Tax

Weil is advising Vonage Holdings Corp., a global provider of cloud-based communications, in its pending $6.2 billion sale to Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson), a Sweden-based enabler for communications service providers to capture the full value of connectivity. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2022, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.

The Weil team advising Vonage Holdings Corp. is led by Mergers & Acquisitions partner Michael J. Aiello and includes Mergers & Acquisitions partner Matthew Gilroy, Mergers & Acquisitions counsel Megan Pendleton and Mergers & Acquisitions associates Iliana Karaoglan, Chukwudi Udeogalanya, Dorothy Coco and Amanda Gould. The team also includes Executive Compensation & Benefits Head Paul Wessel; Executive Compensation & Benefits associates Lauren Sawyer (Not Yet Admitted in New York) and Robin Caskey; Technology & IP Transactions partner Jeffrey Osterman; Technology & IP Transactions/Privacy associates Kane Wishart, Catherine Kim and Tyler Fredricks; International Tax Head Devon Bodoh; Tax partners Stuart Goldring and Greg Featherman; Tax associate Hector Beason; Public Company Advisory Group partner P.J. Himelfarb; Capital Markets partner Corey Chivers; Capital Markets associate Paul Heller (Admitted in Canada Only); Regulatory Transactions partner Shawn Cooley; Regulatory Transactions associate Nathan Cunningham; Antitrust partner John Scribner; Antitrust counsel Neil Rigby; and Antitrust associates Marie-Marie de Fays and Alexandra Ampudia.