Fried Frank acted as counsel to VIAVI Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAV) in its definitive agreement to acquire the Test and Measurement business of Cobham plc (LSE: COB) for US$455 million. This transaction will significantly strengthen VIAVI's competitive position in 5G deployment and diversify the company into military, public safety and avionics test markets. The acquisition has been approved by the Board of Directors of each company and is expected to close during the second half of VIAVI's fiscal year 2018, subject to customary closing conditions. VIAVI Solutions Inc. is a global provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions to communications service providers, enterprises and their ecosystems, supported by a worldwide channel community including VIAVI Velocity Solution Partners. Cobham plc is a leading global technology and services innovator, respected for providing solutions to the most challenging problems, from deep space to the depths of the ocean.
The Fried Frank team was led by corporate partners Warren S. de Wied and Philip Richter and included corporate partners Michael T. Gershberg, Christian Kleeberg, Dan Oates, and Joshua Wechsler; antitrust and competition partners Nathaniel L. Asker and Tobias Caspary; corporate real estate partner Darren Rogers; executive compensation & ERISA partner Adam Kaminsky; litigation partner Joshua D. Roth; tax partners Alan S. Kaden and Nick Thornton; litigation of counsel James J. McCullough; corporate real estate special counsel Jessica H. Mayes; intellectual property and technology special counsel Jason L. Greenberg; litigation special counsel Michael J. Anstett; corporate associates Peter Breschendorf, Christopher S. Celentano, Meka Jegede, Anjela Keiluweit, Shant P. Manoukian, Matthew Martindale, Dave N. Rao, and Justin A. Schenck; antitrust and competition associates Matthew E. Joseph and Max Kuttner; corporate real estate associate Devina Rana; environmental associates Samuel K. Dykstra and Mary Beth Phipps; executive compensation & ERISA associate Stephanie Matko; intellectual property and technology associate Alana Berrocal Rodriguez; litigation associates Harrison D. Polans and Neaha P. Raol; tax associates Thomas Bramall, Will Gay, Shane C. Hoffmann, and Thomas A. Mitchell; corporate law clerk Felycia F. Itza; corporate real estate law clerks James Gandia and Taylor L. Procopio; executive compensation & ERISA law clerk Maggie A. Kornreich; and intellectual property and technology law clerk Daniel E. Stern.
