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Mitel Completes Acquisition of ShoreTel
- Client News
- September 25, 2017
Paul, Weiss represented Mitel Networks Corporation in its $531 million all-cash acquisition of Sunnyvale, California-based communications solutions company ShoreTel, Inc. Under the transaction, Ottawa-based enterprise communications company Mitel acquired all of ShoreTel’s common stock at $7.50 per share in a cash tender offer. Approximately 89 percent of ShoreTel’s outstanding shares of common stock were tendered. Following acceptance for payment of the shares of ShoreTel common stock tendered, Mitel completed the acquisition through the merger of its subsidiary with and into ShoreTel.
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