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Emdeon Completes Acquisition by Blackstone
Paul, Weiss advised Emdeon in its sale to Blackstone Capital Partners VI L.P. in a transaction valued at approximately $3 billion. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Emdeon stockholders will receive $19.00 in cash for each outstanding share of Emdeon common stock. As a result, Emdeon Class A common stock was delisted and ceased trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
The Paul, Weiss team includes M&A partners Matthew W. Abbott and Robert B. Schumer and counsel Da-Wai Hu; finance/capital markets partners John C. Kennedy and Dale M. Sarro; tax partner Richard J. Bronstein; intellectual property counsel Claudine Meredith-Goujon; litigation partners Allan J. Arffa, Andrew G. Gordon, Stephen P. Lamb and Walter G. Ricciardi; environmental counsel William J. O'Brien; and employee benefits partner Robert C. Fleder and counsel Maureen A. Riley. Partner Joseph J. Simons and counsel Didier Malaquin handled the regulatory aspects of the transaction.