Intellectual Property & Technology Transactions
Intellectual Property & Technology Transactions
Technology and intellectual property assets are a significant, if not fundamental, component of most business transactions. Our Intellectual Property & Technology Transactions Practice brings together deal-savvy corporate generalists with technical and legal expertise in IP law across many asset classes. We leverage this knowledge to address our clients’ critical intellectual property needs, devising transactional strategies to identify opportunities and unlock the hidden value of intangible assets.
Awards & Recognition
Paul, Weiss Recognized as 2022 “Fintech Group of the Year” By Law360
Paul, Weiss was named a Law360 “Fintech Group of the Year” for its many achievements in the fintech industry in 2022.
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The Estée Lauder Companies to Acquire Tom Ford
Paul, Weiss is advising The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. in its acquisition of luxury brand Tom Ford.
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IBM to Acquire NS1
Paul, Weiss is advising IBM on the acquisition of NS1, a leading provider of network automation solutions that optimize how businesses deliver content, services and applications to millions of users.
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Claudine Meredith-Goujon to Speak at Fordham Event on Law Firm Management
Intellectual property partner Claudine Meredith-Goujon will participate in a panel, “Firm Strategies and Business Models Part I,” as part of Fordham Law’s weekly Structural Issues in Law Firm Management program.
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Apollo Completes $7.5 Billion Acquisition of Lumen Technologies’ Telecom Platform, Creating Brightspeed
Paul, Weiss advised funds managed by Apollo Global Management, Inc. affiliates in their $7.5 billion acquisition of incumbent local exchange carrier assets and associated operations in 20 states from Lumen Technologies, a Louisiana-based telecommunications company.
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HPS Invests in OneTeam Partners
Paul, Weiss advised HPS Investment Partners (HPS) as lead investor and lender in a structured preferred investment and term loan facility in OneTeam Partners (OneTeam), a leader in commercializing group licensing rights of professional and collegiate athletes.
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Amazon to Acquire iRobot in $1.7 Billion Deal
Paul, Weiss is advising Amazon in its all-cash acquisition of iRobot, a producer of innovative cleaning products for the home, including the Roomba robot vacuum.
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Searchlight Capital Partners, in Partnership With Rêv Worldwide, to Acquire Netspend
Paul, Weiss is advising Searchlight Capital Partners in its $1 billion all-cash acquisition, in partnership with fintech company Rêv Worldwide, Inc., of Netspend’s consumer business from Global Payments.
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Paul, Weiss Technology Practice Named Law360 “Practice Group of the Year”
Paul, Weiss won Law360 “Practice Group of the Year” recognition for its achievements in 2021 in the Technology category.
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IBM Completes Spin-Off of Kyndryl
Paul, Weiss advised IBM in the spin-off of its managed infrastructure services business into a new public company, Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.
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Qualcomm and SSW Partners Complete $4.5 Billion Acquisition of Veoneer
Paul, Weiss advised Qualcomm Inc. in its all-cash acquisition, alongside SSW Partners, of Stockholm-based global automotive technology leader Veoneer, Inc.
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Magnachip to be Acquired by Wise Road Capital in $1.4 Billion Buyout
Paul, Weiss is advising South Korea-based Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation in its $1.4 billion take-private sale to investment vehicles established by Wise Road Capital LTD and certain of its limited partners. Magnachip is a designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor platform solutions for communications, Internet of Things (“IoT”), consumer, industrial and automotive applications.
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Nuance Completes $19.7 Billion Sale to Microsoft
Paul, Weiss advised Nuance Communications, Inc. in its $19.7 billion sale to Microsoft Corp.
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