Joanne Etherton

Counsel

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

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

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Berkshire Partners LLC Acquisition of AmSafe Partners Inc. Represented Berkshire Partners LLC and Greenbriar Equity Group LLC in connection with their acquisition of AmSafe Partners Inc., a provider of safety-restraint and cargo-securing systems for the aviation, military and specialty vehicle markets.

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Pension Corporation LLP Acquisition of Telent plc Represented affiliates of Pension Corporation LLP in the £398 million public acquisition, with Co-Investment No. 5 LP Incorporated, of Telent plc.

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THL Partners; Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Acquisition of Ceridian Corporation Advised THL Partners and Fidelity National Financial, Inc. in connection with their $5.3 billion public-to-private acquisition of Ceridian Corporation.

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Terra Firma Capital Partners Limited Take Private Acquisition of EMI Group plc Advised Terra Firma Capital Partners Limited in connection with its £3.2 billion take private acquisition of EMI Group.

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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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Avista Capital Partners Acquisition of BioReliance Corporation Represented Avista Capital Partners in its $210 million acquisition of BioReliance Corporation from Invitrogen Corporation.

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General Electric Company Acquisition of Vetco Gray Represented General Electric Company in the $1.9 billion acquisition of Vetco Gray.

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Premier Foods plc Acquisition of RHM Plc Represented Premier Foods Plc in its £2 billion acquisition of RHM Plc.

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HM Rivergroup plc Acquisition of Houghton Mifflin Company Advised HM Rivergroup plc in connection with its $5 billion acquisition of Houghton Mifflin Company (a portfolio company of The Blackstone Group, Bain Capital and THL Partners).

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Lion Capital LLP; Blackstone Group International Acquisition of the European Beverages Division of Cadbury Schweppes plc Represented Blackstone Group International and Lion Capital LLP in the acquisition of the European beverages division of Cadbury Schweppes plc. more

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Candover Investments plc Acquisition of the High Technology Optics division of Thales S.A. Advised Candover Investments plc in connection with its €220 million acquisition of the High Technology Optics division of Thales S.A. more

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Providence Equity Partners Inc., F+W Acquisition, LLC Sale of F+W Publications, Inc. Represented Providence Equity Partners Inc. in its $500 million sale of F+W Publications to Abry Partners LLC.

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Access Industries Inc. Acquisition of Basell Polyolefins Represented a consortium led by Access Industries Inc. in the €4.4 billion acquisition of Basell Polyolefins, a 50-50 joint venture owned by Royal Dutch/Shell Group and BASF. more

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Fortress Investment Group LLC; Cerberus Capital Management LP Acquisition of BoxClever Technology Ltd. Represented Fortress Investment Group LLC and Cerberus Capital Management LP on the acquisition of BoxClever Technology Ltd. from WestLB.

College of Law

1988

London ,LSF

Warwick University

LL.B.

1987

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