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Mergers & Acquisitions

Mar. 30, 2011

California Lawyers Aid in Advantest Purchase

Still rattled by the destruction in Japan, Tokyo-based technology manufacturer Advantest Corp. announced yesterday its plans to purchase Verigy Ltd. for $1.1 billion. California lawyers helped steer the company through the complex deal.


By Ben Adlin


Daily Journal Staff Writer


With the help of lawyers in California, Tokyo-based Advantest Corp. agreed to buy competitor Verigy Ltd. for $1.1 billion. Both companies make equipment to test the performance of microchips and computer memory.


The Skadden team representing Advantest consisted of partners Kenton J. King, M. Amr Razzak and Alec Y. Chang in Palo Alto; partners Nobuhisa Ishizuka and Mitsuhiro Kamiya in Tokyo; counsel Hiros...

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