc. (Bell Canada) Representing Providence Equity Partners Inc., Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board and Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC in the $48.5 billion going private acquisition of BCE Inc. (Bell Canada), the largest leveraged buyout in history.

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Olympus Corp. Acquisition of Gyrus Group plc Represented Olympus Corp. in the £935 million public acquisition of Gyrus Group plc.

New York University

J.D.

1982

UC Berkeley

B.A.

1978

with highest honors

Publication

Publication

Publication

Deal Protections (New York, January 22, 2007) Akiko Mikumo will speak at the Practising Law Institute-sponsored seminar, A Guide to Mergers & Acquisitions 2007.

Symposium on Best Practices for the Hiring, Training, Retention and Advancement of Women Attorneys (New York, February 07, 2006) Akiko Mikumo will serve as moderator for a panel discussion. Sponsored by the New York City Bar Association's Committee on Women in the Profession.

What All Business Lawyers & Litigators Must Know About Delaware Law Developments. (New York, May 11, 2005) Akiko Mikumo is on the faculty for the Practising Law Institute's May 11th program and is speaking on the panel titled, "Structuring and Protecting Mergers and Acquisitions." The program will take place in New York and will be available by live webcast and by videoconference in Boston.

ADRs and US Listing (Frankfurt, March 06, 2001)

US Listings and American Depositary Receipts (Frankfurt, March 06, 2001)

ADRs and US Listing (London, January 26, 2001)